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The Worst Breakfast Foods
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day—so choose wisely.
By Jennifer Fox

Quick & Healthy Weeknight Family Dinners
These weeknight meals come together in a flash and feature healthy ingredients you can feel good about.
By Jodi Danen, RDN

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The Right Portion Sizes for Every Age
As your child grows, make sure they’re getting the correct nutrients they need without overdoing it.
By Joan Hodges

The Best and Worst Valentine’s Day Candy
We rounded up 10 of the most popular treats and crunched the numbers.
By Samantha Guzman

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The Worst Foods You Can Pack in Your Kid's School Lunch
We polled a team of nutrition experts to learn the worst things you can pack in your kid's school lunch, plus what to send instead.
By Sara Lindberg

10 Reasons Why Processed Foods Are So Bad for You
Processed foods get a lot of flak—and for good reason. Discover the negative effects they can have on your health.
By Jennifer Fox

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10 Healthy(ish) Treats for Valentine’s Day
These sweet treats might be a little naughty, but they’re mostly nice.
By Jackie Veling

9 Unexpected Foods to Boost Your Family's Heart Health
Sometimes salmon and almonds get all the attention–and we do love them–but these unexpected superfoods can boost heart health, too.
By Angela Bekkala

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What to Eat Before a 10K
Don't get caught up in training runs and forget about what you're putting in your body. Here's what to eat before a 10K for your best performance.
By Jessica Sanders

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The Pre-Race Meal
No meal is more important than the one before a race. Eating the right meal at the right time ensures that all your hard training doesn't go to waste.
By Matt Fitzgerald

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8 Foods and Ingredients Athletes Should Avoid or Limit
Some foods provide nothing but empty calories; others dehydrate you. If you want to achieve your training goals and enhance performance, limit and/or
By Maria Connor

How to Lose Weight While Training for a Marathon
It's a misconception that marathoners can eat copious amounts without gaining weight. Losing weight while training for 26.2 is tricky but doable; lear
By Greg Strosaker

10 Health Benefits of Beer
Worried that pint will lead to nothing but a beer belly? Fear no more. Drinking beer can actually improve your health.
By Jackie Veling

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Top 5 Herbs for Weight Loss
Add these herbs to your diet to help improve your metabolism, clean up your digestion, and shed some pounds.
By James Penn

6 Creative School Lunches for Kids
Feeling overwhelmed or un-creative when it comes to packing healthy lunches that your kid will actually eat? These six recipes should help.
By Angela Bekkala

10 Tips on How to Best Fuel Your Workout
If you want to work up a great sweat, you need to make the right choices about your nutrition. Check out these tips on what to eat before and after yo
By Lara Felton

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