“We often think of peanut butter as kid food, but it’s incredibly healthy for adults, too,” says Karen Ansel, M.S., R.D.N., the author of “Healing Superfoods for Anti-aging: Stay Younger, Live Longer.” Today is national peanut butter day, and with a food that is as versatile, portable, and delicious as...
9 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress Through Nutrition
Stress is all around and there are many different reasons why we experience stress. Fortunately there are ways to deal with our stress through meditation, yoga, and other fitness programs. Another way to reduce stress is through our nutrition. Eating right and fueling your body with the appropriate foods can...
Why Your Body May Not Be Getting the Nutrients It Needs
“Desperate times call for desperate measures, right?” We all have been there before… you’re starving so you grab the first thing you see. Unfortunately, the foods we usually grab are unhealthy and do nothing for our bodies except fill them up with carbs, sugar, and fats. Maybe you try to...
Can What You Eat Improve Your Mood?
“We tend to think of the connection between food and mood as a one-way street. We eat something that tastes good, and it makes us feel good.” With emotions running high right now and our feelings all over the place, food often serves as a comfort to our emotions. Sometimes...
Why Transformation Happens Within
Isabelle Daikeler, co-creator and formulator of Shakeology, sits down and talks about how food shouldn’t make you feel guilty and how she thinks real transformation starts within. “Paleo, keto, vegan, gluten-free — this black-and-white thinking is just another way for people to judge each other,” she says. “We need to...
Simple vs. Complex Carbs
Carbohydrates… does anyone else have a love/hate relationship with these??? You don’t want to love carbohydrates because you know that you shouldn’t be eating them but why are they so good?!?! Well, you may be in luck because there are actually two different types of carbohydrates, and one may be...
Health Benefits of Cucumbers
Did you know that a cucumber is actually a fruit not a vegetable? Cucumbers are a member of the Cucurbitaceae family just like squash and melons. Cucumbers are low in calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Cucumbers are high in water content which helps prevent dehydration. This can help maintain a...
Bananas are a Great Recovery Food!!
Did you know that bananas are a great recovery food after a workout? It’s true, in fact, “The simple carbohydrates in bananas rapidly replenish muscle glycogen, the form of carbohydrates stored in muscle tissue that’s used during exercise,” says sports nutrition expert Marie Spano, M.S., R.D., C.S.C.S., C.S.S.D. Check out...
How to Make your Leftovers Taste Great Again
Leftovers… we all have them, but how do you reheat them so they are edible again? I feel like I throw so many leftovers away because of being forgotten in the refrigerator or no one wants to eat rubber the second time around. The key is to reheat the leftovers...
12 Food Storage Tips
“We’ve all been there before — tossing fuzzy raspberries, wilted parsley, and mushy apples into the trash bin with a heavy heart thanks to subpar food storage. It’s all too easy to forget about your groceries until they start stinking up your kitchen, but here’s the good news: knowing how...