We got to experience TY KU premium sake at a fun sake tasting at Wanderlust Squaw Valley. I have always loved sake, but I had no idea this ancient beverage could be so modern, so delightful… and perfect for healthy cocktails!
Tag: sugar
13 Healthy Alternatives to Foods High in Added Sugars
Trying to kick added sugars to the curb? Here’s why and how to spot added sugars, plus some healthy alternatives to high sugar foods.
Questioning Kelley O’Hara’s Chocolate Milk Ad Campaign
Kelley, we have to talk about your new ad campaign for the milk industry!
Cutting Sugar Improves Kids’ Health, Even without Cutting Calories
New research suggests that cutting sugar improves kids’ health, even if they don’t cut calories or lose weight.
Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins Pledge To Improve Fast Food Nutrition
Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins issued a 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Report which pledged to improve their company’s fast food nutrition. Will it matter?
Fructose a Major Cause of Type 2 Diabetes, Experts Say
Added fructose may be a big part of what’s fueling our diabetes epidemic. According to a recent report, this type of added sugar is a leading cause of type 2 diabetes.
5 Convincing Reasons to Avoid Refined Sugars
Refined sugars are bad news for our health. If you’ve been wanting to cut back on sugar but needed some good reasons, we’ve got you covered.
Added sugar is worse for your body than salt.
Added sugars are a fact of life if you eat pretty much any processed foods, and we knew that wasn’t good news. But a new study revealed that in the battle of white powders, added sugar is even worse for us than added salt.
Buy the Best Foods for your Body with EWG’s Food Scores App
The Environmental Working Group has rated more than 80,000 products in its new Food Scores app to help you buy the best foods for your body. Check it out.
Alain Ducasse, the Top Chef in France, is Cutting Meat Items from His Menu
France is known for its food, and perhaps no chef is better known than French chef Alain Ducasse. He’s got the Michelin Stars to prove it—21 in total—more than any other chef currently alive. But he’s doing the almost unthinkable. Alain Ducasse is dropping much-loved French meat staples from the menu at his three-star restaurant at the luxury Plaza Athénée hotel.
Can you spot the artificial sweeteners in your food?
Avoiding artificial sweeteners is tougher than it sounds. Chemical sugar substitutes go by many names, and they can hide in surprising places.
How to Give Up Sugar: Get Some Support
Have you been wanting to quit the sweet stuff but weren’t sure how to give up sugar? Support is key!
Sugar: The Bad, The Ugly, and How to Avoid It
We talk a lot about sugar in this space. That sweet, white powder is delicious, but it’s also at least partially responsible for public health problems from obesity to diabetes to heart disease. Singular sugar facts don’t always paint the complete picture. Let’s take a broader look at sugar, our health, and how you can cut back on the sweet stuff.