Healthy Habits

From tips for cooking through chemotherapy to busting healthy food myths to easy, pantry-friendly meal ideas — our team of experts covers it here.

Healthy Habits

Your Allies in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Major organizations from the World Health Organization to the American Cancer Society advocate a diet high in plant foods as a way to combat a whole range of...

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Pairing Your Foods To Get More Nutrition

Did you know that pairing different foods together can help increase the amount of nutrition you get from foods? Here are simple ways of getting more of these...

Food Myths

Fruits & Vegetables: To Peel or Not To Peel?

Fruits and vegetables are known for their phytonutrients, which have outstanding health benefits such as contains tons of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Simply put, it is important...

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Choose My Plate

For many of us who were used to eating a traditional American diet heavy in meat, carbs, and processed foods, the Choose My Plate model felt like a...

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Nutritional Considerations for Cancer Patients

Nutrition is an important aspect of everyone’s health, but it becomes even more essential for those in treatment for or recovering from cancer. Cancer patients have very specific...

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The Comfort Food Connection

Comfort food can be a euphemism for “not particularly good for you.” We love cheese, cream, butter, oil, and heart-warming carbs, and we’d like to fill an article...

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New Year’s Resolutions: 2020

It’s that time of year again. A new year and those New Year’s Resolutions. People love them or hate them, but they just can’t seem to stay away...

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Get Your Five-A-Day the Easy Way

Keeping your kitchen stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables can feel daunting, especially when you first start incorporating them into your diet. Plus, the temptation and ease of...

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Seafood: Keeping It Healthy & Safe

During the spring and summer months, if we’re not indulging in lobster rolls or moules frites, many of us feel more naturally inclined to eat lighter fresh foods...

Cooking 101

In The Know: Buying Shrimp & Scallops

Briny shrimp and sweet tasting scallops are delicious, quick cooking and very good for you. Both are high in protein and low in fat have a wide array...

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Food Safety: Healthy Handling Tips

Every year millions of people fall ill due to contaminated food. For those of us going through cancer treatment, food safety can be especially important. If you are...

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The Role of Protein During Cancer Treatment

Receiving a cancer diagnosis turns your world upside down. That initial shock is usually accompanied by a search for information regarding your diagnosis. What you should or shouldn’t...