If you’re trying to lose weight, opting for fat-free alternatives to your favorite foods could seem like a good way to go in order to lower your calorie intake and drop pounds faster. After all, doesn’t the idea of indulging in sweet treats without gaining weight sound amazing? However, it’s not that simple. The fact is that many low-fat or fat-free options can actually be worse for you in the long run. That’s because these foods are oftentimes loaded with sugar […]

A DIETITIAN shared her protein-packed picks from Whole Foods that work great for fat loss. She said some of her favorites even go well in a salad. 3 Lauren, a dietitian, shared her top five picks from Whole Foods for quick and easy proteinCredit: TikTok/sororitynutritionist 3 First on her list were turkey meatballs which she said were leaner than regular meatballsCredit: TikTok/sororitynutritionist Lauren Hubert (@sororitynutritionist) shared the five foods in a video with over 300,000 TikTok followers. “5 lazy girl […]

Proposed changes promote nutrition security and maternal and child health, increase flexibility for participants WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 – This month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is proposing changes to the foods prescribed to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC. These science-based revisions incorporate recommendations from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. The WIC food packages […]