Lunch can sometimes be left until the last minute, especially when your schedule is packed or different from your usual. Luckily, a quick lunch that can be packed to-go can be easy and healthy with these tips. Small swaps can make a big difference in helping you get a healthy lunch ready that the whole family will love, even when you are on the go. Pictured Recipe:Picnic Bento Lunch 1. Swap Out: Potato Chips Swap In: Popcorn How to Make the Most Delicious Popcorn Every Time...

Close Photo: Trader Joe’s If you’re anything like us during quarantine, you’re probably craving a way to freshen up your at-home meal routine. (Admittedly, we’ve been ordering takeout from local restaurants on those days we just can’t cook—or wash—another dish.) But after cooking our way through our favoriteeasy pantry dinners, we recently scored some inspiration on Instagram to mix things up even more. As a virtual cooking club of sorts,Trader Joe’slaunched a #StayHomeWithTJsrecipe swap on Instagram....

Close It’s back-to-school season, and these healthy, packable, easy school lunch ideas will have your kids—and everyone else in the family—starting off on the right foot. Whether you’re prepping the night before or the morning of, these midday meals take only 20 minutes or less. Recipes like our Turkey BLT Wraps are yummy and filling.Many of these recipes can be used as a snack or a dinner, perfect for busy weekdays filled with extracurricular activities like after-school sports and piano lessons....

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It’s normal for weight to fluctuate 2 to 5 pounds throughout the week but once that number starts to creep outside your comfortable weight range, or your pants start to feel snug—or both—how can you halt the gain and get your clothes fitting again? The answer is not a juice cleanse, detox or quick fix. Please don’t waste your money. It’s much easier than that, trust us (and doesn’t cost a thing)....

Close I like to cook with a lot of vegetables, but the waste can really pile up. I was becoming horrified to see the amount of food scraps going into the trash. So I started a compost bin. I feel better since the compostable stuff is at least going to good use. But now my compost bin is filling up, which has led me to think about what I’m throwing in there....

Close Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBCUniversal/Getty Images Nathan Congleton/NBCUniversal/Getty Images Photo: NBC/Getty Images We’re just going to say it-Ina Garten is one of our favorite celebrities. She’s taught us how to cook, entertain and dine like royalty from the comfort of our own homes and has certainly helped usstep up our homemade cocktail game! Plus, ourother favorite celebritiesallwant to be her best friend, so that makes her the ultimate star. We decided to sift through The Barefoot Contessa’sInstagram accountto collect some of her most sage cooking advice-let it be known, this account is a gold mine!...

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If you want to hack the way you feel during the day—from your energy levels to your mood, to how sharp you feel—you want to pay attention to yourblood sugarand add foods that lower blood sugar to your diet. “Blood sugar refers to the level of glucose molecules in your bloodstream,” saysMary Ellen Phipps, M.P.H., RDN, LD, and founder of Milk & Honey Nutrition. (Phipps also has type 1 diabetes.) “There needs to be a certain amount in your blood at all times for your body to function....

Welcome toThrifty. A weekly column where nutrition editor and registered dietitian,Jessica Ball, keeps it real on how to grocery shop on a budget, make healthy meals for one or two, and make earth-friendly choices without overhauling your entire life. I try to cut down onfood wastewherever I can, which means trying to be organized with ashopping list and menu planso that I only buy what I need and will use. It helps save me money....

When the 3 p.m. slump strikes and your energy is zapped, it’s tempting to down a cup of coffee and ride the caffeine jolt until your day is over. While drinking a cup of caffeinated Joe can help perk you up, it can alsodisrupt your sleep, which in turn can make you feel tired the next day and in need of a caffeine boost—wash, rinse, repeat. So, what can you do to help combat heavy eyes and awkward midday yawns?...

ClosePhoto: Victor ProtasioYou know the feeling: You ate too much for dinner, and now you’re so bloated you think you’re gonna pop. Or maybe it was the way you had to wolf down that burrito at work between meetings. Or it could be PMS. Whatever the reason, you’re feeling gassy, puffy and miserable—and longing for stretchy pants.Sound familiar? Abdominal bloating—sometimes described as feeling too full—affects up to one-fourth of all healthy people, according to some surveys....

When it comes to staying regular, it’s all about your diet. Certain foods can back you up, while others can get your bowels movingfast. So, if you happen to be suffering from a bout of constipation (which is never fun), you’ll want to add some poop-provoking foods into your meal plan to get things rolling again. Why must you poop? “Pooping is so important because our digestive health says a lot about our overall health....

Walk down any grocery store aisle and you’re sure to be met with multiple options for any given product. While having plenty of choices is handy for accommodating budget or dietary needs, it brings up important questions that many of us face when shopping—when should I buy a name-brand product over a generic one? Is there a noticeable difference between the two?To help you answer these questions, I reached out to myEatingWellco-workers, from registered dietitians to food editors, to find out what’s in their shopping carts....

Iron is anessential nutrientfor so many important reasons—from keeping our energy levels up all day to transporting oxygen to our blood and regulating our body temperature. Unfortunately, low iron intake is pretty common in our country—especially in women—which can lead toiron deficiency anemia, a blood disorder. Most adult women need 18mg of iron daily, whereas men only need 8mg (pregnant woman have increased iron needs, and post-menopausal women need less). Preventing iron deficiency can start with incorporating more plant proteins, leafy greens and good carbs in your diet—with room for delicacies like creamy dark chocolate and half-shell oysters....