healthy eating

5 Tips for National Nutrition Month

5 Tips for National Nutrition Month

A guest blogger from The Humane Society on why (and how) we should eat more vegetables

There’s a reason kale’s all the rage…

Recipe of the Week: Chamomile and Coconut Granola

Recipe of the Week: Chamomile and Coconut Granola

Start your morning with a nutritious, filling serving of this toasted, honey-drizzled granola

Recipe of the Week is contributed by Seattle-based award-winning cookbook author, urban farmer and Seattle magazine contributor Amy Pennington. Originally published in my book Apartment Gardening, this is one of my all-time favorite recipes. While you have time this week, make a big batch and stock the pantry for the inevitable crush of soon-to-be healthy eating plans….

Capitol Hill Welcomes Acai Eatery

Capitol Hill Welcomes Acai Eatery

Verve Bowls opens shop in new Pike Motorworks building

Capitol Hill welcomed its first eatery dedicated to acai and fresh smoothie bowls last week. Verve Bowls, located in the newly opened Pike Motorworks building, whips up acai and pitaya (dragonfruit) bowls–parfait-style cups made with a blended berry base and topped with granola and other tasty garnishes–plus smoothies and pressed juices made with goods from…

From Green Jell-O to Greens

From Green Jell-O to Greens

!–paging_filter–pA hospital is the last place you’re likely to think of when looking for a good meal. But Seattle’s foodie and farmers’ market culture is sending canned beets and green Jell-O the way of the dodo, with local hospitals making fresh, sustainable—and most of all tasty—food a part of their offerings for patients and their…

Healthful Snacking

Healthful Snacking

!–paging_filter–pWhen mid-morning or afternoon hunger pangs strike, that stash of girl scout cookies or homemade treats lingering in the break room is a tempting target—not that there’s anything wrong with that. Oftentimes, however, reaching for a carb-filled treat will leave you looking for more in no time. According to a href=”http://www.bastyrcenter.org“Bastyr Center for Natural Health/a,…

Weight Loss Tracking Tools

Weight Loss Tracking Tools

!–paging_filter–pNumerous research studies show that journaling and tracking daily activity doubles your chances of success in weight loss, so when it comes to creating a healthier lifestyle, technology can be your BFF. There are many popular apps that help you track nutrition and exercise and offer rewards as well as peer support and motivation. Many…

The Vashon Island Diet

The Vashon Island Diet

Why hundreds of local residents have gotten on board—and dropped hundreds of pounds.

MOST PEOPLE AGREE THAT dieting is easier when you do it with a buddy. If you live on Vashon Island, diet buddies are everywhere. That’s because a new diet plan—called the “TQI Diet” (“to quiet inflammation”)—has become so popular on the island that an estimated 15 percent of the adults there have signed up for…

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