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Why So Many People Are Going Gluten-Free - Should You?
If you’ve ever polished off a fresh baguette or fought over that last slice of deep-dish pizza, you’ve eaten gluten. It’s the healthy plant protein found in several grains that, among other baking feats, makes bread light, chewy, and i
7 Classic BBQ Sides Made Healthier
Watching your weight as weekend parties abound can seem like a real drag -- but you don't have to munch on celery sticks while everyone else is chowing down on creamy potato salad this summer.
Super Berries!
Been known to gorge on blueberries in late summer and early fall, when they're abundant and in season? Go ahead! Even in the world of fruits and berries, which is loaded with health-boosting, age-fighting nutrition stars, blueberries are a supernova.
No-Worries Party Dips: Lose the Fat, Not the Flavor
Nothing is quite as irresistible as chips and dips, especially when they're as easy to throw together as they are hard to stop eating. No wonder Americans spend more than $6 billion a year on chips alone -- and no wonder we have trouble buttoning our
Don't Be Faked Out by Misleading Food Labels
When you pick up a tempting food, scan the nutrition label, and think, "Wow, cool" -- because it's surprisingly lite, low-cal, or free of trans fat -- you expect those claims to be bona fide, right? Hah! Food packagers can be oh so sneaky.
The Skinny on Juice-Bar Smoothies
As the summer heat begins to settle in, more and more of us are passing up our favorite coffee-shop concoctions for frosty, fruity treats from the local juice joint. Although juice bars, which have become as trendy as iPhones, often make lofty promis
The World's Sexiest Fruit!
It gets its name from the word ahuacatl, Aztec for, well, testicle -- which it clearly resembles. And because of its shape, the Aztecs prized it as a powerful aphrodisiac. After several centuries and many name changes (geez, thank goodness!), we now
What to Eat and Drink the Day Before A Big Event
Summer means parties! Whether it's a wedding, a reunion, or a hot date, here are five easy steps to ensure you'll look and feel your best in your party duds.
7 Ways to Eat Meat and Stay Healthy
Lamb chops or pork chops, bison burgers or veal breast, round roast or porterhouse steak? Sure, you know meat's high in cholesterol and saturated fat, and that it's less healthful than fish and poultry, but what if you really, really need to tear int
Mother’s Day Gifts with a Healthy Twist
Hey, she nurtured you. Made sure you ate your veggies, washed your face, and brushed your pearly whites. So this Mother's Day, say "Thanks, Mom!" with one of these mouthwatering treats
Best Bets for Fast-Food Breakfasts
You know those time-crunched mornings when you're starving, and an Egg McMuffin seems like the only fast-enough solution? But you also know it's a 300-calorie, 12-grams-of-fat diet detour? Well, turns out there actually are fast-food ways to start th
Antioxidant All-Stars for Super Healthy Salads
When temperatures start rising, there's no more refreshing meal than a crisp, fresh salad. But as it turns out, not all veggies are created equal.
Don’t Worry, Eat Happy
Ever wish there were a happy pill to spritz up your spirits when you're out of sorts? To make you laugh when you're feeling down? Or to calm your nerves when you're about to bite someone's head off?
Tap Water vs. Bottled - What Should You Drink?
Glug, glug, glug. That’s the sound a ginormous number of us make as we drink bottled water in our cars, at the gym, and behind our desks. The sound you don’t hear is the thwack of 60 million bottles a day being tossed into U.S. landfills, w
8 Great Frozen Entrees When You Need a Fast-Food Fix
It's a given: Life is going to hand you a certain number of days so crazed that high-speed takeout seems like the only dinner option. The hitch? The only people who know less than restaurant chefs when it comes to portion control are the stressed-out
8 Diet Coke Claims You'll Want to Know About
Diet Coke -- the best-selling sugar-free soft drink in the country -- has spawned a cult-like following among Americans. Some even swear they’re addicted to the stuff. But rumors abound about the drink’s health effects, some blatantly false
Mmmm, Meat: The Slimmest, Trimmest Cuts to Satisfy Your Cravings
Lamb chops or pork chops, bison burgers or veal breast, round roast or porterhouse steak? Sure, you know meat's high in cholesterol and saturated fat, and that it's less healthful than fish and poultry, but what if you really, really need to tear int
Why You Should Eat What You Crave
You've been told way too often to resist cravings. You know: "When cookies call, munch on carrots. When ice cream screams, scoop up some cottage cheese." Yeah, right.
Supermarket Shoppers' Healthiest Brands
If we all spent as much time reading nutrition labels as experts tell us to, supermarkets would have to start installing more cushy chairs and coffee bars than Barnes & Noble. Which may be what inspired two gods of healthy eating -- Harvard's legenda
Healthy Sushi? Here's the Raw Truth
Traditional Japanese sushi is a dieter's dream, thanks to its heart-friendly, low-fat ingredients. But leave it to Americans to supersize it. What started out as truly lean cuisine now arrives on platters for one that could easily feed a family of fo
The Ultimate Chicken Soup
Now that the cold and flu season is in full swing (witness the drippy red noses everywhere you look), it’s time to make a big batch of Dr. Ziment's Garlic Chicken Soup.
Top 10 Detox Foods
With 2008 just around the corner, there's no better time than now to give your body a healthy, fresh start! Plus, if you're thinking about lowering your weight -- and your RealAge -- "eating clean" is a great first step. Add these 10 foods
The Top 3 Veggie Burgers
In the beginning, there was the Gardenburger. Today, there are more kinds of veggie burgers in the frozen-food aisle than you can shake a drumstick at. But the perennial question remains: Do they taste good?
8 Ways to Fight Holiday Weight Gain
The season to be jolly is here at last, and with it, all of those butter-drenched dishes and decadent desserts Aunt Bea loves to bake.
Pumpkins: Not Just for Pie Anymore!
Thanks to their newfound superfood status (see below), pumpkins will be spending less time on the front porch and more time on dinner menus this fall. Plus, they're amazingly versatile: Pureed, mashed, or cubed, pumpkin’s mildly sweet taste can
Snack Smackdown: The 10 Healthiest 100-Calorie Treats
Those 100-calorie snack packs are tasty, convenient, and perfectly portioned for calorie counters -- and they're selling like iPhones on opening day. But what's nutritious about a handful of Cheese Nips or Oreo Thins (even with no creamy centers to l
10 Ways to Outwit Your Appetite
You don't have to be smarter than a quiz-show fifth-grader to learn how to control the urge to eat. Just follow these ingenious tips to keep your appetite under wraps.
The 3 Things You Need to Know About Soy
The claims are amazing -- soy does everything from lowering cholesterol and fighting cancer to thwarting brittle bones -- but scientists are still arguing. Let 'em. Because if you're looking for a high-protein food that's low in saturated fat (this,
Good News for Bacon Lovers!
Although bacon's nearly carb-free status gained it 15 minutes of fame back when the Atkins diet was hot, no one with a health conscience can look at it today and see anything more than strips of saturated fat and salt. But that doesn't mean we don't
5 Reasons to Relish Tomatoes
You know that rhyme every kid learns how to finish: "An apple a day . . ." Make that "A tomato a day" -- it may be even better at keeping problems away.
Ten 100-Calorie Snacks and Desserts
Who hasn't spent way too much moolah on a box of those cleverly packaged 100-calorie baglettes of cookies or crackers?
Top 5 Ways to Spice Up Your Health
Spices. Wars have been fought over them. Great explorers have sailed in pursuit of them. And gifting history was made by three wise men bearing them.
Sneaky Ways to Eat Smarter
Did your mom ever slip grated carrots into the spaghetti sauce? It was a total win-win. She knew you were eating your vegetables . . . you didn't.
Calcium Where You Least Expect It
If you don't do dairy -- or dairy doesn't agree with you -- it's easy to get your calcium in pills. But you miss the extras that you get by eating foods that are good calcium sources and rich in other nutrients that do your body good.
8 Top Caffeine Fixes
Talk about happy trends. More and more yummy foods that used to be considered bad news are turning out to be good for you. First it was wine.
Hot off the Grill: Great Food That's Also Good for You
Sweet corn on the cob, tomatoes from the garden, steak seared on the grill. Could there be a more perfect late summer meal? Yes, but only if you know the healthiest ways to indulge your barbecue habit.
Five Reasons Why Olive Oil is the Ultimate Healthy Fat
Whether in Rome or at home, do as the Romans do: Make olive oil a staple in your diet.
The Magic of Honey
"Hi, honey!" That happy greeting may also apply to the yellow-capped squeezie bear in your pantry, because the contents are good for so much more than sweetening tea.
The Ultimate Iced Tea: Green!
If you missed one of our most popular blogs on just how good green tea is for you, take a quick detour -- 6 Reasons to Drink Green Tea -- and then come right back, because hot weather's no reason to give up your daily cuppa.
Smoothies That Don't Pile On the Pounds
Smoothies -- the health-food junkie's alternative to the milk shake -- have been around for decades (by some accounts, since the advent of the Waring blender in 1936).
5 Good-for-You Cocktails
It's rare to mix swanky cocktail recipes with the phrase "according to the latest scientific research," but hold on to your swizzle sticks.
Best and Worst Choices at 6 Restaurant Chains
"Casual dining" chains -- from Chili's to The Cheesecake Factory -- are finally getting on the anti-supersize-me bus.
Good and Bad Fats: The Ultimate Guide
Remember when any fat was bad fat? When the only difference between a croissant and a Krispy Kreme was snob appeal? Now that (happily) science has found that some fats are good fats, it's all about avoiding the bad guys.
Pig-Out Weekends: How to Undo Overindulgence
It happens to the best of us -- the overindulgent weekend. And if your coming-attractions calendar doesn't already include at least one bachelorette bash, a big wedding, and a few summer cookouts, it soon will. So what's a person to do when these par
5 High Antioxidant Summer Sorbets
The only thing sweeter than sorbet at the end of a meal is the virtuous feeling that accompanies eating it. While others may be forking down Trans Fats a la Mode, you're enjoying a light, refreshing dessert whose essence is antioxidant-rich fruit.
6 Healthy Reasons to Eat Watermelon
Big or small, seedless or not, red or yellow -- nothing says summer like a big, juicy watermelon (or a seed-spitting contest off the deck). But there is a lot more to this melon than water. Turns out it's packed with phytonutrients, vitamins A and C,
9 High-Energy Ways to Start the Day
Morning madness can make you feel like food is a time-luxury you can't afford. But research shows that breakfast eaters are slimmer and healthier than their coffee-only counterparts. One reason: People who start out empty are more likely to overeat l
Wonder Foods
These three foods are practically a staple among health-conscious celebs and foodies.
Healthful Midnight Munchies
If we weren't meant to eat late at night, why is there a light inside the refrigerator? Besides, there are times when you've just gotta have something. The trick is to be prepared.
6 Best Picks and Skips at the Salad Bar
Salad bars can be diet salvation or junk-food minefields. Here's how to get from one end to the other without detonating an explosion of bad fats, sodium, sugar, and refined carbs.
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