A flatlay of healthy dinner ingredients, including salmon, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, olive oil, nuts and seeds, herbs, and other vegetables.

Cozy winter recipes from The Healthy Cook

Healthy, hearty, heart-friendly recipes to keep you warm and nourished all winter. Explore The Healthy Cook Kate Sherwood’s most delicious seasonal dishes.

Healthy EatingDecember 23, 2024M.M. Bailey

Sliced pumpkin, vegetables, mushrooms, root vegetables, spices, wood cutting board. Thanksgiving Day preparation. Healthy eating, slow food.

Healthy, flavorful side dishes for Thanksgiving

Planning your Thanksgiving menu? Explore a few healthy and hearty side dishes for Thanksgiving from The Healthy Cook Kate Sherwood.

Healthy EatingNovember 20, 2024M.M. Bailey

An assortment of fall produce, healthy grains, and dry legumes and lentils

Healthy, hearty recipes to keep you cozy this fall

Seasonal produce, beans, lentils, whole grains, chicken, seafood, tofu, tempeh, and even dessert make this list of autumnal recipes hard to beat.

Healthy EatingSeptember 26, 2024M.M. Bailey

two children with healthy school lunch foods

Back to school: The easiest, healthiest packed lunches 

Packing lunch for school? Our 14 best tips will ensure your child has a healthy, safe, allergen-free meal full of vitamins, fiber, calcium, and protein.

Healthy KidsSeptember 3, 2024M.M. Bailey

a happy family having cereal for breakfast

Healthy cereals for kids with no food dyes

The cereal aisle is full of brightly colored boxes and flashy marketing…and many kids are full of opinions. Here are 7 tips to help you wade through your supermarket’s sea of cereal boxes together and choose a winner that’s rich in whole grains, not too sugary, free of food dyes, and kid friendly. We've included a list of more than two dozen healthy cereals for kids that fit the bill.

Healthy EatingAugust 28, 2024Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN

Try these healthy Super Bowl snack tips, swaps, and recipes

A list of healthy game-day recipes, tips, swaps, and substitutes for snacks, appetizers, and meals to bring to your football parties or potlucks.

Healthy EatingJanuary 31, 2024Zachary Goldstein, MS

Comment on FDA draft guidance on Dietary Guidance Statements

CSPI appreciates FDA’s efforts to encourage manufacturers to leverage food labels for the purpose of nutrition education with this draft guidance for industry titled "Questions and Answers About Dietary Guidance Statements in Food Labeling." In this draft guidance, FDA establishes a new category of claims for food labeling (“Dietary Guidance Statements”) and defines Dietary Guidance Statements as statements in food labeling that “represent or suggest that an individual food or food group may contribute to or help maintain a nutritious dietary pattern” and provides examples of Dietary Guidance Statements.

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A lunch tray: a whole grain-rich wrap with chicken and vegetables, fresh fruit, celery, and plain 1% milk

Whole grain-rich success at Humboldt Unified School District

At Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD), Director of Nutrition Jody Buckle, District Nutritionist Pamela Liuzzo and their hardworking staff have been implementing nutritious, whole-grain-rich meals at the schools in their district for years.

Healthy Kids

A lunch tray: penne with marinara, salad with ranch dressing, whole grain-rich bread, milk

Whole grain-rich success at Cypress School District

At Cypress School District, Director of Child Nutrition Parisa Shukla, MDA, RD, SNS and her excellent staff have been providing a wide variety of 100 percent whole-grain rich meals to students for over four years. With a 40 percent increase in lunch participation since the start of the pandemic, even more students can enjoy nutrient dense, delicious meals at school every day.

Healthy Kids

10 best foods

Are these the 10 best foods? Nope, but they're 10 of the best foods. In fact, there are plenty more healthy staples. Almost any fruit or vegetable or bean is a winner. Enjoy!

Healthy EatingApril 12, 2022Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN