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Meatless Mondays: How to Adopt a Plant-Based Diet
Thinking about cutting meat out of your diet? Here are a few simple tricks to transition to a meatless lifestyle.
By Michelle Ulrich

Healthy Snack: Coconut-Sriracha Kale Chips
Don't be afraid to snack on these kale chips. Made with coconut and Sriracha, you'll be addicted to this spicysweet bite the minute it hits your ta...
By Lindsay Funston

How to Prepare Healthy Hiking Snacks
Satisfy your craving for the outdoors with a hike, and don't forget to fuel yourself along with way with these healthy hiking snacks.
By Jessica Sanders

5 Vitamins to Aid Muscle Recovery
Ease muscle soreness without a pill. Put down the plastic bottle and try these five naturallyoccurring vitamins instead.
By Beth Roessner

Weekend-Workout Fuel: Snacks for Optimal Recovery
Whip up one of these perfectly portioned postexercise snacks this weekend to maximize your workouts.
By Sarah-Jane Bedwell

Breaking the Cleanse: What to Do After You Detox
You've taken the time to research and plan your cleanse. But have you thought about your transition back to a regular diet. Follow these three tips...
By Suzanne Corey

8 Tips to Avoid Food Contamination
Food contamination can happen anywhere it's being handled, and it can lead to serious health problems. Here are some tips to avoid it.
By Michelle Ulrich, MS, RD, CNSC

5 Tips to Pick the Best Grains For Your Nutritional Needs
Athletes with an interest in nutrition have probably encountered an array of conflicting information about grains. Choosing the right grain can nou...
By Kelli Jennings

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

My Honest DoFasting Review For Weight Loss
Looking for the best way to lose weight? DoFasting may be the answer. Check out this honest DoFasting review to see if it’s a good fit.
By David Fang

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

Recipes for Athletes: 8 Pre-Workout Ways to Fuel With Bananas
Bananas provide an ideal prerace or preworkout snack because they're portable, convenient and a natural source of carbs and potassium. These recipe...
By Sabrina Grotewold

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

15 Quick and Healthy Bedtime Snacks for Kids
A healthy snack helps kids get a great night's sleep, and it pairs perfectly with a bedtime story.
By KinderCare

The Best Diets: Your Categorized Guide to the Best Diets Out There
Looking to start a new diet, but don't want to research the infinite possibilities? We've made it easy with our list of the 10 best diets based on ...
By Bryee Shepard, MS, RD

8 Great Post-Workout Juice Recipes
Freshly squeezed fruitandveggie combos deliver postrun nutrients, big flavor, and few calories.
By Yishane Lee, Runner's World

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Meatless Mondays: How to Adopt a Plant-Based Diet Thinking about cutting meat out of your diet? Here are a few simple tricks to transition to a meatless lifestyle. By Michelle Ulrich

Healthy Snack: Coconut-Sriracha Kale Chips Don't be afraid to snack on these kale chips. Made with coconut and Sriracha, you'll be addicted to this spicysweet bite the minute it hits your ta... By Lindsay Funston

How to Prepare Healthy Hiking Snacks Satisfy your craving for the outdoors with a hike, and don't forget to fuel yourself along with way with these healthy hiking snacks. By Jessica Sanders

5 Vitamins to Aid Muscle Recovery Ease muscle soreness without a pill. Put down the plastic bottle and try these five naturallyoccurring vitamins instead. By Beth Roessner

Weekend-Workout Fuel: Snacks for Optimal Recovery Whip up one of these perfectly portioned postexercise snacks this weekend to maximize your workouts. By Sarah-Jane Bedwell

Breaking the Cleanse: What to Do After You Detox You've taken the time to research and plan your cleanse. But have you thought about your transition back to a regular diet. Follow these three tips... By Suzanne Corey

8 Tips to Avoid Food Contamination Food contamination can happen anywhere it's being handled, and it can lead to serious health problems. Here are some tips to avoid it. By Michelle Ulrich, MS, RD, CNSC

5 Tips to Pick the Best Grains For Your Nutritional Needs Athletes with an interest in nutrition have probably encountered an array of conflicting information about grains. Choosing the right grain can nou... By Kelli Jennings

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

My Honest DoFasting Review For Weight Loss Looking for the best way to lose weight? DoFasting may be the answer. Check out this honest DoFasting review to see if it’s a good fit. By David Fang

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

Recipes for Athletes: 8 Pre-Workout Ways to Fuel With Bananas Bananas provide an ideal prerace or preworkout snack because they're portable, convenient and a natural source of carbs and potassium. These recipe... By Sabrina Grotewold

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

15 Quick and Healthy Bedtime Snacks for Kids A healthy snack helps kids get a great night's sleep, and it pairs perfectly with a bedtime story. By KinderCare

The Best Diets: Your Categorized Guide to the Best Diets Out There Looking to start a new diet, but don't want to research the infinite possibilities? We've made it easy with our list of the 10 best diets based on ... By Bryee Shepard, MS, RD

8 Great Post-Workout Juice Recipes Freshly squeezed fruitandveggie combos deliver postrun nutrients, big flavor, and few calories. By Yishane Lee, Runner's World

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Meatless Mondays: How to Adopt a Plant-Based Diet
Thinking about cutting meat out of your diet? Here are a few simple tricks to transition to a meatless lifestyle.
By Michelle Ulrich

Healthy Snack: Coconut-Sriracha Kale Chips
Don't be afraid to snack on these kale chips. Made with coconut and Sriracha, you'll be addicted to this spicysweet bite the minute it hits your ta...
By Lindsay Funston

How to Prepare Healthy Hiking Snacks
Satisfy your craving for the outdoors with a hike, and don't forget to fuel yourself along with way with these healthy hiking snacks.
By Jessica Sanders

5 Vitamins to Aid Muscle Recovery
Ease muscle soreness without a pill. Put down the plastic bottle and try these five naturallyoccurring vitamins instead.
By Beth Roessner

Weekend-Workout Fuel: Snacks for Optimal Recovery
Whip up one of these perfectly portioned postexercise snacks this weekend to maximize your workouts.
By Sarah-Jane Bedwell

Breaking the Cleanse: What to Do After You Detox
You've taken the time to research and plan your cleanse. But have you thought about your transition back to a regular diet. Follow these three tips...
By Suzanne Corey

8 Tips to Avoid Food Contamination
Food contamination can happen anywhere it's being handled, and it can lead to serious health problems. Here are some tips to avoid it.
By Michelle Ulrich, MS, RD, CNSC

5 Tips to Pick the Best Grains For Your Nutritional Needs
Athletes with an interest in nutrition have probably encountered an array of conflicting information about grains. Choosing the right grain can nou...
By Kelli Jennings

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

My Honest DoFasting Review For Weight Loss
Looking for the best way to lose weight? DoFasting may be the answer. Check out this honest DoFasting review to see if it’s a good fit.
By David Fang

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

Recipes for Athletes: 8 Pre-Workout Ways to Fuel With Bananas
Bananas provide an ideal prerace or preworkout snack because they're portable, convenient and a natural source of carbs and potassium. These recipe...
By Sabrina Grotewold

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

15 Quick and Healthy Bedtime Snacks for Kids
A healthy snack helps kids get a great night's sleep, and it pairs perfectly with a bedtime story.
By KinderCare

The Best Diets: Your Categorized Guide to the Best Diets Out There
Looking to start a new diet, but don't want to research the infinite possibilities? We've made it easy with our list of the 10 best diets based on ...
By Bryee Shepard, MS, RD

8 Great Post-Workout Juice Recipes
Freshly squeezed fruitandveggie combos deliver postrun nutrients, big flavor, and few calories.
By Yishane Lee, Runner's World

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