Fast food: 6 ways to healthier meals
Can fast food be part of a weight-loss or healthy diet plan? You might not think so. In fact, you might even think that you can't have a meal that's both quick and healthy.

But this isn't necessarily so. An occasional stop at a fast-food res...See Story

 

10 great health foods for eating well
Introduction
Here are your best bets for eating well. These 10 health foods are some of the healthiest because they meet at least three of the following criteria:

• Are a good or excellent source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and ...See Story

 

Shopping strategies for healthy foods
To eat healthy foods, you don't have to drastically change the way you shop. But these strategies will help ensure you have the right foods to follow your healthy eating plan.

Step 1: Plan ahead

Decide how many major meals ...See Story

 

Best Bets for Low-Calorie Snacking
It's 4 p.m. Is that your tummy growling? If it is — and you're already grabbing a treat to quiet it down — you may fall into the largest category of snackers.

Three in 10 of us get the munchies in the midafternoon, according to a 2006 survey...See Story

 

Superfoods to the Rescue
Ruby-red pomegranate is an antioxidant superstar”
Exotic fruits and berries boast big antioxidants
by Kathleen Finn

From South America to Malaysia, from Hawaii to China, fruits, berries, and their juices are being hailed as the new...See Story

 

Food Groups and the Food Pyramid
The Food Pyramid

The Food Pyramid is a visual image illustrating the contributions of each group of foods that make up a healthful diet.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) created the first Food Pyramid, which placed foo...See Story

 

The Mediterranean Food Pyramid: What's on the Menu?
If you're looking for a once-in-a-lifetime meal, you're likely to find it at El Bulli, a restaurant on the Spanish coast in Catalonia that's been called the best in the world by Restaurant Magazine. Though the dishes are wildly inventive, the ingredi...See Story

 

The Asian Food Pyramid: What's on the Menu?
On speed dial: your mom, your best friend, perhaps your spouse — but definitely your favorite Chinese restaurant. If all else fails, there's always takeout, right?

The truth is that those little white cartons may be the biggest letdown of al...See Story

 

4 Keys to Balanced Nutrition
The fad diet craze has left us wandering through a land of nutritional confusion. While our bodies are armed with sophisticated palates that crave a variety of foods, these diets often restrict our food choices.

But good nutrition need not ...See Story

 

Shopping strategies for healthy foods
To eat healthy foods, you don't have to drastically change the way you shop. But these strategies will help ensure you have the right foods to follow your healthy eating plan.

Step 1: Plan ahead

Decide how many major meals yo...See Story

 

Smart Supermarket Shopping
Get the Most From What You Buy

By planning to make recipes and keeping a grocery list, you've already helped guarantee that you'll use the foods you buy. Here are some more tips that will help you get the right nutrition and avoid wa...See Story

 

Selecting Safe & Healthful Seafood
“When chosen carefully, fish is an excellent source of protein, with much less fat and cholesterol than lean meat.”

Facts about fish

Q. How healthful is fish?

A. Fish is a great source of lean protein and one of the ...See Story

 

10 great health foods for eating well
Introduction

Here are your best bets for eating well. These 10 health foods are some of the healthiest because they meet at least three of the following criteria:

• Are a good or excellent source of fiber, vitamins, minerals ...See Story

 

10 foods that should be in every man's fridge
Frozen orange juice concentrate



The vitamin C content of OJ plunges as soon as it leaves the factory — if it's in a carton. Buy the frozen kind, and you stay ahead of your daily C needs.

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Bush keeping Iraq troop levels mostly steady
WASHINGTON - President Bush announced Tuesday that he will keep the U.S. force strength in Iraq largely intact until the next president takes over, drawing rebukes from Democrats who want the war ended and a bigger boost of troops in troubled Afghani...See Story