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Functional Ingredients 101
The advice to “only eat foods that you can read and pronounce” is often misguided. Cyanocobalamin may be a big, unfriendly word to consumers, but in reality, it’s simply vitamin B12. Foods are often enriched with other ingredients to boost their nutritional content and health benefit...
What Are Plant-Based "Meats"?
In 2020 the world-wide plant-based meat market was $5.6 billion and is expected to grow by 15% through 2027...
Are Plant-Based "Meats" Healthier than Meats?
It's time to find out whether plant-based meats are healthier than animal meats...
Cacao, Cocoa, Chocolate, and Your Health
At first glance, cacao and cocoa almost seem like the same word, but technically they describe two different products...
Do We Still Need to Fear MSG?
Is MSG safe? In a word, yes.
What Are Paleo Flours?
Due to the popularity of Paleo, keto, and gluten-free diets that prohibit using wheat flour, alternative flours are now widely available. Let's take a look at some of the most popular options on the market today...
Skip These 3 Food Label Mistakes!
As the new Nutrition Facts label starts hitting the shelves, I can't help but notice that people still make the same 3 mistakes as they evaluate a food...
Kitchen Hack: Making Cooking at Home Easier
As I mentioned last week, one of the central themes of National Nutrition Month 2017 is to "Practice cooking more at home and experiment with healthier ingredients." Today I want to share a way to make cooking at home easier and more fun...
3 Tips for Experimenting with Healthful Ingredients
According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, one of the keys to National Nutrition Month this year is to "Practice cooking more at home and experiment with healthier ingredients." Let's talk more about that, shall we?
15 Ingredients, 5 Meals
Let's start National Nutrition Month with a reader request that will make your life easier while creating great (and free!) resources to your clients!
10 Cheap and Healthful Foods
Studies show that people that eat out 3 or more times per week eat more fat, sodium and calories and fewer vitamins, minerals, and fiber than those that eat in. Stock your kitchen with nutritious foods to save your waistline and wallet!
Shop the Whole Store
You may be surprised to see what nutritious food awaits in the middle aisles of the grocery store. What’s important is what you buy...
Shocking Sodium Statistics
It's time for another handout of the week, and this one is all about sodium!
What Can I Do with White Whole Wheat Flour?
It's time to shine the spotlight on one of my favorite ingredients -- white whole wheat flour! This nutrient-rich flour offers the perfect way to give your baked goods a fiber boost, and it tastes great too!
Yogurt and Sugar
The perception of yogurt as a healthy food doesn’t match the reality that flavored yogurt is sweetened with added sugar in various forms...
Salt Substitutes Chart
What do you know about salt substitutes? My team and I have exhaustively researched 10 different varieties of salt and salt substitutes, and we've compiled the highlights of what we found into a handy-dandy chart.
Expanded Salt Substitute Chart
Want to see even more information about 15 different salts and salt substitutes? Check out this brand-new chart!
GMOs: A Health Distractor?
Do your clients ever ask you about GMOs? This hot-button issue has been dominating the media lately, and after chatting with one of our readers, I thought it was high time to make a handout that featured the facts.
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