nutrition

Having a Baby

The breastfeeding diet for nursing moms

Hey, Mama! If you're wondering if you should be on a special breastfeeding diet, we have the answers about getting the right...

Conditions

Egg recalls: Spot the signs of salmonella

If you've shopped at a grocery store in Iowa recently, don't opt for scrambled eggs for breakfast -- or any meal. An Iowa egg...

Losing Weight

Lose weight: Eat more carbs

For the past few decades, we've been conditioned to be carbophobic because we've been told that pasta, rice and potatoes cause you...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

6 Snacks to beat the 3 o'clock slump

While many of us run to the nearest vending machine for chocolate, soda or candy to get through the 3 o’clock slump, these choices...

Dieting & Nutrition

Lower your salt intake

Tthe newly revised 2010 Dietary Guidelines decrease the recommended upper limit for sodium intake from 2300 milligrams to 1500. The...

Children's Health

Get kids to eat more vegetables

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 73 percent of Americans are not meeting the recommended number of...

Sleep

Foods that help you sleep better

According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 70 million people in the US are affected by a chronic sleep disorder...

School Food

5 Tips for encouraging kids to eat healthy

Encouraging kids to eat healthy sets them up for nutritional success later in life, as well. Starting at a young age enables her to...

Dieting & Nutrition

Deciphering food labels

Now that you’re finally familiar with food labeling jargon such as fat free, calorie free and trans fat free, manufacturers have...

SheKnows TV: Delicious Life Challenge

Bio: Susan Stephens

As a romance consultant on the East Coast, Susan Stephens was doing very well. She had left her corporate job as an administrative...

SheKnows TV: Delicious Life Challenge

Bio: Melanie Pennell

The mother of three daughters – ages 8, 6 and 22 months – Melanie Pennell has her hands full. She’s also an online high school...

SheKnows TV: Delicious Life Challenge

Bio: Anna Mezzaroba

The daughter of a Marine and the wife of an Airman, Anna Mezzaroba knows the meaning of the word sacrifice. Despite the stress of...

SheKnows TV: Delicious Life Challenge

Bio: Lindsey Karberg

For account executive Lindsey Karberg her job is her main focus, but the high stress game of public relations is not all she’s...

Dieting & Nutrition

7 Healthy midnight snacks

You’ve probably heard the weight loss rule that eating after 8 pm can have a negative impact on your waistline. Not so! What really...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

A guide to eating colorful fruits and veggies

Why is it important to eat lots of different colored fruits and vegetables? Because each colored vegetable and fruit has unique...

Budgeting & Saving

Tips for eating out with your family on a budget

Between soccer, baseball, ballet, piano, homework, housework and the lawn, preparing dinner at home isn't always possible. Even if...

Diet & Fitness

How to balance your diet without dairy

Whether you give up dairy as a dietary choice, for ethical reasons or due to a medical condition, you must find nutritionally...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

How to use dairy substitutes in recipes

If your stomach just can't handle dairy products but you can't live without some of your favorite dairy-filled recipes, here are a...

Dieting & Nutrition

Do you have a food allergy?

Food allergies affect up to 4 percent of adults and up to 8 percent of children under the age of 3, according to the US Department...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

6 Dairy-free drinks to try

Dairy-free doesn't have to be dreary! Be it for food intolerance reasons, general health or moral inclinations, going dairy-free is...

SheKnows TV: Delicious Life Challenge

Rich-colored foods fill phytonutrient gap

Your mom told you to eat your fruits and vegetables and today's experts recommend getting five to 10 servings of the good for you...