We all lead busy lives and finding the time to eat properly can often be a challenge. Can visiting a fast-food restaurant be a healthy choice when looking for a nutritious, hearty meal? You may be juggling taking the kids to school, working an eight-hour day, taking the kids to […]
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Sports Nutrition & Health – 5 Foods All Athletes Should Eat
There are several foods all athletes should eat in the days before an event to ensure peak performance. They include: 1. Whole grains-whole grain food such as cereal, bagels, pasta, and bread give good,long-lasting energy to the whole body. As the most important food group, athletes should eat many whole […]
How to Create a Summer Fruit Salad
When the weather gets hot, no one wants to heat up the oven. Summer fruit salads are a good way to stay cool, healthy and nourished just when you need it most. Here are some ideas on how to create the perfect salad for you. Fruit Salads for Lunch Fruit […]
Top 5 Healthy Food Guidelines For Pregnant Women
Eating well during pregnancy is important because it impacts the health of the mother and the child. The baby needs an adequate supply of nutrients to develop properly. Not only this, an expectant woman’s body needs energy to cope with the pregnancy symptoms. Thus, the meals should consist of a […]
What is Healthy Food – Strategies For Dieting
Losing weight for whatever reason, health, appearance, or emotional mindset, is consistently ranked as one of the most challenging activities a person can undertake. Diets just aren’t exciting, and a lot of people give up, or slip up, and never seem to lose the weight they want. Worse, they often […]
Why Should You Buy Organic Food?
What Does Organic Mean? Agricultural products that are naturally grown and processed are termed as organic foods. The organic crops, in general, are grown without the use of chemicals, synthetic pesticides, petroleum-based fertilizers, bioengineered genes or sewage sludge-based fertilizers. Even when it comes to dairy products, meat or eggs, the […]
Wolfberry: The World’s Most Nutritious Food?
For a berry with such an intimidating name, the wolfberry certainly has a lot going for it. Wolfberry comes from the Mandarin name Gou qi zi (“goo-chee-zee”), a red berry from the Solanaceae nightshade family that includes tomato, eggplant, chili pepper, and potato. In popular English, gou qi zi (literally […]
Welcome to the World of Mushrooms: A Delicious and Healthy Food!
Mushrooms, Mushrooms everywhere! Mushrooms have been used as food and medicines for thousands of years. Many people enjoy eating various types of mushrooms, in both raw and cooked forms. Most are grown in Chester County, PA, in the town of Kennett Square and its surrounding area, which is also known […]
Health Benefits of Avoiding Processed Foods
There are now more choices than ever when it comes to healthier foods and there is no need for you to select processed foods when you go shopping. Buying healthier foods is a great way to start leading a healthier lifestyle and organic food is becoming easier to find and […]
3 Kale Salad Recipes Healthy Eaters Will Enjoy
Considered to be one of the most nutrient dense foods in the world, kale has a low calorie contents but is brimming with vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients. It is an excellent source of Vitamins A, B6, C, K and minerals such as calcium, copper, magnesium, manganese and potassium. […]