Category Health and Fitness

Ditch store-bought and go DIY with these tasty carrot and dried fruit energy bars. Store them in the refrigerator for a sweet grab-and-go snack with no refined sugar and a healthy dose of fiber. This is a great snack if…

You hit your goal months ago, but lately the “maintenance creep” is real. Jeans feel a little tighter, and the scale has inched, even though you aren’t doing anything wildly different. This common experience isn’t failure; it’s life. Use this…

If you’ve ever found yourself standing in the grocery store, scanning a nutrition label and wondering whether the calories or ingredients matter more—you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve chosen the lower-calorie granola bar over the one with more fiber and nuts,…

You glance at your phone at 8 p.m. and see the number you’ve been dreading: just 2,200 steps for the day. Between back-to-back meetings, traffic, and trying to keep up with everything else, the idea of heading out for a…

Dining out should be fun, but if you’re trying to log meals, it can also feel a little daunting. Menus are long, nutrition information isn’t always clear, and portions rarely look like the ones at home. The good news: with…

Save just a few minutes of your morning to cook yourself a crispy breakfast quesadilla. The jalapeño is optional, but it does contain beneficial capsaicin, which is linked to increased metabolism of fats and reduction in insulin spikes (1, 2).…

Soft and chewy, with a burst of pumpkin flavor, these are not your grandmother’s oatmeal cookies. Canned pumpkin stands in for the butter normally used in oatmeal cookies. Be sure to blot the pumpkin dry briefly with paper towels to…

There aren’t many big bowls of hearty warmth that satisfy quite like fried rice. In fact, if you have a little leftover rice and some leftover veg in the fridge, you’re primed for a fast, fresh fried rice dinner — tasty, filling…

There are plenty of  times when digging into your favorite brownie is 100 percent worth it, whether it’s your birthday, the annual holiday party, or you’re really craving it. But when you want something fudgy and sweet on a random…

The pumpkin spice craze may have all started with a latte, but it’s become so much more than a seasonal drink. This smoothie celebrates the same warm flavors—pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg—blended with banana for natural sweetness. Plus, it’s got 41…