All nuts provide healthy fat, fiber and protein. But when it comes to the healthiest options, these two offer unique ...

On any given day, 47% of American adults eat a sandwich. Now, to help Americans build healthier lunches (or breakfasts and dinners), MyPlate National Strategic Partners, a group developed by the ...

The USDA has simplified nutrition guidelines with its "MyPlate" campaign. MyPlate replaces the older Food Pyramid. Along with weight-bearing exercises, calcium and vitamin D go together for good ...

Dietician Amanda Gordineer suggests using MyPlate's recommendations to guide what type and how much food to eat. "My plate is a great source for us to see if we are meeting our needs with the ...

As the new season kicks off, so do new fitness regimes – but research led by Professor Tim Spector shows that waist size is a ...

If weight loss is one of your health goals, you may think that the best way to achieve it is to eat less and be more ...

While generally recognized as safe, the nonnutritive sweetener may cause children to prefer sweeter foods, which can impact ...

"That number isn’t a hard, fast rule but more of a guide for you." Speaking of no hard-and-fast rules, the USDA's MyPlate ...

Most of us probably think we have a pretty good idea of what a "balanced diet" looks like. And a lot of us may be wrong.

New research emphasizes that replacing ultra-processed foods with healthier alternatives may help significantly reduce the ...

Yogurt, granola and fruit: If your child has a sweet tooth, yogurt with granola and fruit (a breakfast idea from Yeap) is a ...