Health News
While there are some food combinations that just end up causing weight gain, there are other unique food fusions that actually end up tasting good and helping you shed a few pounds. To learn more we spoke with Khushali Shah, a nutritionist and co-founder of HealthyAndKhush.com. She highly recommends these healthy food combinations: banana and berries on bread cake and slices of apples with peanut butter. These meals are both low in calories, high in fiber, and antioxidant-rich which can be beneficial for weight loss. Read on to learn more!
Many BC families in lower-income households cannot afford to have healthy, nutritious diets due to food costs.
A BC Center for Disease Control report, Food Costing in BC 2022found that the average cost for a nutritious diet for a family of four in May and June 2022 was $1,263 per month.
“Food insecurity is a significant public health issue,” said Dr. Geoff McKee, BC Center for Disease Control’s medical director of population and public health.
“The price of food does not affect everyone equally and the root cause of household food insecurity is low income.”
WINK News looks at the rise in dog food designed to keep our fur babies happy and healthy.
Winston is an 8-month-old Merle French bulldog with a drool-worthy multi-colored coat. His doctor says he’s the picture of health: “He’s not too overweight, not too thin. His hair coat is really nice and shiny.”
Owner Shelby Welbes pays a premium to keep Winston in tip-top shape, beginning with carefully curated cuisine. She pawed around and picked up a Florida-based pet food that offered customized meal plans.
“Rather than making my own food for him, I just thought it was very convenient
Megan Peavey didn’t think it would be a problem to send her 3-year-old son to school last month with a Pringles snack stack.
The school has a policy requiring “healthy snacks” for students, but Peavey didn’t consider the 100-calorie pack of chips to be unhealthy, especially when with other balanced snack options.
“Please help us make healthy choices at school!” read a message written in marker on the Pringles container, which was sent back home to Peavey.
“They snack-shamed my 3-year-old, (and) they snack-shamed me by writing that passive-aggressively on his trash,” Peavey said in a TikTok video.
Parents, guardians
Michelle Obama is on a mission to help us get healthier.
Our forever FLOTUS recently announced the launch of her nutrition company PLEZi Nutrition — a food and beverage company for children.
“When my girls were younger, no choice felt more important than the quality of the food and drinks I gave them,” Obama said via Instagram. “I constantly found myself wishing there were more healthy options available for moms like me. That’s a big part of the reason why I worked so hard as First Lady to help kids and families eat better and lead healthier lives.”
She continued:
BEIJING, China — Which diet is the “right diet” if you’re looking to live a long and healthy life? There’s no shortage of trendy meal plans out there these days, but for many people, the choice comes down to what foods they’re not eating. With that in mind, a new study finds middle-aged adults who avoid foods high in fat are more likely to live longer than those who choose a diet low in carbohydrates.
As people age, they need less energy from food, so study authors say it’s important for older people to get the right nutrients in their
Have you been looking for a diet that’s good for your heart too? Are you confused with such varied information on different diet regimens available on the internet? If yes, then we have got the perfect news for you to clear your thoughts. The American Heart Association (AHA) has recently come up with a consolidated list of diets that can significantly reduce several heart-related risks. According to an official release by AHA, “The number of different, popular dietary patterns has proliferated in recent years, and the amount of misinformation about them on social media has reached critical levels”, which has
Londoners on welfare seeking nutritious meals would spend nearly half their monthly income doing so, a new health unit report says, as stagnant social assistance rates and skyrocketing grocery costs put basic needs out of reach for the city’s poor.
