1. Broccoli
Johns Hopkins researchers found that a broccoli compound, applied to the skin, helps cells fight UV radiation. You can’t buy such a product yet, but experts say it can’t hurt to eat more broccoli. Why? Another one of its chemicals seems to boost the immune system. Read More
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Eat These Three Things to Live Longer
July 30, 2008
Low-Cal Chicken With French Flair
April 23, 2008
This healthy recipe for Roasted Chicken and Yams is so hearty, you’d never guess it serves up only about 350 calories. Read More
Skinny Skillet Steak With Asian Flavor
April 23, 2008
This recipe for Hoisin-Glazed Beef Tenderloin Steak is ready in less than 15 minutes and packs only about 200 calories per serving. Read More
Quick Chicken Dish Under 100 Calories
April 23, 2008
This classic dish for Chicken Paillards requires nearly no time in the kitchen. Serve these savory slivers over anything from crisp salad greens, creamy risotto, or fruited couscous. Read More
Convenient Snacks Can Be Healthy, Too
April 22, 2008
In a long road race, runners are sometimes greeted by stands of volunteers bearing fresh bananas or orange slices to keep their energy up. In real life, no one appears to hand us healthy snacks when hunger nags. These convenient snacks can be carried in your purse or tucked in a desk drawer, and they’re healthy, to boot. Read More
Smart Food Shopping Ideas For a Healthy Boost From Head to Toe
April 22, 2008
Build a better shopping list (and body) with these healthy foods recommended by Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD, a nutrition consultant and author of The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramid. Read More
Manager’s Specials: Safe or Scary?
April 22, 2008
Thing is, sometimes these “reduced” items can pass along more than you bargained for—like bacteria. That’s why Shelley Feist, executive director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education in Washington, D.C., offers these tips to keep the bad out of bargains.
Check the dates
Rule out anything that’s past its use-by date and cook or freeze everything else right away.
Not refrigerated?
Skip it. If meat, poultry, and cut-up fruit and veggies aren’t kept cold, bacteria can move in.
Bypass the bruised produce
Like ambulance chasers, bacteria are drawn to damage.
By Dorothy Foltz-Gray
How Stores Get You to Buy, Revealed
April 22, 2008
Maybe you think you’re in control as you wheel around the grocery aisles. But you’re not. Food manufacturers have studied the best way to part you from your cash, says syndicated newspaper columnist Stephanie Nelson. Here’s what they don’t want you to know. Read More
Healthy Grocery Shopping Made Easy
April 22, 2008
Love it or hate it, shopping for groceries is unavoidable. The perks—for anyone who likes to eat—are obvious. But shopping can be maddening: the confusing labels, the shifts in nutrition news, the vivid sense that E. coli is waving to you from the deli. We’re all trying to shop healthier, in ways that slim us but not our pocketbooks. That’s why we’ve created this guide to healthy, safer shopping—just in time for your next trip to the store. Read More
Grocery Shop at Home With Your Computer or Phone to Avoid the Market
April 22, 2008
Peapod delivers groceries to the Northeast and the Chicago area. A nutritional-profile feature lets you customize searches for, say, organic pasta or salt-free items. Delivery fee for orders over $100 is $6.95 (minimum orders of $50).
Amazon.com offers a wide selection of products, with a memory feature that allows you to reorder quickly. Read More
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