Fiber Fundamentals
February 1, 2023
Make no mistake: Dietary fiber is good for your health. Yet most Americans only get about half as much fiber as they should each day—and this nutritional deficit has been…
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Essential Nutrients for Adult Women, in Each Decade of Life
February 23, 2022
While the principles of healthy eating remain constant over a woman’s lifespan, women’s bodies also go through changes in each decade of life that may require adjustments to the specific…
Dietary Guidelines for Americans for Adults Ages 19-59
December 14, 2021
Adulting can be hard. We are constantly juggling priorities, including work, family, school, a social life and so much more. While healthy eating can be daunting to add to the mix, it doesn’t have…
Small Nutrition Shifts for the New Year
January 28, 2021
For many of us, the new year brings pressure to overhaul our lives with diet and lifestyle changes. Our 2020 New Year’s diet survey, released in February 2020, found that…
What Does Eating a “Plant-Based Diet” Mean?
August 23, 2018
Plants are finally on-trend. It seems as though everywhere you turn, more and more people are opting for plant-based foods. Research shows that plant-based diets have several benefits, but there’s…
Gut Check: Whole Grains and the Microbiome
March 27, 2018
We’re back again with another edition of Gut Check. This time, we’re exploring the connection between whole grains and the gut microbiome. If you’ve spent some time poking around FoodInsight,…
Eat This For: Optimal Gut Health [INFOGRAPHIC]
October 13, 2017
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: you are what you eat. It’s a common saying that essentially means your health and wellness reflect what you regularly eat and drink.…
Food for Thought This Healthy Aging Month
September 19, 2017
Healthy Aging Month is a great time to consider how beliefs and behaviors around food change as we age. Aside from what is often a distinct set of beliefs about…
Going Beyond the Grill: Nutrition Tips for Dad
June 14, 2017
My dad does most of the grocery shopping. He did while I was growing up, and he still does for my mom and for my brothers and sisters who live…
Why You Walnut Fail to Love Walnuts
May 17, 2016
As I headed off to college in pursuit of my passion for culinary arts, I began to focus not only on eating when I was hungry, but exactly what I…