healthy cooking

Dieting & Nutrition

Healthy choices: Operation Dinner

Getting dinner on the table and the family around it can be a miraculous feat all on its own. But turning out a healthy meal that...

Family Recipes

Herbed quinoa salad with toasted pine nuts and lemon

This quinoa salad mixed with fresh herbs makes a beautiful side dish or vegetarian main course!

Food & Recipes

How to cook delicious Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts are notorious for being the most disliked vegetable on the market. But the cruciferous vegetable with numerous...

Cookbooks

Cookbook review: Vegan Cooking for Carnivores by Roberto Martin

Chef Roberto Martin shares more than 125 delicious vegan recipes that make healthy vegan cooking accessible for everyone. In his...

Cookbooks

Cookbook review: Small Changes, Big Results by Ellie Krieger

Everyone has good intentions when they make New Year’s resolutions to eat better, exercise more and lose weight. Sometimes...

Meatless Recipes

Oven-baked eggplant fries

A healthier version of fried eggplant. Be sure to slice your eggplant thinly to ensure a delicious crunch.

Meatless Recipes

Meatless Monday: Mushroom and walnut risotto

Make something special for your Meatless Monday meal. This recipe for mushroom and walnut risotto is creamy and rich with added...

Organic Foods & Recipes

Vegan apple quinoa cake

Beyond the health benefits of apples (remember, one a day keeps the doctor away), these amazing fruits add a welcoming kick to our...

Parenting

Alison Sweeney talks about healthy eating habits for kids

Whether you know her as Sami Brady from Days of Our Lives or the host of The Biggest Loser , you're probably just as smitten with...

Diet & Fitness

Easy ways to sub yogurt in recipes

Yogurt is a versatile ingredient that can cut the fat and calories in many of your favorite recipes. Use it to increase the...

Diet & Fitness

Popular ways to substitute yogurt

Greek yogurt's reputation as a healthy snack and recipe component is growing. Thick, creamy and packed with protein, it is a...

Diet & Fitness

What you should know about substituting yogurt in your favorite recipes

Using yogurt as a healthy substitution in your cooking is a wonderful way to boost the protein and calcium in your foods while...

Baking

Low-fat snowflake cookie recipe

Each Christmas, my mother makes hundreds of amazingly delicious cookies. My favorite batch is always the sugar cookies because...

Baking

5 Low-fat cookies for a cookie exchange

Cookie exchanges have quickly become one of the most popular holiday traditions. I was recently a part of a huge cookie swap that...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Ask a healthy chef: Easiest ways to cut calories

Do you ever wish you could spend time with a health-conscious chef to find out the easiest ways to cut calories without feeling...

Dieting & Nutrition

Top 10 tips to eat like The Biggest Loser

With the release of her third book in The Biggest Loser series, The Biggest Loser Quick & Easy Cookbook, best-selling author Devin...

Quick Meal Ideas

How to steam your favorite vegetables

Steaming is one of the healthiest ways to prepare vegetables. It helps keep them fresh-tasting and crisp -- plus, steaming makes...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Moms’ meal planner: A week of healthy meals

Serving healthy meals each day isn’t hard to do; it just takes a little planning and a kitchen stocked with nutritious and versatile...

Dieting & Nutrition

Healthy cooking tips from chef athlete Meg Galvin

Can you really be an athlete and a Cordon Bleu-trained chef? You can if you’re chef Meg Galvin, a marathon runner and one of only 20...

Dieting & Nutrition

Diet-friendly summer party survival guide

With so many cookouts, barbecues and outdoor parties to attend, it’s challenging to stick to our healthy eating habits during the...

Food & Recipes

Egg recipes: Healthy ways to crack an egg

Eggs are not only nature’s perfect protein, they are ultra-versatile in the kitchen and can be served for breakfast, lunch, or...