Nutrition Basics

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Woman drinking manzanilla tea.

The Many Benefits of Manzanilla Tea — and How to Brew Your Own

Nutrition Facts
Vitamin D foods like eggs and mushrooms

The One Vitamin Deficiency You're More Likely to Have in the Winter — and 5 Recipes to Help Avoid It

Vitamins and Supplements
Woman eating foods high in sodium like soup and bread

8 Saltiest Processed Foods and Healthier, Low-Sodium Swaps

Nutrition Facts
Girl thinking about whether there are antibiotics in meat of her fast-food hamburger

Why You Should Care About Antibiotics in Your Food

Food and Health
A couple trying to reduce food waste shopping at the grocery store together

7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste That Help Combat Climate Change

Food and Health
A man drinking a sports drink with electrolytes after a workout

What Are Electrolytes, Anyway?

Healthy Eating
Young Woman Harvesting Home Grown Lettuce

Here's What to Eat to Boost Your Health and Help the Environment

Healthy Eating
Woman grocery shopping with costco grocery list

10 Healthy Groceries You'll Want to Buy in Bulk at Costco

Food and Health
Woman eating croissant, which is one of the trans fat foods

6 Foods That Might Still Contain Trans Fats

Fats
Hand pouring cola soda drink from bottle to glass not knowing how much sugar in coke

If You're Trying to Cut Sugar, This May Be the Most Important Place to Start

Food and Health
Young woman eating doughnut

The Short and Sweet List of Gluten-Free Items at Dunkin' Donuts

Nutrition Facts
A woman in bed reaching for a glass of water

11 Dos and Don'ts of Dealing with a Food Hangover (Yes, Those Are Real)

Healthy Eating
Probiotic foods like pickles jars, white cabbage.

10 Best Probiotic Foods to Give Your Gut a Health Boost

Food and Health
Friends cooking salad and adding gluten-free salad dressing.

End Your Gluten-Free Salad Dressing Search With These Brands

Nutrition Facts
Choosing healthy sugar concept: sweets and baked food is less than fresh and dried fruits on bright yellow background

4 Reasons to Eat Just a Little Bit Less Sugar

Food and Health
An adult woman at home using a nail file for her peeling nails

6 Surprising Symptoms of Vitamin Deficiencies

Vitamins and Supplements
A woman using canned food to make dinner at home

5 Foods That Serve Up More Antioxidants When You Buy Them Canned

Food and Health
Young muscular man drinking a pre-workout supplement drink at the gym

Should You Really Be Taking a Pre-Workout Supplement?

Vitamins and Supplements
Woman learning how to organize refrigerator with fridge organization tips

How to Organize Your Fridge to Maximize Your Foods' Shelf Life

Food and Health
Shopping together for healthy food at target

11 Target Groceries Dietitians Swear By

Food and Health
Woman knows how to get more fiber in diet by making salad

10 Super Simple Ways to Sneak More Fiber Into Your Diet

Fiber
Two baked avocado halves with egg on a white saucer for low carb diet or keto diet

What Really Happens to Your Body When You Drastically Cut Carbs

Carbs
Woman at a supermarket shopping with a Kroger grocery list

10 Healthy Groceries at Kroger to Add to Your Shopping List

Food and Health
Organic Fall Vegetables and Fruit in Wooden Basket

Elevate Your Fall Cooking With These 10 Healthiest Fruits and Veggies

Food and Health
Vegan open sandwiches for bone health with guacamole, tofu, chickpeas and sprouts on a plate.

8 Foods for Strong Bones (and 3 Foods to Avoid for Good Bone Health)

Food and Health
Pulled pork sandwich with tomato, lettuce and gluten-free BBQ sauce

9 Gluten-Free Barbecue Sauces — and a Tasty DIY Recipe

Nutrition Facts
Young woman with freckles drinking orange fruit juice

Why Drinking Juice Isn't Nearly as Healthy as Eating Whole Fruit

Beverages and Health
Homemade ketchup saves on added sugar, sodium, and additives

You'll Want to Add These 5-Minute Homemade Ketchups to Everything

Food and Health
Eating choline foods like avocado toast with egg, salmon and arugula salad for brunch at the restaurant

10 Foods Rich in Brain-Boosting Choline, and How to Cook With Them

Food and Health
Watermelon nutrition slices pattern viewed from above. Top view. Summer concept.

6 Health Benefits of Watermelon — and 4 Juicy Recipes to Try

Nutrition Facts
zoodles zucchini noodles low carb pasta with meatballs and olives

6 Low-Carb Pasta Alternatives That Fit Into Any Diet Plan

Carbs
Boy eating gluten-free hot dog

The Best Gluten-Free Hot Dog Brands — and a Few to Avoid

Nutrition Facts
Adding salt tovegetable salad glass bowl for low sodium diet

10 Effortless Ways to Finally Cut Down on Salt

Food and Health
Friends eating gluten-free french fries around a large table

Is It Safe to Order French Fries if You Follow a Gluten-Free Diet?

Nutrition Facts
Grapefruit sliced on cutting board to consider grapefruit nutrition

5 Health Benefits of Grapefruit — and 4 Delicious Recipes to Try

Nutrition Facts
People eating from meal prep containers

6 Best Meal Prep Containers to Keep Your Food Fresh for Longer

Healthy Eating
Health benefits of garlic include anti-inflammation.

5 Health Benefits of Garlic That Make It Worth the Bad Breath

Food and Health
A smiling woman holding an iced coffee with a plastic straw

What Really Happens to Your Body When You Have Caffeine

Caffeine and the Body
Top view of seared tuna steak, sliced and served with lime and a fresh salad

10 Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Add to Your Diet

Food and Health
Baked eggplant stuffed with couscous, which is not gluten-free, plus tomatoes, feta and basil leaves

Why Couscous Isn't Gluten-Free — and the Best Alternatives to Try

Nutrition Facts
Women making smoothie in kitchen with healthy swaps to eat less sugar

10 Easy Food Swaps That Cut Your Sugar and Saturated Fat Intake in Half

Food and Health
Basil Seeds nutrition packed pudding

Basil Seeds Are the New Chia Seeds — Here's What You Need to Know

Nutrition Facts
Mason jars of yogurt

5 Probiotic-Rich Recipes Your Gut Will Love

Food and Health
Organic trader joe's pumpkin butter

6 Trader Joe's Pumpkin Products a Dietitian Loves

Healthy Eating
Woman eating impossible burger or beyond burger

Cracking Down on Fake Meat: Are the Impossible and Beyond Burgers Healthier Than Real Beef?

Food and Health
Pulled pork jackfruit burger, jackfruit, red cabbage, cucumber, paprika, parsley

Why Jackfruit Is Suddenly Everywhere and How to Start Enjoying It

Food and Health
Beans, red quinoa, black rice, cranberries irish kale in light zingy lemon and mint dressing high in iron

The 7 Healthiest Iron-Rich Foods to Add to Your Diet

Nutrition Facts
Buckwheat porridge with milk for gluten-free breakfast

What Is Buckwheat and Is It Gluten-Free?

Nutrition Facts
Directly Above Shot Of Black Coffee On Wooden Table

How Bad Is It Really to Skip Breakfast?

Healthy Eating
Top view of a bowl of colorful loops cereals for breakfast

Breakfast Isn't the Most Important Meal of the Day — Here's Why

Healthy Eating
A plate of lettuce cups with kimchi and grilled chicken, and a dipping sauce on the side

5 Delicious Indoor Grilling Recipes to Keep Summer Alive in Your Kitchen

Healthy Eating
Holding choline-rich quinoa plant-based veggie bowl

The Vital Brain Nutrient Your Plant-Based Diet Might Be Missing

Vitamins and Minerals in Food
Grilled sweet potato rounds with rosemary on a grill pan

The 4 Best Foods to Keep Your Eyes in Tip-Top Shape

Nutrition Facts
healthy ingredients

4 Things to Look for in Food That Will Actually Fuel Your Body

Gluten-free soy sauce pouring on a plate of food

How to Find the Best Gluten-Free Soy Sauce for You

Nutrition Facts
Golden milk latte with turmeric in a glass strewed with cinnamon, on a blue wooden background

6 Anti-Inflammatory Recipes Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

Food and Health
Friends with cold drinks in the summer

5 Low-Sugar Cold Drinks to Beat the Heat

Beverages and Health
Man putting best creatine supplement powder into a protein shake

Everything You Need to Know to Find the Best Creatine Supplement for You

Vitamins and Supplements
Group of carrots providing vitamin A

The Many Benefits of Vitamin A and How to Get the Right Amount

Vitamins and Supplements
White bean cannellini salad omega 3 vegan salad

5 Omega-3-Packed Recipes That Aren't Fish

Fats
Sports nutrition smoothie next to person tying shoes before workout

Optimize Your Diet to Improve Endurance and Crush Your Fitness Goals

Nutrition Facts
A selection of foods with healthy fats, including salmon, nuts and avocado

7 Myths About Dietary Fats You Should Stop Believing Right Now

Healthy Eating
freezer burn frozen berries

Should You Eat Food That Has Freezer Burn?

Food and Health
Nutrition facts label with different macronutrients highlighted

Ready to Track Your Macros? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Calories
apple seeds apple bacteria bacteria in apples adult woman eating apple

The Healthiest Part of an Apple Is the Part You Don't Eat

Food and Health
A sandwich with avocado and poached egg

7-Day Restart Guide: How to Get Your Diet Back on Track in One Week

Healthy Eating
A woman in a grocery store looking at milk alternatives

How to Find the Best Milk Alternative for Your Nutrition Goals

Healthy Eating
Pink, white and brown donuts in a pattern on a yellow background

A Detox Plan to Kick Your Sugar Habit for Good

Healthy Eating
Berry Smoothie with spoon full of vegan protein powder

How to Choose a Vegan Protein Powder — and Dietitian-Approved Brands to Try

Protein
Bagged salad prewashed salad greens bagged spinach salad

Are Bagged Salad Greens Still Safe to Eat?

Food and Health
Couple using cooking tips and cooking hacks for healthy cooking in kitchen

Healthy Cooking Tips for Beginners and Experts Alike

Healthy Eating
summer vegetables and fruits superfoods

9 Summer Superfoods You Should Stock Up on This Season

Food and Health
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