There’s a lot more to lentils than meets the eye. These tiny little pulses (aka ‘grain legumes’) have been eaten for around 10,000 years according to archaeologists, and there’s good reason for that.

Often found in soups or combined with rice, lentils are popular in many cuisines around the world because they are inexpensive but provide plenty of essential nutrition. They’re high in protein, fiber, iron, zinc, folate, potassium and B vitamins. Just ¾ cup of cooked lentils gives you more potassium … Read more »

October 1st is World Vegetarian Day, and kicks off a full month of vegetarian awareness around the globe. Unlike all those other questionable food holidays that seem to come out of nowhere (apparently, my birthday falls on National Shrimp Scampi Day), this one has been going strong since 1977 and aims to bring awareness to the benefits of eating more vegetables and less meat.

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I have to be honest: I was never really a huge fan of oatmeal. I always found it bland and boring, and the texture wasn’t doing anything for me either. That was until I realized all the wonderful health benefits of eating it AND the wonderfully delicious ways to prepare it, not to mention its … Read more »

When I was growing up, I always envied my classmates whose parents surprised them at lunchtime by dropping off fast food burgers and fries. Now that I know better, I feel bad for those kids, but it’s hard to blame parents when you don’t know where they’re coming from. Sometimes they’re just stressed out and juggling too many things and the convenience and low price of a quick lunch they know their kid will devour is just too tempting to pass up. In addition to this, many of us are familiar with the sad state of food quality in most school cafeterias.

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Many of us begin a healthy lifestyle journey by giving up sugary sodas and cutting back on cookies and other sweets. That’s a great start, but sugar may be lurking in some seemingly healthy foods, too. And yes, you should care.

The American Heart Association suggests limiting added sugars to an average of 6 tsp a day for women and 9 tsp a day for men. The trouble is, you could … Read more »

As someone who’s adopted virtually every dietary label on the spectrum, from a straight up buffalo chicken wing addict, to dabbling in raw veganism, to finally landing in an ambiguous flexitarian zone, I. Have. Heard. It. All.

“But, but… bacon!”

“You don’t make friends with salad!”

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In the spirit of saving time and cash while maximizing taste, I challenged myself to whittle my usual 10+ ingredient morning smoothie recipes down to five ingredients. A wise friend pointed out that by doing this, I’ve also created recipes that are great for people who are new to the world of smoothie-ing (yes, I just made that word up).… Read more »