Nutrition

Salt bombs in your teen’s diet include: Pizza. The UCSF researchers say its No. 1, thanks to sodium in the crust, sauce, cheese and in meat toppings like pepperoni, sausage and ham. Two slices of one popular pizza chain’s meat-topped pizza deliver over 1,600 mg of sodium. Bread. Two slices of whole-wheat bread pack about […]

Your much-hyped McRib sandwich may have a dark past. The Humane Society has filed a complaint with the feds that McDonald’s pork supplier, Smithfield Foods, has misled consumers regarding how it treats its animals. Smithfield, which has won a “supplier sustainability” award from the restaurant chain, calls its pigs’ living conditions “ideal” and says it […]

We swallow them by the bucketload at great expense but there is no evidence vitamin supplements do us any good, and they may even be doing us harm, scientists have concluded. In a blow to the multimillion pound dietary supplement industry, a review of 67 randomised trials of vitamin pills has found that far from […]

If you frequent your local grocer, you may have encountered this dilemma while in the produce section--whether or not to buy organic.

It is never too early or too late to address the health of your family. Here are a few ideas for showing your children how to live a healthy life.

School meals matter. Just ask any teacher or parent and they’ll tell you that children who lack proper nutrition have trouble focusing in school.

It's been many years since I had to prepare lunches for schoolchildren. But I did do it for more than a decade, and mostly on a budget. With hot lunches at many schools being costly or of poor nutritional value, it is certainly wiser and healthier to pack your own.

Instant gratification as become the norm in our society. Could the cause be fast food?

Bringing a balance meal home to your family is much easier when you know what to shop for. Get tips on shopping smart to balance out your families energy.

Check out this tasty steak and vegetable recipe.

Stir fry is always a healthy choice. Check out this scrumptious shrimp stir fry recipe.

Are you always on the go, eating in your car or at your desk while you work? Check out these choices for healthy fast food.