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Tag Archives: Healthy Eating
Macrobiotics with Christina
Jamie Oliver Revs Up Food Revolution
In his award winning series Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver enters Huntington, West Virginia intent on curbing the city’s disease risk by improving health habits. His efforts illustrate that we need nutrition education in our schools– and more kitchen time with our kids at home!
Martha Stewart Gives Body + Soul To Movement
In this month’s issue of Martha Stewart’s Body & Soul magazine, author Jenny Rosenstrach tells readers how the Meatless Monday pledge helped her make more healthful choices. She offers tips on how to create fun meatless meals and encourages all of us to take the pledge!
Heart Disease Study Says Steer Clear of Sat. Fat
A recent Harvard study shows that cutting back on saturated fat does pay off; even a simple switch from saturated to poly- unsaturated fat has its benefits!
Break the Restaurant Chain
Cook This, Not That empowers consumers in the kitchen by providing recipes for healthier versions of chain restaurant staples. Whip up these low-fat versions of your favorite comfort foods this Monday.
Manhattan Goes Meatless?
Manhattan Borough President, Scott Stringer, has embraced Meatless Monday – and is recommending that the NYC Department of Education institute Meatless Monday in all city public schools! Stringer praises the Baltimore MM program in his recent "Food NYC†report, noting that it teaches kids about the health benefits of eating less meat and more vegetables.
Yale Makes Calories Count
A recent Yale study linked recommended calorie intake on menus to healthier choices. Author Christina Roberto, M.S. explains the findings.
You’ve Got AOL
AOL now promotes Meatless Monday! Celebrating 25 distinguished years as a leading global web services company, AOL shares the power and appeal of our movement in their soon-to-officially-launch Healthy Kitchen section. AOL highlights MM’s history, the many health benefits of eating less meat, and shares with its vast audience delicious meatless recipes.
Chicago: Where the Health?
Chicago NOW, the high-profile community hub about all things Chicago, has taken up the Meatless Monday mantle. Persuaded by the many health reasons to go meatless, Chicago NOW has joined the movement.
Pupils Prepped for Healthy Future
St. Catherine’s food director Cece Parrish fuels academic achievement with local foods and Meatless Monday.
Tasty Techniques to Lower Salt
Two weeks ago the New England Journal of Medicine released a study that found cutting back on salt in our diet has the potential to prevent 32,000 strokes, 54,000 heart attacks and 60,000 cases of heart disease a year. This Valentine’s day the best thing you can do for your heart is cut the salt. But does that mean your candlelit dinner is destined to be bland?
Bottom Line for a Healthy Heart
Public health advocates know all too well that prevention is a tough sell. That’s why the recent NEJM study is garnering unprecedented attention.
Meatless Means More Veggies!
The dreary cold of winter causes many of us to forego our normal diet and exercise routines —but poor diet and hibernative habits can lead to vitamin deficiencies. Before you reach for a highly processed food with added supplements, take a look at these common vitamin deficiencies and how you can combat them using plant-based whole foods! Incorporate a wide variety of veggies into your Meatless Monday this week for an added nutritional boost that’s sure to cure the winter blues.
Integrate Nutrition Today!
Joshua Rosenthal, founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, shares his views on Meatless Monday and healthy school lunch.
Natural Medicine with Dr. Ma
Dr. Serena Ma practices naturopathic medicine, which deals with holistic health and disease prevention. We asked her to tell us about her field and offer advice on how to stay healthy.
Food Rules in Perfect Portions
Acclaimed author and food activist Michael Pollan invited us to simplify our diet when he coined the phrase “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants”. In his newest book, Food Rules, Pollan turns this advice into 64 bite-sized tips that encourage us to embrace traditional attitudes towards diet and dining.
Wholly Enjoy Healthy Food
In Cooking With Wholefoods, award winning author Nicola Graimes shows readers how to savor the flavors and health benefits of unrefined produce, seeds, beans and grains. Create your own whole food dishes this Monday and boost the nutritional value of your family meals!
Tips for a Healthy 2010
2009 was a landmark year for health reform, nutrition education and preventative medicine. Whether you’re trying to eat right, quit smoking, or exercise more, take the lessons of the past year to heart and start having a healthy 2010! Here are our tips for better health in the year to come, along with some of the events that brought us here.
Holistic Health With Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson is a writer, filmmaker and medical researcher whose work focuses on the relationship between diet and disease.
Love Food, Eat Mindfully
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat is a simple eating guide for those who love food! Dr. Michelle May takes an honest look at the relationship between eating and mindset. She offers straightforward answers to start your week with a positive mindset.
Curb Your Killer Sweet Tooth
Many of us associate the holiday season with our favorite sweets. In her newest book, Dr. Nancy Appleton argues this may be a deadly connection.
10 Tips For Cooking Up A Meatless Thanksgiving
For many of us, Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be complete without a beautifully prepared turkey. But Thanksgiving brings together a variety of palettes, and you may find yourself sharing dinner with those who prefer a meatless Turkey Day. That’s why respected food writer Kim O’Donnel has created 10 tips for serving up a meatless (or veggie-full) Thanksgiving dinner.
Fight Fall Fat With Monday
If you’re in an office, the adorable desserts will appear from some generous colleague. A neighbor may bring over a seasonal pie, or you may find yourself dipping into your kids’ Halloween booty. All those splurges are starting to leave their mark and the upcoming holidays promise to add their inches. Instead of facing the season with dread, take it one Monday at a time!
Daphne Oz’s Dorm Room Diet
Daphne Oz is author of The Dorm Room Diet and the daughter of renowned cardiac surgeon Mehmet Oz. She uses both personal experience and the lessons of her upbringing to answer collegiate questions about diet and nutrition.
A Food Blogger’s Best Friend
In an ever-changing world of new cooking techniques, cuisines and gadgets, how’s a foodie to keep up with it all? Constantly evolving and user-fueled, Foodista is the perfect resource for today’s culinary landscape. That’s why we’re proud Foodista is going meatless every Monday!
Top Surgeon Cuts the Meat
Former president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, talks with best-selling author Kathy Freston about cutting meat to limit heart disease.
Carole Carson, Health Coach
Carole Carson, author of two fitness books and AARP’s online health coach, talks about her life-changing program.
Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD
The award-winning author of The Flexitarian Diet offers her top-ten tips on how to make every Monday Meatless.
Dr. Terri Lisagor, MS, RD
Associate Professor at California State U., Dr. Lisagor looks at the long-term benefits of a plant-based diet.
Baltimore Boosts Nutrition
We’re pleased and honored that Baltimore City Public Schools have implemented the Meatless Monday program. We believe the program will offer their 80,000 students a powerful opportunity to learn about health and nutrition in an affirming, positive way.
Meatless Monday is essentially a campaign of choice and moderation – cut out meat one day a week. We feel everyone should be given the chance to make nutritiously sound decisions.
A Recipe For Conscious Cuisine
Despite his love of steak, renowned chef Tal Ronnen switched to a plant-based diet. But he quickly realized he craved the meat-like consistencies he enjoyed as a carnivore. Ronnen uses this tension as the inspiration for his new cookbook, The Conscious Cook
Jennifer McCain, Author
Jennifer McCain, respected cookbook author, offers in-depth tips on creating wholesome, child-friendly meals.
We Need Preventative Medicine
Our nation is in the midst of a lively debate about public healthcare. What seems to be missing, however, is a discussion about preventative medicine. Gradual behavior change, coupled with health education, would make a dramatic impact on the lives of many Americans while reducing overall expenses.
Baltimore Schools Go Meatless
The Baltimore City Public School system is about to become the first fully Meatless Monday school system in the U.S. They’re joining a growing international movement of individuals, organizations, communities and cities making the commitment to lower meat consumption and enjoy a plant-based diet on Mondays.
Sloane Miller, Allergy Expert
Sloane Miller is a leading voice in the blogosphere for adults with food allergies. She shares her wisdom for those dining with dietary restrictions.
Julieanna Hever, RD
Julieanna Hever, registered dietitian and mother of two, offers tips on healthy eating for every age group.
The High Cost Of Cheap Food
Large quantities of cheap fast food may seem like a bargain on the surface, but a closer look shows us that these highly processed, industrialized food products have a multitude of hidden expenses. Brian Walsh, a health and science writer for TIME Magazine, recently tallied up the impact that industrial farming is having on the environment, our health and the national budget. Our solution: go meatless on Mondays!
Go Flexitarian For Your Health
Dawn Jackson Blanter’s book, The Flexitarian Diet, encourages healthier, meatless meals without asking us to sacrifice our favorite foods.
The Robust Raspberry
Raspberries may look tiny, but they’re actually a bunch of smaller, seeded fruits called drupelets. These sweet smelling, slightly tart treats are easy to grow and improve almost any dish!
Dr. Kessler Takes On Overeating
Dr. David Kessler — a Harvard educated pediatrician and former head of the FDA — found himself incapable of controlling his longing for chocolate chip cookies. His struggle served as the inspiration for the best-selling book, The End of Overeating.
52 Opportunities for Rejuvenation
Don’t worry, this isn’t a promotion for the latest skin treatment or another time-share deal. It is however a reminder that something important happens 52 times a year. What do Mondays mean to you? Do you jump out of bed excited to start a new week? Or are you lethargic, seeing the world in shades of gray? If we treat every Monday as a time for renewal, we can improve our nation’s health, save money on healthcare and have happier weeks 52 times a year.
Edible Aria Makes Food Sing
Writers of all stripes are using blogging to spread the word about Meatless Monday. One of our favorites is Edible Aria, a recipe and news blog that advocates sustainable eating.
Lean Into Quantum Wellness
New York Times best-selling author Kathy Freston has a new book, The Quantum Wellness Cleanse, outlining her 21-day cleansing routine. But it’s her earlier work, Quantum Wellness, that gets to the heart of why we should all go meatless on Monday.
Un-Stuff America by Cutting Calories
The findings in Hank Cardello’s new book stuffed, are at times controversial. But his solution is simple: focus on the numbers. Cut your calories. As he says, don’t supersize, zero size.
#1 Recipe Site Introduces Meatless
Epicurious, the world’s premiere recipe site, has teamed up with NutritionData, the top nutritional analysis website, to offer weekly meatless recipes every Monday.
In Defense of Real Food
Vitamin-enriched Diet Coke, bread infused with Omega-3 fatty acids- you’d think we were getting our fair share of vital nutrients. But Michael Pollan in his best-selling book "In Defense of Food†– out now in paperback – offers a very different perspective.
Analyze Your Nutrition in an Instant
Sometimes you come across a website name that says it all: simple, direct, powerful. Conde Nast’s NutritionData does just that: providing you the info you need to make informed nutrition choices.
Healthy Snacking
Your stomach is growling, but lunch is hours away. You’re eying the cookies on the counter, but know the guilt indulgence brings. If you think your best option is to avoid a snack altogether, think again.
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Holiday Parties
Even if you serve up healthier holiday meals, you’re probably obliged to make an appearance at one or more holiday parties that don’t serve a full dinner, and filling up on appetizers without overdoing it can be tricky. Here are a few pointers for navigating the snack tables.
Meatless Grilling
You don’t have to load up the grill with meat during this year’s backyard BBQ season. There are plenty of ways to enjoy a festive outdoor meal without the usual burgers and hotdogs.
Creative School Lunch Making
A parent who packs lunches for just one kid every day from kindergarten through seventh grade packs over 1,500 meals. That means 1,500 chances for your child to develop a taste for healthy meat-free foods.
Healthier Fast Food
Every day, 1 out of 4 adults and 1 out of 3 kids eat something from a fast food restaurant. High in calories, loaded with salt and fat, short on vitamins and minerals, fast food may be quick, but it’s often light on basic nutrition. Here are a few tips to help you find a good meal in the fast lane.
Eating on the Road
Eating right is hard enough on its own, but trying to maintain a healthy diet on a road trip is an even bigger challenge. Fortunately, a little preparation goes along way. Here are some tips to help you stay healthy on the highway.
Healthy Tailgating Tips
Before heading out to the pre-game party, make a game plan. Visit your grocery store to stock up on the foods you want. Focus on fruits and veggies and follow these few tips.
Brain Food
We all know that the foods we eat affect our bodies. But they may have an even greater impact on our brains. The right food can help us concentrate, stay motivated, improve our memory, and even prevent our brains from aging!
Breakfast Is the Most Important Meal
Research shows that having something to eat before heading off to school or work helps with weight control, concentration, work performance, problem-solving ability, energy level, memory, mood and overall health.
Smart Study Tips
Paying attention in class and doing your homework will help you do well in school. Getting a good night’s sleep will make a big difference, too. But did you know that eating right can also give you a boost?
