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The Cheap & Healthy Trader Joe’s Finds Wellness Pros Love
We asked wellness experts for their top cheap and healthy Trader Joe’s finds. From acai packets to black bean chips and organic tahini, here’s what you’ll always find in their shopping carts.
Is Erythritol the Best Keto-Friendly Sweetener?
For anyone following a keto diet or just trying to cut back on sugar, sugar substitutes like erythritol offer a pretty sweet deal. But is erythritol the best alternative sweetener for you? Here’s what you need to know.
Is Stevia Better for You Than Sugar?
This zero-calorie sweetener is 200-400 times sweeter than sugar, so it only takes a pinch to get the same sweetness as a teaspoon of table sugar — without impacting your blood sugar levels. What’s more, if you choose the right brand, this sugar alternative actually comes with some surprising health benefits.
3 No-Brainer Ways to Save Money at Whole Foods
These smart tips and tricks save me money every time I shop at Whole Foods.
3 Things You Always Ask for at the Grocery Store
These days, it feels like the number one goal of grocery shopping is getting in and out as quickly as possible. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t speak up and ask for what you need. Whether it’s at the butcher counter or in the produce section, here’s when and how to get the help you need at the grocery store.
These Probiotic-Packed Foods Can Help Heal Your Gut
You’ve probably heard about the gut microbiome, or the billions of bacteria living in your digestive tract. You’ve probably also head of probiotic supplements, which help inoculate the gut with beneficial bacteria that have shown promise for improving digestion, mood, and even metabolism.
Attention Whole Foods Shoppers, This Budget-Saving Tip is a Must
As much as the grocery store has a reputation for being expensive (maybe heard it being referred to as “Whole Paycheck”), I never really felt that was totally the case even when I was on a tight student budget. Whole Foods has always had good sales if you seek them out, which I did on the regular as a student and still do today.
3 New Grocery Store Finds the Whole Family Will Love
Do you ever find yourself in the grocery store overwhelmed with the deluge of new products? You know there’s some interesting and healthy that will check all the requirements on your list — family friendly, tasty, and nutritious — but with all the options it’s hard to know where to start.
Looking For a Great Clean Wine? We Have The Solution.
You work hard to eat clean whenever possible—we see you. Harder still: Finding clean, organic wine at your local grocery or liquor store.
Save a Bundle on the Best Healthy Products
One thing we always hear from friends and family is that it’s so expensive to buy healthy food, green cleaning products, etc. Plus, it’s also a hassle trying to find truly great products among the sea of ones that claim to be good for you, but still have questionable ingredients.
Give Yourself a Special Holiday Gift: Become a Health Coach
Are you passionate about wellness and helping others? This holiday season, give yourself an amazing gift—an exciting new career as a health coach.
Why We’re Sweet on Honey
Ancient remedies are squarely in vogue, with bone broth, essential oils, cupping and others enjoying plenty of press and celebrity Instagram love. Add honey to this group of cool, must-have, grandma-approved items, which humans have been utilizing for millennia.
Back to School Essentials to Ease Lunch-Packing Stress
New schedules, sports teams, classes—back-to-school time brings with it a ton of coordinating and running around. Add to that the daily grind of packing lunches, and you’ll be ready for spring break before the leaves even begin to change.
Healthy Faves for Less, Hassle-Free
Shopping for healthy products should be a calm experience, where you get to peruse a big selection of good-for-you products at your leisure, find everything you need easily and pay a reasonable amount at checkout. But it never is, is it?
We Ordered All Of Our Groceries From Bed And Here’s What Happened
Filling our refrigerator and pantry from bed proved to as easy as ordering a movie on Netflix. Here’s why.
Bring The Farmer’s Market To You Via Jet.com
Why Jet.com is our new go-to resource for stocking up our picnic baskets, pantries and refrigerators.
A (Naturally) Sweet Deal
Score a Free Jar of Raw Honey from Thrive Market
When it comes to honey, we’re not shy about our preferences: We like it raw. It’s packed with natural enzymes and nutrients that can help heal cuts and scrapes, boost immunity and soothe sore throats, all without spiking blood sugar like crazy. If you want to get your paws on the sticky-sweet stuff but have sticker shock at most prices, then you’re going to want to snag a free jar of Really Raw Honey from Thrive Market. This straight-from-the-hive organic honey is totally unprocessed, so it has a creamy texture, contains bits of honeycomb and pollen and smells deliciously of wildflowers. It tastes like you’ve just collected honey from a hive. Giving away free honey is just one way that Thrive Market can save you money. This enormous online marketplace specializes in selling the nation’s best healthy and organic products. They carry goods to fit every dietary preference, from vegan to gluten-free to Paleo, at prices up to 50 percent below retail and with free delivery to your doorstep. That can add up to thousands of dollars a year in savings. You’ll find your favorite and most trusted brands like Amy’s soups, Cascadian Farm cereals and Bob’s Red Mill grains. And—since they’re always adding new products to the lineup—you’ll have a chance to make fresh discoveries, too, like Alter Eco chocolate truffles and Primal Kitchen avocado oil mayo. The carefully curated and ethically sourced offerings even include non-toxic cleaning supplies and organic health-and-beauty products. Whether you slather the honey on toast or onto your skin, this is an offer too sweet to pass up—so try Thrive Market today!
Raw Bar: 7 Healthier Snack Bars
Our favorite energy bars may be free of GMOs and gluten, but they are filled with flavor
What’s organic, raw, non-GMO, gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, wheat-free, trans fat-free, and contains little to no added sugars? Click to find out.
Free Coconut Oil
...and more healthy staples for less from Thrive Market
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.
The Pocket Greenmarket
Market watch with this new GrowNYC app
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
Candy Crush
Vegan candy, delivered in NYC
Kimberly Silver always had a sweet tooth. But a degree from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and a career in…
The Amazon's newest superfood, macambo
Quinoa, maca, cacao, lucuma, camu-camu…and now macambo, the new Amazonian superfood you need to try.
Our picks for better-for-you ketchup
We’re loving the healthier ketchup varieties from True Made Foods and Hatchup.
One-Stop Shop
Haggen, with its natural brands and local farmers and producers, has arrived in Los Angeles
Haggen, a grocery chain with a long history of commitment to organic offerings, natural brands and local farmers and producers, has arrived in Los Angeles.
The new online market that's blown our minds
Try Thrive Market, your one-stop source for the best grocery items…
Home Shopping Network
These delivery services take the chore out of grocery shopping
We’re big fans of sitting down for a great meal. But all that darting around town to forage for every last component…
Try This Organic Icelandic Treat!
Look out, Greek yogurt: there’s a new, protein-rich organic yogurt in town.
Want a holiday cocktail mixer that’s free of artificial anything? Try this one…with a surprising ingredient.
This Coffee is Mold-Free
Could your coffee contain mold? Check out this boutique roaster for mold-free, toxin-free beans.
Hate Rinsing Quinoa? Try Kañiwa
Which grain is gluten-free, has as much or more protein than quinoa, and doesn’t have to be rinsed before cooking? Discover kañiwa.
Worth Their Salt: s.a.l.t. sisters
Is your salt worth its salt? Discover s.a.l.t. sisters’ nutrient-filled, unrefined sea salts.
Have You Tried Amaranth?
This whole grain is packed with protein
This ancient grain is gluten-free, and it’s a complete protein. Discover amaranth!
Super Spice: 5 Surprising Uses for Turmeric
How to get this spice into your diet
A certain spice in your pantry may ward off inflammation, certain cancers, and even fight depression as well as Prozac. Learn about turmeric here.
7 Gluten-Free Items that are Great for You
Not all gluten-free items are created equal. Check our list for the best ones!
4 Easy Ways to Add Moringa to Your Diet
Have you heard about the latest superfood? Discover moringa—and some tasty bites that contain it.
The Foods You Should Buy Organic…to Avoid Obesogens
The name may be funny but the facts are not
Could chemicals called “obesogens” be making you fat? Find out which healthy foods contain them, and how to steer clear…
Dear Clean Plates: What is Brominated Vegetable Oil?
And why was it in sports drinks?
A certain chemical was just removed from Gatorade. What is it, and why was it there in the first place? Find out here.
Love Bites
Do you know what’s really inside that pretty red box? Here are four healthier sweets to give your sweetie (or yourself!) this Valentine’s Day.
Is there MSG hiding in your food? You might be surprised. Here are some secret ingredients to watch out for.
A staple of the Stone Age, a venerated foodstuff of the Vikings: Nordic Breads’ whole grain rye bread is a hearty find. Get a taste, plus a sandwich recipe.
Swapping out meat for tofu is the healthy way to go. Or is it? You might be surprised to learn which vegetarian foods aren’t actually good for you.
Waste-Free Groceries: Ingredients
This Austin grocery store is zero-waste and package-free
In an effort to reduce packaging waste generated by food, a new Austin grocery store is shunning recycling in favor of “precycling,” the practice of avoiding recycling by not creating packaging in the first place.