Healthy Cooking Tips and Recipe Ideas

Tina Rupp/Food & Wine Japanese food is known around the world for its clean, fresh flavors and rich, complex broths. If you like food from this region, we have 10 recipes to make at home -- from simple spicy miso soup to dishes that require more motor skills (or at least patience), like ... Read More

Getty Over the years, yogurt has become synonymous with healthy food and dieting. When you see someone with a container of yogurt, you immediately assume they must be on a health regimen -- and they probably are. But what they and most people don't realize is that many of the top brands of ... Read More

Getty Sugar can cause nasty ailments like weight gain and type 2 diabetes, so we do our best to avoid overdosing on it. But sometimes this ubiquitous ingredient can be sneaky, operating under pseudonyms like "high fructose corn syrup" or appearing in foods we would never suspect. Forget the ... Read More

Better Homes and Gardens Whether you're looking for a jumpstart in the morning or an afternoon pick-me-up, smoothies are a great way to add a healthy dose of fruits and vegetables to your diet. They are also a great way to be creative in the kitchen, because you can combine any ingredients ... Read More

JupiterimagesBy Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D., Associate Editor, Nutrition for EatingWell Magazine I was a vegetarian for most of my college years, but I was not yet a nutrition major (that came in grad school). My diet in those days consisted of lots of bread, cheese, yogurt and ... Read More

Getty Images From HuffPost Food It sounds improbable -- and more than a little creepy -- to eat meat produced in a lab, but in the latest New Yorker, Michael Specter explains why test-tube meat may just be the steak of the future. In vitro meat works by taking the meat from one ... Read More

AlamyIt can be really difficult to curb cravings when they hit. Stressful situations often lead to emotional eating as a coping mechanism. Our gut reaction is to immediately satisfy the craving by grabbing whatever junk food is in sight. Throughout the day we are tempted-- whether at the ... Read More

Lazy CakesFrom HuffPost Food: If you're looking for a chocolate dessert that doubles as a sleep aid (who isn't?), perhaps you've found your answer in "Lazy Cakes." These melatonin-laced brownies ("relaxation baked in" reads the tagline) have been on the market for about six months and ... Read More

Getty Images From The Daily Meal A dear old friend of mine has recently been receiving some harsh criticism in the press. Labeled "soda in drag," chocolate milk - actually, the entire category of sugar-laden flavored milks - has been singled out as the latest target in the war ... Read More

IHOPBecause your average frozen waffle just isn't extravagant enough, IHOP has launched a new line of portable, microwaveable breakfast products that take morning indulgence to the hilt. The restaurant chain's new "IHOP at Home" items feature French Toast Stuffed Pastries (filled with cream ... Read More