Healthy Dinner Foods Dietitians Say You Should Be Eating

Super-Fresh Dinner Ideas  Right This Way... By Kiersten Hickman It's 5 p.m. You’ve just finished a long workday, you're exhausted, and all you can think about doing is popping a frozen pizza in the oven and calling it a night. You sit there pondering how in the world you'll ever be able to handle cooking healthy meals for yourself—especially when some of those online recipes are drowning in a long list of ingredients and instructions, coercing you to spend over two hours of your night making a meal. For the longest time, this story was my own. I never had the energy to cook dinner and found myself relying on frozen meals, boxed mac-and-cheese, or takeout on a regular basis… that is, until I was taught an easy method to make healthy meals that isn’t such a big time commitment. This method is recommended by numerous dietitians and even backed by the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Fill your plate with lean protein, whole grains or high fiber starches, and vegetables. "I love to advise a well-balanced plate for dinner including a healthy protein, half the plate veggies, and a healthy starch," says Lisa Young, PhD, RDN, an adjunct professor of nutrition at NYU and author of Finally Full, Finally Slim. So what exactly does that look like when making an easy dinner? Read the full story below to find out.   READ THE FULL ARTICLE    Latest Grocery & Healthy Eating News According to a new study, your diet could be to blame for your latest skin issues. Here’s what you can change in order to start seeing less inflammation now. If you have any plant-based products in your kitchen right now, listen up! More than 80,000 boxes of a popular egg product are being recalled over undeclared allergens Vitamin D has a host of health benefits, however, new research suggests that there's another big reason you should at least consider taking the supplement.  Costco is a beloved warehouse in which you can buy groceries in bulk for a great price, but you need a membership card to shop… or do you? What's In Our Cart?   Amazon Prime Day may be over, but Costco's sale is still going strong until the end of today. We've rounded up the best food and kitchen appliances to buy at a discount at your local warehouse–find ‘em all at the link below.   COSTCO'S "PRIME DAY" DEALS   What To Cook This Week   Piña Colada Popsicles Sure, you could run to the ice cream truck to get your favorite summer treat, but why not make some popsicles at home? In honor of the start of summer, we're whipping up these Piña Colada Popsicles. This genius recipe is courtesy of Health-Ade Kombucha and is made with their Tropical Punch Kombucha and a can of coconut milk. Not to mention, they're incredibly easy to make! What you'll need: Health-Ade Tropical Punch Kombucha, full-fat coconut milk, agave syrup, lime, rum extract, and pineapple   GET THE RECIPE   What's Trending On Social Media   To celebrate the official start of summer, make one of these amazing warm-weather recipes! Which one do you want to whip up for your cookout? 👩‍🍳☀️🍽   FOLLOW US NOW FOR MORE!   About Contact Us FAQs Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Preferences © 2021 Galvanized Media, All Rights Reserved.