Tag Archives: nutrition

Feel Good About Holiday Indulgences

Not sure how indulging in ham, pie and other holiday favorites can actually make you feel good? Well, if the meal is cooked with an eye towards sustainability, you’re more likely to make a positive impact on your local community, … Continue reading

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Healthy Snacking, To Go

Ever wonder what food you can bring through airport security? Or what snacks won’t spoil in an 8 hour trek to grandmother’s house? GoodGuide teamed up with Revolution Foods, Plum Organics and dietitian Elisa Zied to answer these questions (and … Continue reading

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Healthy, Happy Travels

The holiday season is approaching, which among other things, means solidifying travel plans. If kids cheerfully singing “To Grandmother’s House We Go” in the backseat isn’t reality for you, we have you covered. We’ve partnered with Revolution Foods (delivering and … Continue reading

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Food or supplements?

Several reports in mainstream media over the past few weeks have highlighted that using supplements may not be beneficial to health. This revelation is especially disturbing given that national health surveys indicate about 50% of Americans use supplements. Since when did … Continue reading

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Smart Snacking In A Nutshell

Think all snacks are light, nutritious and won’t be detrimental to a healthy diet? Think again. With obstacles such as the misleading 100-calorie packs and sugar-laden munchies, it is imperative to be aware of what you are feeding your kids. We recently held a … Continue reading

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A case against snacking for 100 calories

A snack that’s one hundred calories? Many of us would react by saying, yes, give it to me! Food companies are well aware of this reaction, and have done a great job providing us with products that meet this strict … Continue reading

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Are Your Kids Smart Snackers?

We already tackled healthy lunches, but one of the biggest nutrition pitfalls can occur during snack time. Think a handful of greasy potato chips can’t hurt your child? Think again. That is why we are hosting our second installment of … Continue reading

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A Good Guide to Packing Healthy Lunches

Lunch is served! We recently teamed up with TLC’s Parentables to host a Twitter party about how to pack the healthiest meals for kids. With important advice from our GoodGuide Mom community and our resident dietitian Sheila Viswanathan, attendees learned how … Continue reading

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Sugar By Any Other Name

As I write this post, lawyers in Los Angeles are having a battle royale over whether high fructose corn syrup can be called corn sugar. Stepping back just a little bit reveals that the real duel is between the Sugar … Continue reading

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Healthy Lunches Twitter Party

Think you are a pro at creating quick, easy lunches that your kid will actually eat and not trade away? Did you know that a PB&J sandwich can actually be very unhealthy? Simple choices such as choosing the right bread … Continue reading

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