Category: Healthy Food

COLUMN: Celebrate good nutrition in March | News

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Eating nutritious food plays a key role in helping individuals stay healthy throughout their lives. However, millions of Americans face hurdles when it comes to accessing healthy food — and far too many are at risk of experiencing diet-related illnesses. To address this issue of growing concern, the Biden-Harris administration announced a goal to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. The month of March is recognized as National Nutrition Month. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Table,” which addresses “the farm-to-fork aspects of nutrition,…Continue Reading

Here are 10 food swaps for a healthier life | Food-wine News

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In the journey towards better health, the choices we make in the kitchen can have a significant impact on our overall well-being. By making simple yet effective food swaps, we can transform our diets and set ourselves on a path to a healthier, more vibrant life. Don’t know where to start? Nutritionist Sakshi Lalwani took to Instagram to share 10 food swaps that can make us go from “lazy goers to fitness lovers in no time”. “Changes can be seen within the very first week of making these,” she wrote in the caption. Full cream milk to A2 milk Sangeeta…Continue Reading

The Tot Café in Jamaica Plain eases parents’ minds with safe, healthy food for babies

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BOSTON – The FDA continues to investigate the manufacturer behind the recalled, lead-tainted applesauce pouches that the CDC has linked to more than 400 cases of lead poisoning in toddlers nationwide. A Massachusetts woman is making it her mission to offer safe, healthy food for babies so parents don’t have to worry about similar incidents. Recalls like this have inspired parents to start making their own baby food, like Tracy Skelly. “So the recipes I prioritize are the ones that are ‘Well darn it, I give my kids applesauce everyday, what am I gunna do now?'” Skelly told WBZ-TV. Skelly,…Continue Reading

Will the Atlantic Diet Dethrone the Mediterranean Diet?

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Key Takeaways The Atlantic diet is a traditional diet from northwest Spain and Portugal that is similar to the Mediterranean diet but includes more red meat and dairy. Research has linked the Atlantic diet with some health benefits such as reduced risk of metabolic syndrome and death. A traditional diet from northwest Spain and northern Portugal known as the Atlantic diet may be the next trendy diet for healthy eating. A new study suggests the Atlantic Diet could reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that could develop into heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Although…Continue Reading

North Minneapolis plant-based business to fight hunger, educate community on healthy eating

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MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a mouth-watering smell coming from Mykela “Keiko” Jackson’s kitchen: Fried chicken is on the menu — chicken made from mushrooms. “I want to really recreate soul foods and to make them food for the soul,” she said. In the last few years, that’s what she’s been doing. Keiko transitioned to the Alkaline plant-based diet in 2018. It sparked the start of a journey. “When I transitioned to the plant-based diet, I was, like, really amazed by all of the benefits. The mental clarity, the energy that I had. My eczema cleared away,” she said. Keiko started sharing…Continue Reading

Mayo Clinic Minute: How to make healthy holiday food choices

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Cardiovascular November 21, 2023 During Thanksgiving, food often takes center stage at gatherings of friends and family. The focus is on turkey, pie and all the sides. But it can also challenge healthy eating habits. Andrea Delgado, a Mayo Clinic dietitian, says that by paying attention to how much you eat and how often, you can make healthy food choices during the holidays. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:01) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. Sit down. Enjoy your holiday meal, says Delgado. “There’s…Continue Reading

122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report

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Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today jointly by five United Nations specialized agencies. If trends remain as they are, the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger by 2030 will not be reached, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO)…Continue Reading

WHO recommends stronger policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing

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WHO has released a new guideline on policies to protect children from the harmful impacts of food marketing. The guideline recommends countries implement comprehensive mandatory policies to protect children of all ages from the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages that are high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars and/or salt (HFSS). More than 10 years after Member States endorsed WHO’s recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children in 2010, children continue to be exposed to powerful marketing of HFSS foods and non-alcoholic beverages, consumption of which is associated with negative health effects. The…Continue Reading