Nutrition/Healthy Eating Articles

Answer: Good observation! Opinion on coconut oil has shifted, and the once reviled fat is now emerging as a healthful oil. But before you go tearing into packages of processed chips and cookies, be clear that virgin coconut oil—not the partially hydrogenated variety found in processed foods—is the one sharing the shelf with olive oil.

Answer: Sprouted grains offer all of the health benefits of a dry grain with the additional benefits of easy digestibility and optimal absorption of some vitamins and minerals. This doesn’t mean regular whole grains are not good for you; it’s just that sprouted grains offer a bit more.

Chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and media personality Bobby Flay has turned his intense focus to a new project: Bobby Flay Fit, a seven-episode Web series in which he serves up recipes, workouts and tips based on his own experience and philosophy about healthy eating and fitness.

When was the last time you overhauled your spice rack? Chances are, most of what’s languishing in your cabinet is old enough to have a driver’s license. If this sounds familiar, do yourself and your cooking a “flavor favor” by beginning anew. Here are some tips for a spice and dried-herb clean sweep from chef Mary Donovan, editorial project manager at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.newsletter_teaser: When was the last time you overhauled your spice rack? Chances are, most of what’s languishing in your cabinet is old enough to have a driver’s license. If this sounds familiar, do yourself and your cooking a “flavor favor” by beginning anew.

In a culture that associates dietary fat with culinary coronaries and diabetes, Americans have embraced low-fat diets as a path to wellness. True, an overabundance of energy-dense fat can enlarge waistlines, but restricting dietary fat limits essential fatty acid (EFA) intake. When it comes to health, the type of fat matters.newsletter_teaser: In a culture that associates dietary fat with culinary coronaries and diabetes, Americans have embraced low-fat diets as a path to wellness. True, an overabundance of energy-dense fat can enlarge waistlines, but restricting dietary fat limits essential fatty acid (EFA) intake. When it comes to health, the type of fat matters.

Chances are that you, one of your friends or a client has adopted a gluten-free diet.newsletter_teaser: Chances are that you, one of your friends or a client has adopted a gluten-free diet. In fact, that is reality—according to a recent poll by The NPD Group, a leading global information company, that showed about 30 percent of adults want to cut down or be free of gluten in their diets. This is the highest percentage claiming this stance since NPD began asking the question in 2009.

With so much emphasis on organic, non-GMO foods these days, many consumers are under the false impression that foods labeled “organic” are bound to be healthy. Not so. An ooey-gooey-chewy fudge brownie by any other name is still packed with fat and calories and will bust a diet just as fast as its nonorganic chocolaty cousin. newsletter_teaser: With so much emphasis on organic, non-GMO foods these days, many consumers are under the false impression that foods labeled “organic” are bound to be healthy. Not so. An ooey-gooey-chewy fudge brownie by any other name is still packed with fat and calories and will bust a diet just as fast as its nonorganic chocolaty cousin.

While we are familiar with the blunting effect of alcohol on gains in metabolism and accelerated fat burning, researchers have found another reason why we should cut back on adult beverages: We tend to eat poorly on the days we imbibe. newsletter_teaser: While we are familiar with the blunting effect of alcohol on gains in metabolism and accelerated fat burning, researchers have found another reason why we should cut back on adult beverages: We tend to eat poorly on the days we imbibe.

Michael R. Mantell, PhD, earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania and his master’s degree in clinical psychology at Hahnemann Medical College, where he wrote his thesis on the psychology of obesity. He has served as chief psychologist both for Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center of San Diego and for the San Diego Police Department. In addition to working in private practice, Mantell coaches world-class athletes and fitness enthusiasts for mental and behavioral performance enhancement.