Planning your Thanksgiving menu? Try some of The Healthy Cook's sides to round out your meal, or go with a vegetarian main event: Mushroom Lentil Dressing.
A typical 6 oz. glass of wine or 12 oz. beer has as many calories as a can of Coke (140). Some beers have twice that much.
But you’d never know the calories in alcoholic drinks from many of their labels and non-chain-restaurant menus. (Chain restaurants must disclose calories for drinks on their menus, and some beer brewers and other alcohol companies label calories voluntarily.)
Fifteen percent of U.S. adults have diabetes. Another 38 percent have prediabetes (and 8 out of 10 of them don’t know it). Together, that comes to one in two adults with harmful blood sugar levels. The good news: Many cases can be prevented and, in some people, even reversed. Here's what to know about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Insulin acts as a key that allows blood sugar (glucose) to enter the body’s cells, where it can be burned for fuel or stored. But in some people, the key can’t open the lock.
At the Center for Science in the Public Interest, we’re not only pushing for better food labels. For decades, we’ve also been fighting for labels that give consumers critical facts about alcohol.
Healthy foods sound simple: vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, plant protein, no added sugar. But when companies use them as marketing ploys for processed foods, watch out.
This Crunchy Pecan Tilapia comes with a delightful one-two punch. Panko—a Japanese breadcrumb with a spiky shape—makes for the crunchiest of toppings. And the pecans lend a surprisingly buttery richness.
“Bird Dawgs feature a hand-breaded chicken tender within a toasted split-top brioche bun, piled high with an array of sauces and toppings,” said Buffalo Wild Wings in a June press release.
