Tag: Food

Asian woman with hygienic mask and rubber glove with shopping cart in grocery and looking for daily fresh milk to buy during covid-19 outbreak for preparation for a pandemic quarantine

Asian woman with hygienic mask and rubber glove with shopping cart in grocery and looking for daily fresh milk to buy during covid-19 outbreak for preparation for a pandemic quarantine

Exploring the Pros and Cons of Milk Alternatives

From soy to almond milks, let’s look at the pros and cons of milk alternatives when it comes to your health and the environment.

Why Alternatives to Alcohol Are So Popular Right Now

Friends drinking spritz at cocktail bar with face masks - New normal friendship concept with happy people having fun together toasting drinks at restaurant - Bright filter with focus on left woman

Friends drinking spritz at cocktail bar with face masks - New normal friendship concept with happy people having fun together toasting drinks at restaurant - Bright filter with focus on left woman

From non-alcoholic craft beers to flavored coffee lattes, people are finding lots of tasty reasons to leave alcohol behind.

Shanthi Appelo with Easter baskets

Shanthi Appelo with Easter baskets

A Healthy Outlook on Easter 2021
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Easter is a holiday that rivals Halloween when it comes to consuming sweets, but there are healthier ways to celebrate the tradition.

Healthy Spring Recipes
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Shanthi Apello, Registered Dietician for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan displays a colorful beet salad on two plates.

Shanthi Apello, Registered Dietician for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan displays a colorful beet salad on two plates.

Beets, carrots, asparagus and more are signature signs that spring is in the air. Try these recipes as a healthy way to kick off the new season.

Plant-based spreads for toast.

Plant-based spreads for toast.

Lunchmeat Alternatives Featuring Flavorful and Colorful Toasts

Processed meats — high in sodium and preservative chemicals — are associated with chronic illnesses. Ditch lunchmeat for these plant-based alternatives.

What You Can Do Now to Prepare for a Summer Garden

Young farmer with prosthetic leg picking tomato in greenhouse

Young farmer with prosthetic leg picking tomato in greenhouse

Ready to flex your green thumb this year? You’re not alone. Here are some tips to get you started. 

Black Bean Burger

Black Bean Burger

Black Bean Burgers
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Do you want a plant-based diet but can’t imagine going without some of your favorite foods like burgers? Black Bean Burgers are a delicious alternative.

5 Easy Ways to Get a Nutrition Boost

Young woman eating salad

Young woman eating salad

Easy ways to pack more nutrition into your meals and snacks.

Woman having an healthy delicious breakfast at home with yogurt, cereals and fresh fruit, she is picking a blueberry

Woman having an healthy delicious breakfast at home with yogurt, cereals and fresh fruit, she is picking a blueberry

5 Superfood Pairings That Work Better Together

Combining foods with certain vitamins and nutrients can seriously improve bodily functions like vision, immunity and heart health.

Customize Nutritional Needs with Creative Cultural Cuisine

A group of adult friends and family of Indian ethnicity sit a table with a spread of delicious traditional food. A high angle view from overhead of the food, plates, and dishes at the dining table. Shot in Bellevue, Washington, United States.

A group of adult friends and family of Indian ethnicity sit a table with a spread of delicious traditional food. A high angle view from overhead of the food, plates, and dishes at the dining table. Shot in Bellevue, Washington, United States.

Many factors influence food choices, so there is no one-size-fits-all eating plan. Trying dishes from different cultures is one way to meet one’s dietary needs.