Healthy Eating

Breakfast is a meal everyone has an opinion about. Some people insist it's the most important meal of the day. Others think they're much better off skipping it completely. Whether you always start the day with a hearty meal or like to just have a quick bite in the morning, there are certain things you may be doing at breakfast that are actually setting your day up for failure. That's right, some of your breakfast habits are just bad news. To help you make sure you're not turning this meal into an unhealthy one very…

Those who exercise regularly have likely seen plenty of claims about how drinking electrolyte-enhanced water is much better than water alone but is that just marketing hype? A recent study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition says: Believe it. Electrolytes are minerals that include sodium, potassium, magnesium, and chloride, and they play an important role in helping the body absorb water and maintain muscle health. (Related: The 7 Healthiest Foods to Eat Right Now). To determine how…

If you've spent any time on Twitter over the past few days, you may have heard about the Cinnamon Toast Crunch drama. Or should we call it Cinnamon Shrimp Crunch? Jensen Karp, a music producer and TV writer, allegedly found shrimp tails in his bag of Cinnamon Toast Crunch this week and posted an image on Twitter. As Karp continued to dig, he also found what could seem to be rodent droppings in his bag, some even caked onto the cereal as well. Ummmm @CTCSquares – why are there shrimp tails in my cereal? (This is not…

Dinner is—dare we say—the most celebrated meal of the day. Think about how often the question, "What do you want for dinner?" is thrown around. And how dinner plans tend to be the main source of excitement you end up centering your whole day around. One study even found that those who skip dinner were more likely to be overweight, so this meal really does have value to your overall health. There are some dishes though, that you're going to want to avoid eating as your dinner entrée. Not every dish is created equally,…

There’s a reason why grocery stores dedicate entire aisles to boxes of cereal. Cereal has become an American kitchen staple over the years, and a beloved breakfast item across the country. And while digging into a bowl of Frosted Flakes or Reese’s Puffs sounds like a delicious way to start your morning, we can’t help but point out the truth—cereal is full of added sugars. A simple serving of Frosted Flakes contains 12 grams of sugar, which is almost 50% of the average recommended intake of sugar, according to the…

You have endless choices when you go to pick out dinner at the grocery store, but if you're at home and want some water, you most likely only have one option. Tap water varies from city to city—in terms of quality, service, and taste. Lawn Starter, a lawn care startup company, recently released a list of the top 200 cities based on water quality. It measured things like the availability of basic plumbing, customer satisfaction, water quality violations, and more. While the #1 city—Columbus, Ohio—received an overall…

Keeping track of the health ramifications of our favorite foods can prove incredibly difficult. Just when we find the perfect snack or ingredient, we later learn about all the harm it can cause us in the long run and have to keep an eye on the research surrounding it to make sure it fits our lifestyle just right. Some of these popular foods seem innocuous at first, but end up sneaking in major side effects when we let our guard down. On the flip side, other foods hide additional health effects behind a slew of other…

Red wine may just be the healthiest alcoholic beverage of them all, however, too much of anything—even something as antioxidant-filled as a glass of pinot noir—has its consequences. At the end of 2020, a study revealed that drinking red wine and eating cheese was associated with improved cognitive function. But wait, before you run out and buy out the red wine selection at your nearest liquor store, just know that drinking too much of the stuff can lead to adverse health complications, some of which can even be deadly.…

Whether or not you realize it, your body is naturally detoxing all the time, without any nudging—and not just when it’s sweating out the remnants of Tequila Tuesday during a brutal Wednesday-morning workout. You have many detoxification systems that recruit various organs, including your skin, lymph nodes, brain, kidneys, and liver. (For a primer on the two-step detox process, read this.) When Your Detox System Needs A Jumpstart Even though detoxing happens naturally, there are times when you can benefit from helping it…

Peanut butter is one of the tastiest and most versatile spreads out there. It can go sweet or savory, and it can easily fill you up thanks to its protein punch. And on their own, peanuts are super healthy. "Peanuts on their own are a highly nutritious food," says Roxana Ehsani, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, registered dietitian nutritionist in Nevada. "Per 1 oz. of raw peanuts, peanuts provide 161 calories, 7 grams of protein, 14 grams of fat (fat coming from monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which are two heart-healthy…