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Broccoli’s Benefits in Preventing Arthritis
Even if you’re not a fan of broccoli, your joints may be. Nutritionists have rhapsodized about the various benefits of broccoli — the cruciferous vegetable is stuffed with vitamins A, B, K, C, as well...
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Why Some Schools Are Saying ‘No Thanks’ to the School-Lunch Program
States are reporting that some of their schools are dropping out of the healthier school-lunch program because they can’t afford to participate. But does that really mean nutritious school lunches (and...
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First Lady: Americans Need to Drink More Water
First Lady Michelle Obama is launching an initiative to get people drinking more water.
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Fiber for Food Assistance: More Whole Grains in Government Food Programs
Food assistance programs are getting healthier, thanks to nutritional requirements that boost whole grains. In 2009, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)...
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Meeting the Grade: 80% of Schools Fulfill School Lunch Requirements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released some good news for the school lunch program, which should translate to healthier students by the end of the year. Schools provide midday meals for...
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9 Shocking Food Facts
Think you know the rules about healthy foods and can pick the best-for-you fruit from the produce section? These facts might surprise you. More than half of Americans say they give a lot of thought to...
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Ninety Tons of Prepared Food Recalled for E. Coli
More than 181,000 pounds of ready-to-eat salad and sandwich wraps made by the Glass Onion Catering company in Richmond, Calif. are being recalled. The fully cooked chicken and ham in the food may be...
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Good News! We’re Eating Healthier (at Least at Home)
A new government report reveals that more Americans are eating at home, and their diets are improving. You can thank the recession, but when the economy started to sour in 2007, Americans stopped...
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FDA Revising Food Nutrition Labels
With new knowledge about nutrition and more evidence that people actually consult the labels of food packages, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finally giving the 20 year old nutrition labels...
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New Worry for College Students: Food Insecurity
For most college students, eating problems stem from having too much food (albeit unhealthy) around. But a new study suggests that a higher than expected percentage of them might not be eating enough...
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5 Foods You’re Eating Wrong
Vegetables Your mistake: Microwaving or boiling them The fix: Steaming Why it works: Steaming helps retain cancer-fighting nutrients in broccoli better than other cooking methods, reports a new study...
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Soda Wars Bubble Up Across the Country
Unless something very unexpected happens, voters in San Francisco can expect to be answering a question like this come Election Day in November: Would you support a tax on sugar sweetened beverages,...
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4 Diet Secrets of the U.S. Olympics Women’s Hockey Team
Canada may hold the hockey title, but on Thursday the U.S. women’s team will put up a serious fight for the gold medal. It will be the fourth time the rival teams have battled it out on Olympic ice....
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The 10 Most Filling Foods for Weight Loss
If you were to describe The Perfect Food, it might go something like this: healthful, delicious, bigger than a morsel and filling enough to fight hunger for hours. “Foods that promote satiety”—a...
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Milk-Off! The Real Skinny on Soy, Almond, and Rice
Got milk? Not anymore. In the latest sign that milk is losing the marketing battle to dairy alternatives, the industry announced this week that it would trade in its 20-year-old white-mustachioed ad...
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What You Don’t Know About Your Vitamins
If you’re like most Americans, you probably pop a multivitamin or some other supplements every day. After all, our diets are notoriously nutrient-deficient, and who has time to eat good-for-you fruits...
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See a Side-by-Side Comparison of the Old and New Nutrition Labels
The White House and FDA announced on Wednesday a long-awaited proposal for updated nutrition labels. There’s a 90-day period during which the public can weigh in, but if the new labels go into effect,...
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5 Easy Ways to Eat Less Sugar
We’re swimming in sugar: Americans take in more than 22 teaspoons of added sugar each day (which snowballs into the equivalent of more than 56 pounds annually). For the average American’s 2,000-calorie...
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