The Healthy People 2010 objectives encouraged an increase in the proportion of underrepresented U.S. racial and ethnic minorities among...

Introduction to Protein In the last few years, the popularity of high protein diets, protein supplements, and the overall interest in...

RD’s Vs. Health Coaches We have probably all found ourselves looking up how healthy the food we’re considering eating for the day, or...

Written by Carley Higgins on behalf of Supriya Lal, RD, MPH Food Allergies defined: A food allergy is defined as “an adverse health...

Artificial Sweeteners Do you ever take a sip of diet soda, surprised at how delicious and similar it tastes to the sugar and calorie...

Society in the United States has made huge strides in the last few years opening up the discussion of mental health issues, and although...

More than 1.2 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer every year (Brown). Chemotherapy is a commonly used treatment...

What is Paleo? Many fad diets are prevalent in our society today, from low carb to the ketogenic diet. However, one fad diet that has...

There is something pretty magical about that first sip of coffee in the morning: from the taste, to the energized feeling it gives, it is...

Sustainability and Food Security World hunger is on the rise, with roughly 821 million people facing food insecurity in 2017. This is a...

What is the keto diet? The ketogenic diet, initially reported by pediatrician Hugh Conklin, is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet...

Food Guilt During the Holiday Season We are surrounded by constant messages and advertisements selling weight loss drinks, protein,...

What is Oral Contraceptive? Oral contraceptive (OC), often referred to as just “the pill”, is a form of hormonal contraception and the...

Easy, Nutritious and Budget Friendly Dinners It is estimated that about half of the U.S population has a disease that could be prevented...

COVID-19 and Food Insecurity: This year has been full of stress and uncertainty. As a result of the COVID-19 virus, most of us have...

Food Brings Us Together Eating food is common to all of us. Everyday, we come by, choose, prepare, and eat food. This is a necessary part...

Why Eat Plant Based Proteins? When food is eaten, nutrients are broken down and used by the body to maintain normal body functions. One...

What is CBD? Cannabidiol, or CBD, is one of the two major compounds found in the Cannabis plant. While the other major compound,...

What is Gluten? Gluten is a protein commonly found in grain products such as breads, pastas and cereals. It consists of two proteins...

Quick, easy snacks to nourish you throughout the day! Recipes for energy bites, hummus and overnight oats included!