Wondering if MSG is safe and whether you should avoid it? Get the facts on how MSG got a bad reputation--and where things stand now. It's a ...
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The 20 Best Healthy Cereals For Your Kids (and How to Choose)
Looking for a healthy cereal? Use these rules for reading nutrition labels to find a healthy cereal for your kids (and you too!). Cereal is ...
Eggs: Myths & Truths You Need To Know
Are eggs healthy? Are brown eggs better than white? Here are the facts! Eggs are in heavy rotation around here. We go through a dozen or two each ...
10 Surprising Products With Artificial Sweeteners
If you're trying to eat less sugar but want to avoid artificial ingredients, steer clear of these products with artificial sweeteners--you may be ...
How I Stopped Stressing Out About Grocery Shopping
I recently posted something about grocery shopping on my Real Mom Nutrition Facebook page, and a friend chimed in with this woe: "I dread juggling ...
How to Shop at ALDI + My 20 Favorite Things to Buy!
Several years ago, my friend Lisa was raving about ALDI. But I was skeptical and stubborn. I had my routine and knew my neighborhood grocery store ...
The Truth About Fruit Snacks
Fruit snacks are fixtures in lunch boxes and party goody bags. They show up on soccer sidelines and are beloved by kids (yes, including mine). But for ...
Know Your Number & Eat Out Smarter (Plus Big Changes For Menus!)
I don't count calories. Though I know calorie-tracking apps are hugely helpful for some people, I tend to veer down an unhealthy path of food fixation ...
5 Foods I Don’t Buy Anymore
Since starting this blog five years ago, I make a lot more food from scratch. Perhaps it's because my kids are older and less demanding and no longer ...
Too Much Of A Good Thing: Why Calories Still Count.
When the FDA recently proposed changes to the food label--including calorie count in a larger, bolder font--there were people who said that if you're ...
Do Food Labels Even Matter? Here’s Why I Say YES.
This week, the FDA proposed some big changes to food labels (aka the Nutrition Facts label). Some of the changes include: Requiring information ...