Healthy Eating

9 Healthy Holiday-Eating Strategies

Fend off holiday weight gain with these easy eating tricks.

1. The Strategy: Bring Your Own Food

Eat the best-for-you offerings first. For example, hot soup as a first course―especially when it's broth-based, not cream-based―can help you avoid eating too much during the main course.

How to lighten up your favorite holiday treats

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Diet: Good-for-You Things Come in Orange

Eat your carrots. And have some leftover pumpkin pie.

Fall's Cancer Fighting Foods

Rich in cancer-fighting compounds, winter squash is a must on your fall table. Here are 9 delicious recipes starring these gorgeous gourds.

8 Snacks to Stash at Your Desk

When you're at home and the cupboards are stocked with healthy choices, it's fairly easy to eat well. But what happens when you're away from your own kitchen and have less control over what's available to nibble on -- like, say, when you're at work? If you're like a lot of people, you may find yourself being drawn to classic dietary obstacles: boxed donuts, birthday cake, and candy bars and chips from the vending machine.

Top 5 Vegetables for Women

We know we should eat our vegetables. They're packed full of vitamins and nutrients and can be instrumental in warding off illness and improving our overall health.

But all vegetables aren't created equal. Each one packs its own nutritional punch, and some are heavier hitters than others.

30 healthy picks under 200 calories

Great snacks with less than 200 calories

Craving salty?

  • 5 olives (any kind) (45 calories)
  • 1 small Martin's pretzel (50 calories)
  • 2 oz Applegate Honey and Maple Turkey Breast wrapped around 2 bread-and-butter pickles (80 calories)
  • 1/4 cup hummus, 3 carrot sticks (80 calories)

Hormone Healthy Food Choices

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When hormones become unbalanced, they can negatively affect our health, put us at risk for cancer and heart disease, and destroy our mood and productivity. No matter what your age, consuming the right foods is a natural and effective way to keep order in the endocrine system.

To accomplish this, your daily meals should include:

Study Lets the Sun in on Vitamin D as Cancer Fighter

Of the many nutrients needed to stay healthy, vitamin D seems to be having a moment in the spotlight.

How to Eat in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s

Surprise, surprise: The food you ate at 18 (hot dog and a Coke, please!) no longer gives you an 18-year-old's body. Dietitian Ashley Koff explains what to focus on for weight management in every decade.

In your 20s: Build good habits—and bone density—by opting for nutrient-rich whole foods instead of refined varieties (an apple instead of apple juice, whole grains instead of white flour).

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