Healthy Food

Ask Me Anything: Diets, cooking and healthy eating

Violin17/02/2023 46 Views

Between busy days in the office, kids’ food aversions and cravings for sugary treats, healthy eating habits can be elusive for the whole family. In our latest #AskMeAnythingwe asked Michelle Hauser, MD, a clinical associate professor of surgery who specializes in obesity medicine, to answer questions on everything food.

Can diet choices affect the health of your heart? Can it decrease inflammation? What foods are the best for weight loss? And what about breakfast? Is it really the most important meal of the day?

Hauser, part doctor, part professionally trained chef, is a firm believer that healthy food

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Top Wallet-Friendly Picks for Healthy Food Items at Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and More

Violin16/02/2023 69 Views

Two goals that all of us probably have at all times: to eat healthier and to cut back on our spending. But too often it seems that these two aspirations just don’t go hand in hand.

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Healthy foods are often more expensive than junk food. Furthermore, nutritious meals tend to take longer — and require more skill — to prepare. And thanks to inflation, the cost of food is only going up. For

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Rising food costs affect the ability to purchase nutritious food in remote Manitoba communities – Winnipeg

Violin15/02/2023 89 Views

For Manitobans in northern and remote communities, accessing affordable, nutritious food is a constant challenge.

Food prices for even basic items can be several times higher than what they would cost in a larger centre. It’s also more difficult to get fresh food up north; travel time and transportation costs drive up the prices even further.

It’s a problem Chief Elwood Zastre of Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation knows well. Even though the community isn’t as isolated as some, Zastre says people there are struggling to keep up food prices.

“The costs to bring it to the community have increased very

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4 min read

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Best & Worst Fast Food Fish Sandwiches, Ranked By Dietitians

Violin14/02/2023 112 Views

WHETHER YOU’RE SOMEONE skipping meat on Fridays for religious reasons or you’re embracing a more pescatarian lifestyle year-round, fast food fish sandwiches are there for you.

That said, some of the fish sandwiches served at fast food joints are healthier than others, dietitians say. So, knowing how different options stand up nutrition-wise might help you decide which ones to order.

“It’s always nice to know what the healthy options are when you’re in a pinch and need something quick at a drive-through,” says Autumn BeamLDN, a nutrition specialist at Hope Wellness in Los Angeles.

Depending on the fast-food restaurant,

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5 min read

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Localized approach increases community access to healthy food, creates jobs in Cleveland

Violin13/02/2023 106 Views

Keymah Durden and Randy McShepard are very frank when talking about Cleveland’s Kinsman neighborhood, where the childhood friends grew up and where they joined forces with three other Black men to found Rid-All Green Partnership, a nonprofit organization focused on urban agriculture and education.

“People living in Kinsman are dealing with significant trauma as a result of being poor and from generational poverty. They feel disengaged, forgotten about, despised. So, when you show them that despite their trauma, that despite dropping out of high school or being unemployed or being poor, you can overcome that, when you come to Rid-All

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4 min read

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These Are the Best Foods for Heart Health

Violin12/02/2023 48 Views

We all know the heart is a vital organ. It keeps our blood moving through our body, controls us pulse rate and maintains us blood pressure. When it comes to maintaining your heart health over time, your diet can play an important role.

Everyone from the American Heart Association to the US Department of Health and Human Services recommends making specific food choices to support a healthy heart. Because foods for heart health can reduce other potential cardiovascular issues — such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol — it’s worth keeping that in mind as you plan your

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6 min read

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FoodRight gives kids an early start on making healthy meals

Violin12/02/2023 122 Views

Lisa Kingery is on a mission.

The founder of FoodRight teaches kids how to prepare healthy foods.

Now serving about 1,200 students citywide in five MPS schools, FoodRight has developed curricula for students in kindergarten through eighth grade to help them gain experience with cooking different foods and using kitchen equipment.

This hands-on approach to learning is important for Kingery, who said that it helps break up the school day and get kids moving and learning with their hands when they otherwise might not have the chance to do so.

“Our curriculum is very experiential; they’re learning by doing,” Kingery

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4 min read

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What is the TLC diet? Food List, Pros, Cons and More

Violin11/02/2023 58 Views

Ranked as fifth best overall in the US News & World Report’s annual ratings of popular eating plans, the TLC, which was devised by the National Institutes of Health to help people lower their LDL cholesterol levels, is more of a program than a diet plan.

TLC, or Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, not only offers an eating plan, but also recommends other lifestyle modifications including 30 minutes of activity each day and weight management in an 80-page booklet available online.

What is the TLC diet?

The program focuses on how changing eating habits might help lower “bad” cholesterol. The dietary part

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