If you’re looking for a new way to enjoy a meaty texture in your meals without actually using meat, check out jackfruit!

Set up your pantry to help meet your goals, not tempt you away from them!

It's Halloween! Time to celebrate! Of course, it can be hard to find celebration snacks that aren't just cookies, candies, and cakes, especially on a holiday that is so closely tied to junk food. However, that doesn't stop us with coming up with fun Halloween projects, and today we'd like to re-introduce one of our most popular recipes, the Witch's Hat Slaw.

Here is a wonderful way to get everyone eating carrots, apples, cabbage and yogurt all at the same time. Plus the slaw witch is bound to gather laughs and many happy memories for Halloween and all month long. From our Holiday Secrets Cookbook.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition (FNCE) draws over 10,000 attendees every year. This year's conference is in Philadephia, PA, and I am covering the food exhibition. It's so exciting! So, if you couldn't make it to FNCE this year, don't worry! I've written up 50 new things (in three overarching categories) that I learned at this conference.

Here is everything you need to help your clients have a fantastic and healthful November. Don't miss the amazing handouts, recipes, research reviews, and more!

Cynthia Lopez-Pettorino, a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, and nutrition coordinator, asked us to delve deeper into the world of aromatic veggies, citing their budget friendliness and huge flavor-boosting properties...

Some aspects of the paleo diet, such as the low sodium/potassium ratio, have credible scientific support but the now widespread belief among Paleo theologists that CVD is largely promoted by the intake of carbohydrates (including from their perspective even whole grains and legumes) rather than an excessive intake of animal foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol is without scientific merit. Indeed, even when the dietary saturated fat and cholesterol are derived almost entirely from omega-3 rich seafood, the scientific evidence shows that it will raise LDL-cholesterol levels and promote coronary artery disease.

Buying yogurt in bulk is a good idea: Choose non-fat instead of whole milk yogurt for less saturated fat and more protein, then choose plain instead of sweetened yogurt for less sugar and more calcium. In fact, you can add flavor to your yogurt by topping it with fresh fruit yourself! 

Overall, healthful plant-based foods were associated with lower risk of heart disease while unhealthful plant-based and animal-derived products were linked with a higher risk of disease...

Martha Clare Morris, a nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, conducted a research study using a nutrition approach she developed called the MIND diet, a combination of the DASH and Mediterranean diet plans...

This is a really fancy and healthful version of scalloped potatoes that’s fit for any holiday meal or entertaining table, thanks to its layered colors and flavors.