Dragonfruit, also known as pitaya

The Power of Pitaya

By michelle / June 21, 2016 /

Your instinct might be to run the other way from any ingredient with the word “dragon” in it. (Although if you’re a Game of Thrones fan…

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Grilled vegetables on a plate

Zen and The Art of Eating

By michelle / June 20, 2016 /

To encourage healthier eating, it’s critical we really enjoy food and experience the physical and emotional sensations associated with it…

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Farm-fresh ingredients from Sun Basket

Culinary Adventure, Delivered

By michelle / June 14, 2016 /

Sun Basket is a service that delivers farm-fresh, certified organic and sustainable ingredients, along with a sense of culinary adventure in the form of easy-to-prepare recipes, right to your doorstep!

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Chickpea torte recipe

Humble Pie

By michelle / June 14, 2016 /

A standout vegetarian chickpea torte recipe and more highlights from California chef Anya Fernald’s new cookbook, Home Cooked.

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Spoonful of chia seeds

Jam On Chia

By michelle / June 13, 2016 /

Whip up a yummy mixed-berry chia jam in seconds with this easy, healthy recipe that’s low in sugar and high in fiber, protein, and calcium.

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Thrive Market's coconut oil

Free Coconut Oil

By michelle / June 12, 2016 /

If your coconut oil lust rivals ours, you’re going to want to grab this chance to snag a free jar of organic virgin coconut oil from Thrive Market.

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Vegan meals by Green Chef

Green Chef Goes Vegan

By michelle / June 10, 2016 /

Green Chef—the popular organic meal kit delivery service—has added mouthwatering plant-based options to their menu, so now eating a healthy diet is easier than ever.

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Chomps snack sticks

Snacktime, Solved

By michelle / June 7, 2016 /

Packed with nine grams of protein, Chomps’ beef sticks are an ideal portable snack—just throw them in your purse, knapsack or gym bag for satisfaction on the run.

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Radicchio

Eat This Now: Radicchio

By michelle / June 7, 2016 /

Jeanine Donofrio’s new release, The Love & Lemons Cookbook: An Apple-to-Zucchini Celebration of Impromptu Cooking ($35) has enough punchy graphics, fresh food photos and creative recipes to give your familiar routine a major spark of inspiration.

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Avocados on a plate

Avocado Boats, Good and Simple

By michelle / June 6, 2016 /

The Hemsley sisters’ new book, Good and Simple: Recipes to Eat Well and Thrive, rounds up everything from a one-week reboot…

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Man on his cell phone

The Pocket Greenmarket

By michelle / June 2, 2016 /

Love the Union Square Greenmarket? A new app offers a daily map of the market’s vendors, plus what’s in season and what’s available

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Field of purple corn

Purple Reigns

By michelle / May 30, 2016 /

Not to get all elementary school on you, but it’s time to check your colors…

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Almond flour crackers by Simple Mills

Wise Cracker

By michelle / May 24, 2016 /

Finding a cracker that’s both healthier and delicious isn’t as easy as it’s cracked up to be…

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Bottls of Tío Gazpacho

Gazpacho To Go

By michelle / May 19, 2016 /

Tío Gazpacho makes smooth, zingy bottled gazpachos that are knocking our socks off.

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Goldenberry Shanti Bar

Pure Energy Bars

By michelle / May 17, 2016 /

When Lauren Feingold and Ashanty Williams make a protein bar, they don’t mess around…

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Pancakes from The 5 Day Real Food Detox

Detox Without Starving

By michelle / May 16, 2016 /

Juice fasts. Master Cleanses. Tea-toxes. Every year, a new and more extreme way to detox the dietary junk…

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Sustainable seafood at Cape Seafood

Sustainable Fishmongers

By michelle / May 12, 2016 /

If you love to cook clean seafood at home, you already know that something fishy is going on…

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Soup and burger from Go With Your Gut

Do A Gut Check

By michelle / May 10, 2016 /

Robyn Youkilis’s new book, Go with Your Gut, will give you a dose of fascinating stomach-health knowledge, plus recipes for a healthy gut.

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A trick for healthier nuts

How to Soak Nuts & Seeds (& Why You Should)

By michelle / May 9, 2016 /

We recently suggested you try soaking and sprouting grains, like quinoa, oats and brown rice…

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Pea products are full of protein

Pea Protein

By michelle / May 3, 2016 /

Combine two big wellness trends—upping your protein intake and eating more plant-based foods—and it’s no wonder the hot protein source du jour is peas.

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Tahini is a great nut butter substitute

Open Sesame Paste

By michelle / May 2, 2016 /

Tahini can not only do everything peanut butter and other nut butters can, but also it’s a delicious and easy way to round out your diet.

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Croft Alley in Los Angeles

Liquid Chlorophyll Is A Thing

By michelle / April 26, 2016 /

Just like leafy greens, liquid chlorophyll is chock-full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

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Warm salads are perfect for the beginning of spring

Warm Salads For Warm Days

By michelle / April 25, 2016 /

Warm salads offer the ideal mix of temperature and texture and coax the best flavors out of spring’s nutritious greens.

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Swap out your sugar for yacon

Meet Yacon, the Unsung Sweet Potato

By michelle / April 19, 2016 /

An ancient staple in South America’s Andes Mountains, yacon is a sweet potato-like root vegetable that tastes like an apple.

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