Smart Diet

The benefits of organic food
Organic produce contains fewer pesticides.
Organic food is often fresher because it doesn't contain preservatives that make it last longer.
Organic farming tends to be better for the environment.
Organically raised animals are NOT given antibiotics, growth hormones, or fed animal byproducts.

Cobb Salad with Herb-Rubbed Chicken
45 min
Try this satisfying salad recipe for an updated version of the classic Cobb. Kale, feta and ...
Ingredients
2 (8 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, boneless skinless
2 slices Bacon, cooked
2 Avocados, medium ripe
6 cups Baby kale
1 tsp Garlic powder

Favorite Green Salad with Apples, Cranberries and Pepitas
5
(70)
· 10 min·Yield: 4
My favorite fresh salad featuring healthy greens, sliced apple, toasted pepitas, dried cranberries ...
Ingredients
5 ounces (about 5 cups) spring greens salad blend
1 large or 2 small Granny Smith apple(s)
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup pepitas (green pumpkin seeds) or chopped raw pecans
2 ounces chilled goat cheese, crumbled (about 1/3 cup)

Easy Cucumber Salad
4.8
(65)
· 3 hr, 10 min·Yield: 8
This Easy Cucumber Salad recipe is a family favorite recipe that people have been enjoying for ages. ...
Ingredients
2 English cucumbers (thinly sliced)
1 teaspoon salt
1 red onion (thinly sliced)
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup water

Fresh Herbed Avocado Salad
4.9
(33)
· 30 min·Yield: 4
This salad is for avocado lovers! Sliced avocado, tossed in a lime-honey dressing, covered in a ...
Ingredients
1/2 cup raw pepitas (green pumpkin seeds)
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup chopped radish (about 3 medium)

Mediterranean Pasta Salad
5
(62)
· 22 min·Yield: 6
You'll love this easy pasta salad recipe! It's a great one to make ahead - if you're bringing it to ...
Ingredients
3 cups uncooked fusilli pasta
2 heaping cups halved cherry tomatoes
1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
2 cups arugula
1 cup Persian cucumbers (sliced into thin half moons

Salad comes from the Latin word herba salta or salted herbs, so called because such greens were usually seasoned with dressings containing lots of salt.

In the United States, approximately 93.3 million people live with obesity, and over 100 million have diabetes or prediabetes.

A key factor in the development of these — and other — metabolic conditions is diet.

According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s dietary guidelines for 2015-2020, “the typical eating patterns currently consumed by many in the [US] do not align” with official recommendations.

Their estimates indicate that approximately “three-fourths of the population” does not consume enough vegetables, fruits, dairy products, or oils.

New research conducted by investigators from three international institutions — the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine and the Institute of Endocrinology in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, DC — now suggests that following a plant-based diet could have a beneficial impact on many aspects of a person’s health.

The foods we eat and the beverages we drink have a direct impact on our overall health and wellness. This goes beyond weight, in that the nutritional properties in foods promote health (or illness) in every part of the body. Even properties with a negative reputation, like cholesterol and fat, are necessary to overall health. Cholesterol, for example, promotes brain health. Like everything else in diet, though, too much cholesterol damages not only heart health, but also brain health.

A healthy diet is one rich in vegetables and fruits, whole grains, and lean protein, with moderate consumption of healthy fats and dairy. In this context, “diet” does not mean weight-loss attempt, but a person’s complete eating habits. Unfortunately, the typical American diet does not follow these recommendations.