Tag: Food

There’s nothing quite like biting into a fresh, juicy strawberry. Or making creamy mashed potatoes from scratch instead of settling for paste-like dried flakes. But unfortunately, fresh produce can go bad too quickly, which is stressful when you’re trying to meal plan and wasteful when you find yourself throwing out expensive food week after week. Luckily,

(HealthDay)—Almost 3 percent of teenagers aged 13 to 18 years have food, weight, and body image issues severe enough to constitute an eating disorder, according to a behavioral health resource posted by The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Early detection offers a treatment advantage, as with all medical and behavioral conditions. However, this can be

Thinking about going vegan? While cutting out animal products altogether can be pretty tough, there are some established health benefits, says doctor Maggie Michalczyk. “Being vegan eliminates a big source of saturated fat from the diet and (hopefully) adds more fibrous vegetables to the diet in its place. So there is a lower risk for things like high cholesterol and

Snacking, in its essence, is supposed to fill you up. Unfortunately that’s not always the case—that full stack of Pringles that you demolished may leave you wanting more. Some foods are naturally superior when it comes to helping you eat less because of the specific nutrients they contain, the form you eat them in, or

Eat a grape, lose weight. It would be awesome if weight loss were that simple. But, alas, no one food can magically deliver all of your weight-loss goals on a silver platter. (Shucks.) Instead, healthy weight loss is all about making a lot of small changes to your nutrition habits—boosting your intake of certain foods, cutting back

You’ve seen it on the menu at your favourite healthy cafe and it’s a regular addition in plant-based recipes – but what exactly is nutritional yeast? From its health stats to its flavour profile – we break down everything you need to know about this très-trend ingredient. What is nutritional yeast? Nutritional yeast is a deactivated strain of

An increasingly faster pace of life is what defines the modern human of today. Our need for convenience means we’re often eating on the go, at our desks or in front of bright screens. We are jumping on public transport or driving everywhere because we want to get to places quicker. Constant exposure and promotion

When you eat at a chain restaurant, do you ever wonder which dishes on their menu are the most popular? After all, the options probably look exactly the same at all of the chain’s locations across the country. And if a specific dish is the most popular order nationwide, the restaurant must be doing something right

Let’s be honest, we’re all guilty of overeating from time to time. Whether you’re going back for thirds ‘cause mum’s whipped out the big guns with her famous lasagne or your eyes were a little (okay, a lot) too big for your bod when piling on the fro-yo toppings. But sometimes we turn to overeating

It’s a staple in many kitchens but do you really know what’s in your olive oil? In fact, 69 percent of the extra-virgin olive oil available at the supermarket is not actually extra virgin. So how can you tell? Luckily, there is a simple test you can do at home to determine if what you are buying

There are a few universal truths about having a birthday: You’ll get some presents, snag a free coffee at Starbucks, and enjoy a piece of cake. Which is why the world was really confused by Victoria Beckham’s Instagram video on Tuesday showing off her birthday cake…that definitely wasn’t cake. Instead, Victoria, who turned 44 on

If you’re getting heat from the parentals for passing on Brussels sprouts this Christmas, it turns out you can pretty much blame your dislike of the dish on them. And there’s a number of reasons why so take notes, people. Hating the infamous green could be to do with your childhood experience with it, the way

An increasing amount of evidence suggests that following a vegetarian diet has undeniable health benefits, so much so that a recent study out of Harvard University calculated that at least one-third of premature deaths could be prevented if everyone cut meat from their diets. Researchers say that these findings – presented at the Unite to Cure

Welcome aboard WH air …Where no one catches a cold, gets hobbled by jet lag or is served inedible food. Note these flight attendants’ easy travel tips and prepare to fly the healthy skies. Heather Sanchez Hydrate pre-boarding The humidity on most planes is typically less than 20 per cent (for comparison, the humidity in your

Experts call the stomach your “second brain” for a reason: There’s a little world of neurons hanging out in there, ready to fire off feel-good messages straight to your head. Get them going with eat-the-rainbow meals designed to energise, calm, or boost your mood. 1. FOR ENERGY: WILD SHRIMP SALAD WITH CHILI VINAIGRETTE This salad will

When three thirty-itis hits, it’s natural to visit the vending machine to eat your stress away. And if chocolate is your vice, it turns our you’re probably onto a good thing. According to two new studies presented at the Experimental Biology 2018 annual meeting in San Diego, consuming dark chocolate that has a high concentration of cacao (a minimum

When it comes to weight loss tips, we’ve pretty much heard it all: watch your portion size, keep on top of calorie intake and burn more than you consume. But treating your food like your finances? Total game-changer. Enter: the ‘square meal rule.’ A term coined by Christopher Payne and Rob Barnett, co-authors of The

We all know what a healthy meal should look like, but after a long day the last thing you feel like doing is sourcing and cooking all the right stuff for a meal that’s actually wholesome and good for you. How are you even expected to find the time on a Monday night in between

Cutting back on Ben & Jerry’s and Tostitos = one of the suckiest parts of dieting. But you *can* actually eat more (no more hanger!) and burn fat – if you’re focusing on the right foods. “People will go crazy and cut out whole food groups,” says nutritionist Jess Cording, R.D., “or be really intense

One of the most popular #fitspo quotes kicking around is “failing to prepare is preparing to fail”. And yes, technically it was Benjamin Franklin (founding father of the US of A) who originally rattled off this line in reference to waging war, but it still makes plenty of sense when it comes to meal prep.