Category Archives: Healthy eating

Eating Foods with High Satiety Might Limit Snacking and Reduce Caloric Intake

Eating Foods with High Satiety Might Limit Snacking and Reduce Caloric Intake
What’s the difference between satiation and satiety? Satiation occurs during a meal and brings eating to an end. Satiety refers to the sensation of fullness between periods of eating and tends to limit eating until the next meal. Eating foods that have high satiation and/or high satiety might limit overeating and snacking, reduce caloric intake,…
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Sprouted Seeds

Sprouted Seeds
What’s the deal with sprouting? A group of Italian scientists reviewed the process of sprouting grains and the resulting biochemical changes. People eat more sprouted grains these days as garnishes and additions to salads than they did a decade ago. The high nutritional value of sprouts drives the higher demand. A seed contains all of…
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Eat More Legumes

Eat More Legumes
What are legumes? Legumes include plant species in the Fabaceae (pea) family. A pulse is the edible seed from a legume plant. Pulses include beans (kidney, black, pinto), lentils (of various colors), and peas (chick peas, green peas). What the big deal about legumes? Legumes may lack sex appeal, but they more than make up…
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Food Is Medicine Update

Food Is Medicine Update
Diet-related chronic diseases The global epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases, coupled with the increasing awareness that many people face major obstacles in acquiring healthy foods, prompted increased attention to food is medicine (FIM). This term refers to the provision of healthy foods to prevent, manage, or treat diet-related chronic diseases in conjunction  with health professionals.…
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