Healthy-Food
This Salad-Making Vending Machine Is Every Office Worker’s Dream Come True
Earlier today, I had a lunchtime crisis: My stomach was growling and I really wanted my go-to Sweetgreen salad for lunch, but I was in […]
The Checkup: The Argument for Eating a Giant Breakfast
• You’ve likely heard that breakfast is a pretty important meal, but recent research suggests that you also might want to make it your biggest meal of […]
The Checkup: The Healthy Foods to Blame for a Bloated Belly
• If the last thing you want to worry about during your beach weekend is an uncomfortable bloated belly, you may want to steer clear […]
An Unexpected Way to Fight the Effects of Aging, According to Science
Purpose is what’s up, people: Just last month we told you about a study that found a significant correlation between having a sense of purpose […]
GrubHub: Penn Students Are Our Healthiest Consumers
A survey conducted by mobile food delivery app GrubHub found that students attending the University of Pennsylvania place 108 percent more orders for healthy food […]
Goodbye, Boring Veggie Wraps: 6 Philly Food Trucks Vegans Should Know About
Ah, food truck-lined streets: A grub-filled wonderland for most foodies, but for vegans, walking up to a window can be daunting. Dietary labels don’t always show up […]
The Checkup: How This Common Weight-Loss Tactic Is Backfiring on You
• Just typing the words “counting calories” makes me die a little inside. It makes eating sound like … work. Yuck. And good news: Nutrition […]
The Checkup: These Fridge Staples Are Totally Confusing Your Metabolism
• A new study published in Current Biology found that, not too surprisingly, foods that are both sweet and low-calorie (like, say, like yogurts with low-cal sweeteners […]
7 Delicious Lunch Salads Around Philly That Won’t Leave You Hangry
There are few things as upsetting as spending $11 on a movie ticket only to realize 15 minutes into said movie that you would rather be color-coordinating your closet — or […]
The Checkup: The Sneaky Way Your Breakfast May Be Making You Pack on Pounds
• If you just chowed down on a big bowl of cereal, sorry to be the bearer of bad news: New research published in Nature […]
How to Salvage Wilted Salad Greens Instead of Throwing Them Away
Two weekends ago, I went to yoga at Rebel in Chestnut Hill, and I couldn’t resist hitting up the weekend farmers’ market down the street […]
The Checkup: The Happy Hour Mistake That Could Be Poisoning You
• Attention, all Moscow mule lovers: The Instagram-worthy copper mug holding your favorite delicious happy hour cocktail may be poisoning you. As public health officials recently pointed out, copper […]
The Checkup: The Undercover Health Issue You Should Be Paying Attention To
• Loneliness: It’s not necessarily something we think about as related to health, but it is. And according to a recent review of studies from AARP, […]
The Checkup: How Much Protein Do You Really Need Every Day?
• Chances are, if you you’re overdoing it on the protein front. While the era of Paleo diets and healthified jerky all over the place […]
The Checkup: The New Food Label to Have on Your Radar
• Glyphosate, a chemical that’s used to kill weeds and is identified by the World Health Organization as a possible human carcinogen, might be lurking in […]