DIET & FOODS

Everyone loves a great bar. In this case, we’re talking about the kind you can pack as a perfectly portable meal or snack (though we love bars with alcoholic drinks too). Whether you need a breakfast you can eat while commuting, a post-workout snack to hold you until dinner, or a scrumptious yet healthy dessert,

Salad dressing can make or break your meal. You know the drill: A plate of naked greens? Drab. Greens drizzled with an outrageously good dressing or vinaigrette? Masterpiece. These seven healthy salad dressing recipes have flavor combinations (like Greek yogurt and cilantro or chipotle pepper and lime) that taste so good, you’re sure to keep

Coffee is one of those “vices” (like chocolate and wine) that supposedly comes with a slew of health benefits. But when we read stories that say downing six cups per day can lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, we’re understandably skeptical. Our BS receptors shot sky high while watching the video “This Is Your

After pressing, curling, sprinting, and crunching, the next logical step for many is shaking (and no, we don’t mean with a Shake Weight). Protein shakes, bars, and gels are marketed to be as essential as anything for an effective workout. But are these packaged and powdered foods really necessary for an effective recovery, or do

Dietary supplements can seem pretty attractive. (You mean all I have to do to stay healthy is pop a multivitamin?) But researchers say they’re a waste of money. As this story from Vox shows, dietary supplements promise a slew of health benefits (weight loss, improved digestion, clearer skin), but study after study has found that

You might also like {{displayTitle}} READ In an ideal world, we’d always have plenty of time to whip up and savor a gourmet meal. But in the real world, we often take what we can get and scarf it down in record time. Luckily, making quick meals doesn’t mean we have to opt for processed,

If the culinary world were a popularity contest, the first place prize wouldn’t be snagged by posh kale or trendy cronuts—the winner would be the humble sandwich. What other recipe can be dressed up or down, comes in flavors from basic to gourmet, and is often ready in less than five minutes? Plus, portable meals

Grocery shopping is no easy task—at least if you want to keep things (fairly) healthy and not blow your budget. We hear ya. And that’s why we’re starting a new series called Greatist-Approved Groceries. We’re checking out all the products out there (and there are tens of thousands of ’em) and narrowing them down to

You might also like {{displayTitle}} READ There will always be something satisfying about putting your blood, sweat, and tears into making a beautiful apple pie with its filling oozing ever so slightly through the latticed crust. But there’s also something to be said for mixing things up and going the nontraditional (and often easier) route.

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