Healthy Eating

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…

"Drink 8 glasses of water a day" is one of those bits of wisdom that everyone knows but no one seems to know why eight is the magic number. "Eight glasses a day" is like "finish your broccoli," advice we've heard from our parents since we were kids and still mostly ignore. But there's good reason to listen up: 70-75% of an adult's body weight comes from water, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). So, it's pretty obvious how important water is to a healthy body. But why 8 ounces 8 times a day? And what does…

Raise your hand if pandemic life means more coffee and less sleep. We've got both hands up in the air. While there are some solid benefits of drinking coffee—it may reduce your risk of chronic diseases, improve your workout performance, and help you lose weight, to name a few—too much coffee can wreak havoc on your body. So how much coffee is too much? "Everyone's caffeine tolerance is different, so I would recommend monitoring your individual symptoms associated with coffee intake," says Annamaria Louloudis, MS, RDN,…

Some people look forward to their morning cup of coffee, while others prefer a cup of green tea for a more gentle boost of energy. There are pros and cons to each. With coffee, you have an array of roasts and types of beans to choose from, as well as, myriad methods you can employ to make the perfect cup. For example, do you prefer a pour-over coffee or an espresso? However, the downside of coffee is that it could cause some gastrointestinal discomfort. It may also cause you to become too jittery. (Related: The 7…

A long, long time ago, a completely wrong-headed idea started being passed around America's dinner tables: Eating fat makes you fat. Well, it's time to erase that from your mind as it's simply wrong. Eating fat won't make you gain weight, any more than eating money will make you rich. Consuming foods that are high in calories can lead you to pack on the pounds, and most "low-fat" or "fat-free" foods actually have just as many calories as their full-fat versions, because of added sugar and chemicals. And there's no debate…

The South is known for its rich culture, influential music scene, warm hospitality, and, of course, delicious food. From Po'boys to possum pies, the Southern states have outdone themselves by providing many lip-smackingly good dishes with some names that are just as equally unique. If you ever wondered what a "potlikker" actually was or where "hummingbird cake" got its name from, then read ahead. Here are 17 slang food terms you'll only ever hear in the South. And for more, check out these 15 Classic American Desserts…