Now that you know what prebiotics are (and the positive impact they can have on your health) it’s time to talk about incorporating them into your eating pattern. Here are some ideas: Build your meals and snacks around plants, filling 75% of your plate with...
During National Nutrition Month, quiz yourself on how well you know the protein food group and its importance in your diet. Get 10/10 right and you’ll be “MyPlate Master!.” [wp_quiz id=”2301″]
During National Nutrition Month, quiz yourself on how well you know the dairy group and its importance in your diet. Get 10/10 right and you’ll be “legen-dairy!” [wp_quiz id=”2300″]
If you carrot all about your health, take this quick quiz and see if you can squash the competition with your knowledge of the vegetable group. 0% About how much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables? One quarter One half Three quarters All of it Correct!...
While choosing a rainbow of colors of fruits and vegetables provides a wide variety of phytonutrients that the plants make to protect themselves (and which also benefit our overall health), many people forget that white foods fit into a rainbow of color too! Onion,...
We’re learning more about the important role of the gut microbiome –- the millions of bacteria that populate our intestines, a.k.a. “guts” –- in promoting good health. The gut microbiome contains both helpful and potentially harmful bacteria, and when the...
