Craving ground beef but not sure what to make? These healthy, easy ground beef recipes will give you creative ideas on how to turn a staple ingredient into a unique meal option. It's not always easy finding recipes for ground beef that satisfy my nutritional requirements along with my taste buds. That's why I had…
If you're a lover of cheese, you might wonder what kind of cheese, if any, is good for you. Goat cheese, with its tangy taste and crumbly texture, has earned a reputation as being one of the healthiest cheese choices there is. What are some of the reasons that nutritionists and even certain obesity experts…
After decades of only being used in guacamole, avocado is in the midst of a renaissance. Americans have finally become hip to all the benefits this fruit (yes, it’s a fruit!) has to offer. It’s packed with cholesterol-lowering healthy fats, vitamin E and potassium; it adds a creamy, silky texture to foods, and is just plain delicious.…
Records of eating artichokes date back to Ancient Greece and the Roan Empire. There are texts indicating that these populations consumed the naturally occurring variant of the artichoke, the cardoon — especially for help managing rheumatism and gout — thanks to all artichoke nutrition has to offer. Today, this native plant is still found in the same…
The Atkins diet — a popular low-carb diet that’s high in fats and proteins but low in carbohydrates — has been around for more than 40 years. Various books written about the Atkins diet are some of the best-selling in the diet category, with more than 45 million sold worldwide since its original publication in 1972.…
The OMAD diet is a popular eating pattern that involves eating just one meal per day. This may sound appealing to some, as the diet focuses solely on when you eat rather than what or how much you should consume. But while some praise the diet as an easy, effective and flexible weight loss strategy,…
The Paleo diet plan bases its principles on the eating habits of the Paleolithic era (AKA the Old Stone Age) and promotes foods that could be hunted and gathered during the time period. This means lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Paleo diet recipes limit foods that came about at the age of farming, including dairy…
What if I told you you couldn't use butter to cook with or as a spread — where would you turn? Schmaltz, a common ingredient in Jewish and Central Europe cuisine, just may be what you're looking for. Schmaltz is rendered chicken or goose fat that's used in cooking or as a spread, and similar…
There are benefits and risks to following a low-carb diet which is why you probably don't want to follow one all the time. However, when you do, those low-carb meals aren't complete without low-carb desserts to top them off. That's right, low-carb desserts do exist, and they're just as delicious as their carb-heavy counterparts. So if you're going low-carb, that's…
The average American consumes up to 20 pounds of chocolate each year, and well over $100 billion is spent annually worldwide on chocolate. With this much chocolate eating going on, it's essential to make smarter choices about what kinds you consume so you can enjoy your favorite treats guiltless and take advantage of all the…
