Thanks to updated scientific information linking diet to chronic diseases such as heart disease and obesity, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began to update food labels with new recommendations and easier to read information. The change happened over the… read more
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Learn More About Counting Macronutrients
Health fads come and go. Paleo diets, fat-free kicks and low-carb crazes — it’s hard telling what works and what’s harmful to your health. It all comes down to the basis that if you eat more calories than you burn… read more
Food Myths: Part One
By Isabella Sorresso It seems as though there is a new dieting fad every week that claims to be better than the last. But, in many of these trends, there are also several dieting myths that have been widely accepted without… read more
Edible Insects: The Latest Trend in Nutrition?
About a year ago, I first learned of a company making high protein energy bars from cricket flour. My first instinct? YUCK! At least, that is what I thought until I recently had the opportunity to try some cricket products… read more