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Dehydration's Ugly Downward Spiral and How to Avoid It
If you've been dehydrated and experienced the big bonk, you know you never want to again. This plan will help.
By Kelli Jennings, RD

5 High-Carb Super Grains and Recipes for Athletes
Fueling for your next workout doesn't have to mean eating the same old pasta dish or a boring bagel. Spice up your repertoire with these five super...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Boost Your Smoothie With These Insulin-Lowering Spices
Athletes and health nuts, if shy away from fruitbased smoothies because of the sugar, you might be able to enjoy these sweet, cold concoctions if y...
By Sabrina Grotewold

10 Healthier Versions of Your Favorite Comfort Foods
Don't let mac 'n' cheese, meatloaf and pot pie be diet busters. These comfort food makeovers axe some of the unwanted calories and fat, and leave i...
By Suzanne Corey

Should You Fast or Eat Before a Run?
Eating before a run can help or hurt your workout, depending on a number of factors. Decode your perfect prerun fuel plan with this advice.
By Emily Brown

Pasta With Broccoli-Rabe Pesto
This nutrientpacked pesto blows traditional basilandpinenut pesto out of the water in regard to its health benefits. Check out this new twist on an...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Nutrition Quick Tip: Restore Your pH Balance
If you're eating a Western diet and feeling stressed, chances are your body might be on the acidic side. Balance your body and your pH with these t...
By Fran Benedict

Chili-Roasted Chickpeas Recipe
Sometimes something crispy and salty is what you want, and nothing but that combination will do. Forego the chips, and try this highprotein, lowcal...
By Nicole Reino

The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports
We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game.
By Angela Bekkala

10 Homemade Nut-Free Snacks for Kids
Does your kid have a nut allergy or attend a school with a strict nonuts policy? These snack recipes are so tasty, your kids won't even know what t...
By Jackie Veling

8 Popular Kids Snacks That Are Shockingly Unhealthy
Hold on to your squeezable yogurts, the calories and sugar in these kid snack classics will surprise you.
By Nikki Chavanelle

16 Healthy Halloween Treats for Kids
These cute, spooky and downright tasty treats will get kids excited about eating healthy on Halloween.
By Samantha Guzman and Jen Retter

7 Healthy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Kids Will Love
Stop chasing after the ice cream truck and instead serve up a healthier version that has ingredients you can pronounce and is full of real food.
By Angela Bekkala

Athletic Greens Review: A Deeper Look at Our 2023 Best Overall Greens Powder
In our grabandgo world of nutrition, adding a greens powder to your diet may be one of the easiest ways to incorporate these powerhouse foods.
By Lindsey Cooke, CNT

The Best Instagram Accounts for Healthy Family Recipes
A carefully curated Instagram feed (no pun intended) can help your family eat right with healthy, delicious and easytoprepare recipes.
By Angela Bekkala

20 Foods with the Most Added Sugar
Added sugar can cause weight gain, high blood pressure and even heart disease. Steer your sweet tooth away from these everyday foods with the most ...
By Jackie Veling

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Dehydration's Ugly Downward Spiral and How to Avoid It If you've been dehydrated and experienced the big bonk, you know you never want to again. This plan will help. By Kelli Jennings, RD

5 High-Carb Super Grains and Recipes for Athletes Fueling for your next workout doesn't have to mean eating the same old pasta dish or a boring bagel. Spice up your repertoire with these five super... By Sabrina Grotewold

Boost Your Smoothie With These Insulin-Lowering Spices Athletes and health nuts, if shy away from fruitbased smoothies because of the sugar, you might be able to enjoy these sweet, cold concoctions if y... By Sabrina Grotewold

10 Healthier Versions of Your Favorite Comfort Foods Don't let mac 'n' cheese, meatloaf and pot pie be diet busters. These comfort food makeovers axe some of the unwanted calories and fat, and leave i... By Suzanne Corey

Should You Fast or Eat Before a Run? Eating before a run can help or hurt your workout, depending on a number of factors. Decode your perfect prerun fuel plan with this advice. By Emily Brown

Pasta With Broccoli-Rabe Pesto This nutrientpacked pesto blows traditional basilandpinenut pesto out of the water in regard to its health benefits. Check out this new twist on an... By Sabrina Grotewold

Nutrition Quick Tip: Restore Your pH Balance If you're eating a Western diet and feeling stressed, chances are your body might be on the acidic side. Balance your body and your pH with these t... By Fran Benedict

Chili-Roasted Chickpeas Recipe Sometimes something crispy and salty is what you want, and nothing but that combination will do. Forego the chips, and try this highprotein, lowcal... By Nicole Reino

The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game. By Angela Bekkala

10 Homemade Nut-Free Snacks for Kids Does your kid have a nut allergy or attend a school with a strict nonuts policy? These snack recipes are so tasty, your kids won't even know what t... By Jackie Veling

8 Popular Kids Snacks That Are Shockingly Unhealthy Hold on to your squeezable yogurts, the calories and sugar in these kid snack classics will surprise you. By Nikki Chavanelle

16 Healthy Halloween Treats for Kids These cute, spooky and downright tasty treats will get kids excited about eating healthy on Halloween. By Samantha Guzman and Jen Retter

7 Healthy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Kids Will Love Stop chasing after the ice cream truck and instead serve up a healthier version that has ingredients you can pronounce and is full of real food. By Angela Bekkala

Athletic Greens Review: A Deeper Look at Our 2023 Best Overall Greens Powder In our grabandgo world of nutrition, adding a greens powder to your diet may be one of the easiest ways to incorporate these powerhouse foods. By Lindsey Cooke, CNT

The Best Instagram Accounts for Healthy Family Recipes A carefully curated Instagram feed (no pun intended) can help your family eat right with healthy, delicious and easytoprepare recipes. By Angela Bekkala

20 Foods with the Most Added Sugar Added sugar can cause weight gain, high blood pressure and even heart disease. Steer your sweet tooth away from these everyday foods with the most ... By Jackie Veling

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Dehydration's Ugly Downward Spiral and How to Avoid It
If you've been dehydrated and experienced the big bonk, you know you never want to again. This plan will help.
By Kelli Jennings, RD

5 High-Carb Super Grains and Recipes for Athletes
Fueling for your next workout doesn't have to mean eating the same old pasta dish or a boring bagel. Spice up your repertoire with these five super...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Boost Your Smoothie With These Insulin-Lowering Spices
Athletes and health nuts, if shy away from fruitbased smoothies because of the sugar, you might be able to enjoy these sweet, cold concoctions if y...
By Sabrina Grotewold

10 Healthier Versions of Your Favorite Comfort Foods
Don't let mac 'n' cheese, meatloaf and pot pie be diet busters. These comfort food makeovers axe some of the unwanted calories and fat, and leave i...
By Suzanne Corey

Should You Fast or Eat Before a Run?
Eating before a run can help or hurt your workout, depending on a number of factors. Decode your perfect prerun fuel plan with this advice.
By Emily Brown

Pasta With Broccoli-Rabe Pesto
This nutrientpacked pesto blows traditional basilandpinenut pesto out of the water in regard to its health benefits. Check out this new twist on an...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Nutrition Quick Tip: Restore Your pH Balance
If you're eating a Western diet and feeling stressed, chances are your body might be on the acidic side. Balance your body and your pH with these t...
By Fran Benedict

Chili-Roasted Chickpeas Recipe
Sometimes something crispy and salty is what you want, and nothing but that combination will do. Forego the chips, and try this highprotein, lowcal...
By Nicole Reino

The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports
We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game.
By Angela Bekkala

10 Homemade Nut-Free Snacks for Kids
Does your kid have a nut allergy or attend a school with a strict nonuts policy? These snack recipes are so tasty, your kids won't even know what t...
By Jackie Veling

8 Popular Kids Snacks That Are Shockingly Unhealthy
Hold on to your squeezable yogurts, the calories and sugar in these kid snack classics will surprise you.
By Nikki Chavanelle

16 Healthy Halloween Treats for Kids
These cute, spooky and downright tasty treats will get kids excited about eating healthy on Halloween.
By Samantha Guzman and Jen Retter

7 Healthy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Kids Will Love
Stop chasing after the ice cream truck and instead serve up a healthier version that has ingredients you can pronounce and is full of real food.
By Angela Bekkala

Athletic Greens Review: A Deeper Look at Our 2023 Best Overall Greens Powder
In our grabandgo world of nutrition, adding a greens powder to your diet may be one of the easiest ways to incorporate these powerhouse foods.
By Lindsey Cooke, CNT

The Best Instagram Accounts for Healthy Family Recipes
A carefully curated Instagram feed (no pun intended) can help your family eat right with healthy, delicious and easytoprepare recipes.
By Angela Bekkala

20 Foods with the Most Added Sugar
Added sugar can cause weight gain, high blood pressure and even heart disease. Steer your sweet tooth away from these everyday foods with the most ...
By Jackie Veling

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