Food and Nutrition
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The 5 worst energy drinks that pretend to be healthy
August 28, 2015
The 5 worst energy drinks that pretend to be healthy
When it comes to being smart about the beverages you sip in the name of…
By Jane Rice
Power Plants - Coconut
August 10, 2015
Power Plants - Coconut
Coconut oil, often cold-pressed from the fruit, has been the indisputable breakout ingredient in the nutrition…
By Melisse Gelula
The 5 best and worst nutrition bars
July 29, 2015
The 5 best and worst nutrition bars
By Lisa Elaine Held
The fermented bread that's taking over Los Angeles
July 07, 2015
The fermented bread that's taking over Los Angeles
As a human rights lawyer in Los Angeles, Rose Lawrence was used to fighting for…
By Melisse Gelula
Why organic farmers are really not happy with Whole Foods right now
June 12, 2015
Why organic farmers are really not happy with Whole Foods right now
Whole Foods made Millennials with low-paying start-up jobs happy when it announced it'll be rolling out cheaper…
By Amy Marturana
Refrigerator Look Book: Diane Kochilas
March 08, 2015
Refrigerator Look Book: Diane Kochilas
Blue Zones, the five recognized areas in the world where people live way longer than…
By Jamie McKillop
What you need to know about The Food Babe controversy
December 19, 2014
What you need to know about The Food Babe controversy
Update: During the reporting of this article, Dr. Kevin Folta stated that he was a…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Congressman Tim Ryan would like you to join his "Real Food Revolution"
December 16, 2014
Congressman Tim Ryan would like you to join his "Real Food Revolution"
When they're not in Washington, most politicians schmooze with deep-pocketed execs and local business leaders…
By Lisa Elaine Held
9 Simple Smoothie Recipes for Holiday Season Sipping
December 02, 2014
9 Simple Smoothie Recipes for Holiday Season Sipping
Smoothies don't always have to be all about bananas and blueberries (and greens!). Just like…
By Jamie McKillop
What is BroccoLeaf...and does it have anything on kale?
October 16, 2014
What is BroccoLeaf...and does it have anything on kale?
A few months ago, celebrity dietician Ashley Koff, RD, was standing in a field of…
By Molly Gallagher
How To Incorporate Dried Fruit Into Your Diet Without Overloading on Sugar
June 22, 2014
How To Incorporate Dried Fruit Into Your Diet Without Overloading on Sugar
Fruit may be nature's candy, but it's dried fruit that bears the closest resemblance to…
By Molly Gallagher
Change your eating habits in just three days?
May 11, 2014
Change your eating habits in just three days?
  Even if you know your kale from your collards, most of us have a…
By Molly Gallagher
This documentary will make you rethink your next trip to the grocery store
May 08, 2014
This documentary will make you rethink your next trip to the grocery store
  Gluten and dairy have had their moment in the cross-hairs (and will likely have…
By Molly Gallagher
7 common pitfalls of otherwise healthy people
March 19, 2014
7 common pitfalls of otherwise healthy people
Wake up at 5:45 a.m. for cycling class. Drink Paleo coffee. Grab a Sweetgreen salad…
By Lisa Elaine Held
The best cleanse you’ve never heard of
March 12, 2014
The best cleanse you’ve never heard of
  You can probably name at least one of the big-name juice cleanse brands. (Unless…
By Alexia Brue
Why supermodel Carol Alt is putting the spotlight on raw food and healthy living
February 24, 2014
Why supermodel Carol Alt is putting the spotlight on raw food and healthy living
Carol Alt, who appeared on only about 500 magazine covers during the '80s, got her…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Recipe: The Heart Chakra Smoothie
February 02, 2014
Recipe: The Heart Chakra Smoothie
  Ah, l'amour. It's eeeverywhere in February—the flower shop, the card store, the restaurant trying…
By Melisse Gelula
11 must have smoothie ingredients to keep in your kitchen
January 13, 2014
11 must have smoothie ingredients to keep in your kitchen
You’ve got a Nutribullet or a Vitamix, a ton of smoothie recipes, and plenty of…
By Alexia Brue
Why would broccoli pick a fight with kale when it can't win?
November 09, 2013
Why would broccoli pick a fight with kale when it can't win?
In last week's New York Times Magazine, reporter and author of Salt Sugar Fat Michael…
By Lisa Elaine Held
The 10 best-selling juices from the top juice brands
August 23, 2013
The 10 best-selling juices from the top juice brands
Remember when "juice" meant a vaguely fruit-resembling substance that came in an orange-colored carton or…
By Alexia Brue
Why wellness experts love dandelion greens
August 22, 2013
Why wellness experts love dandelion greens
Poor dandelion greens have been playing the understudy to spotlight-hogging kale for several seasons now.…
By Melisse Gelula
I swapped my usual snack for hemp seeds—here's how to eat them in 15 ways
June 15, 2013
I swapped my usual snack for hemp seeds—here's how to eat them in 15 ways
Lately there's been a lot of buzz about raw, shelled hemp seeds, and their health…
By Jamie McKillop
How cinnamon is good for your brain
May 30, 2013
How cinnamon is good for your brain
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown for Blisstree.com Cinnamon, like other herbs and spices, gets relegated to…
By Alexia Brue
Is granola good for you?
April 30, 2013
Is granola good for you?
There’s a long-standing debate about whether granola merits its reputation as the "healthy person’s cereal."…
By Well+Good Editors
Still fresh? A shelf-life-extending technology creates a rift in the juice world
February 26, 2013
Still fresh? A shelf-life-extending technology creates a rift in the juice world
Fresh is de rigueur when it comes to cold-pressed juice, but as demand for liquified…
By Lisa Elaine Held
How dark should your dark chocolate be?
February 14, 2013
How dark should your dark chocolate be?
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown for Blisstree.com You hear all the time that dark chocolate is…
By Alexia Brue
Should you avoid soy protein isolate?
September 27, 2012
Should you avoid soy protein isolate?
Turn over many a nutrition bar or box of veggie burgers, and you'll often find…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Do you have a dirty little dietary secret? And is it called Diet Coke?
July 31, 2012
Do you have a dirty little dietary secret? And is it called Diet Coke?
For lots of healthy types, the frequently stated fact that Diet Coke might be “empty…
By Well+Good Editors
Eric Helms is hoarding this superfruit
July 10, 2012
Eric Helms is hoarding this superfruit
  When you take your first sweet sip of Juice Generation's new Pink Pitaya Coco…
By Lisa Elaine Held
8 foods all runners should eat, according to ultramarathoner Scott Jurek
June 07, 2012
8 foods all runners should eat, according to ultramarathoner Scott Jurek
By Hannah Brooks Olsen for Blisstree.com Ultramarathoner and author Scott Jurek runs for literally hundreds…
By Lisa Elaine Held
United Nations dubs 2013 the "International Year of Quinoa"
May 30, 2012
United Nations dubs 2013 the "International Year of Quinoa"
The stodgy, slow-moving UN just got hip to a serious wellness trend: Quinoa. That's right:…
By Lisa Elaine Held
New York City's best veggie burgers
May 18, 2012
New York City's best veggie burgers
By Lisa Elaine Held
Study Hall: Women with high-fiber diets have a lower risk of heart disease
April 23, 2012
Study Hall: Women with high-fiber diets have a lower risk of heart disease
For Study Hall each week, we sort through the deluge of new medical studies and…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Organic Avenue to retire its $2 glass bottle deposit
March 05, 2012
Organic Avenue to retire its $2 glass bottle deposit
While Organic Avenue's Green Love juice goes down smoothly, we always choked on the $2 bottle deposit,…
By Melisse Gelula
Mila Chia Seeds: Nutrition claims and facts
February 29, 2012
Mila Chia Seeds: Nutrition claims and facts
First, let us state the obvious: Mila Chia Seeds are really good for you. Why?…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Mila Chia Seeds: Superfood or a scam?
February 29, 2012
Mila Chia Seeds: Superfood or a scam?
On a rainy February night, a small group of New Yorkers sat in a room…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Why coconut sugar is the next agave
November 10, 2011
Why coconut sugar is the next agave
Move over agave. Coconut sugar, now popping up in health-food stores and trendy health-driven restaurants,…
By Melisse Gelula
New York City's healthiest burgers
October 28, 2011
New York City's healthiest burgers
New Yorkers love burgers. But many of us can do without a beef patty smothered…
By Alexia Brue
Milk alternatives: A primer
October 14, 2011
Milk alternatives: A primer
By Lisa Elaine Held
The Zaca patch: An organic hangover cure?
July 22, 2011
The Zaca patch: An organic hangover cure?
Hangovers can be painful. Or at least that’s what we hear. (We only drink green…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Grocery-shopping tours pick up steam
January 26, 2011
Grocery-shopping tours pick up steam
My trips to the grocery store are usually like watching Seinfeld reruns—I already know what’s…
By Lisa Elaine Held
Agave: Sticky facts about the natural sweetener
January 21, 2011
Agave: Sticky facts about the natural sweetener
Agave syrup has been touted as a miracle sweetener, one you can use worry-free thanks…
By Melisse Gelula
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