Apartment Therapy: Health

Food News: The Latest on BPA

Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastics and food packaging, has made headlines in the past couple of years as it has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, breast and prostate cancers, and re...

Dark, Fudgy Brownies with a Very Unusual Ingredient
Recipe Reviews

Look at these dark, fudgy brownies, all studded with walnut nubs. But look closer: these have a very, very unusual ingredient. Do you know what it is? Hint: these brownies are gluten-free....

Does Your Fridge Have a Fever? Check Its Temperature!

We received a nasty shock early last week when all our refrigerated food suddenly and mysteriously started spoiling! The culprit ended up being a busted cooling fan, but we learned a lot about fridges...

Five Ways to Eat: 22 Wonderful Healthy Ingredients!

During October we paired up with Social Workout to bring you some tips and help for healthier eating. One day a week we brought you a healthy ingredient, and Social Workout paired it up with an exerci...

Do You Always Need Something Green on Your Plate?

This restaurant shot, which we're guessing is at a classic Southern joint, proves our point. Wouldn't that plate look funny if, instead of collard greens, there was a scoop of corn? Or butternut squas...

What Are Some Healthy Treats for Trick or Treaters?
Good Questions

Q: For Halloween, I want to be able to offer some treats but can't justify giving out unhealthy junk food to our youth. At the same time, some parents are also cautious about letting their kids eat ho...

Cook's Confession: How Often Do You Sweep and Mop?

Given the amount of crumbs that get scattered, spoons that get dropped, and pans that get spilled in the course of a single cooking session, we could probably be cleaning our kitchen floor every day a...

Disinfect Plastic Cutting Boards In The Microwave

Most of our slicing and dicing in the kitchen is done on our wood cutting board. We do still have a plastic one around for a spare and until now have been quite confident in our ability to keep it cl...

True or False: Which Cooking Myths Can You Believe?

True or false: A potato can save a salty soup, boiled veggies lose all their nutrients, and mushrooms should never be cleaned with water. Think you know the answers? ...

Winter Woes: Four Soothing Solutions for Dry Hands

If cooler weather means the more time doing cozy activities in the kitchen, it also heralds our annual nemesis: chapped hands. We use our hands constantly while we cook and wash them just as often. Ad...

Five Ways to Eat: Fresh Ginger

Fresh ginger! It's one of our very favorite things. Here are five ways we eat a lot of ginger. What about you — how do you like to eat ginger?...

Five Ways to Eat: Flax Seeds

Flax seeds are a magical health food that we hear a lot about but don't always know what to do with. Do you eat flax seeds? They're extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids, and they also have a deliciou...

Orange Juice: Morning Necessity or Empty Calories?

Orange juice was always part of breakfast when we were kids (drink it before you brush your teeth, always), but as we've gotten older, we've stopped buying it. With more than 100 calories in 8 ouncesâ...

Does Your Tap Water Ignite?

Water Under Attack is a new documentary from Josh Fox, who learned that natural gas drilling was coming to New York Cityâ€™s watershed, as well as to his hometown in Milanville, PA. So he hopped in h...

Help! What Dessert Can I Make For a Health Nut Friend?
Good Questions

Q: Help! I'm going to a friend's house for dinner in a few days and want to bring a delectable dessert. Problem is... my friend is a vegetarian who doesn't eat anything enriched (i.e., white flour),...

Five Ways to Eat: Brown Rice

Do you eat brown rice? Or is it only white rice for you? We love brown rice, and even though it's not completely interchangeable with white rice, it has pleasures and merits all its own. Here are a fe...

Five Ways to Eat: Brussels Sprouts

Mmmmm..... Brussels sprouts! It's the right time of year for these miniature cabbages, so cute and sweet. What? You don't like Brussels sprouts? If you don't like them, maybe you just haven't had them...

Five Ways to Eat: Blueberries

Blueberries! One of our favorite fruits, and full of juicy goodness. They're not particularly in season right now, sadly, but the frozen versions of those yummy berries up above are always available, ...

Top 10 Riskiest Foods: Are You Concerned?

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a consumer watchdog group, recently released a controversial report on "The Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration....

Five Ways to Eat: Spinach

Spinach isn't just Popeye's muscle-building vegetable of choice. It's also one of our favorite dark leafy greens: tender, juicy, and endlessly useful in the kitchen. It's even seasonally versatile; it...

How Can I Make Better Fat-Free Yogurt Dips?
Good Questions

Q: I was wondering if you had any insight on dips. Lately I have been trying to make veggie dips with fat-free Greek yogurt and everything has fallen kind of flat compared to their full fat sour cream...

Five Ways to Eat: Black Beans

Black beans are one of the staples of our pantry. At a loss for dinner? Crack open a can of black beans, combine with a few veggies, and presto! Healthy vegetarian dinner. Here's a look at a few more ...

"You Don't Get Fat on Food You Pray Over"
Quotes from The New York Times Magazine

In this week's Times Sunday Magazine, the annual Food Issue, Michael Pollan shares his favorite reader-submitted food rules. We love this one for its sweet sentimentâ€”no matter what your religious co...

Five Ways to Eat: Raisins

Oh the humble raisin! Raisins are seeing a renaissance lately, with heirloom grapes dried in the sun showing us that the raisin can reach past preschool snack time and into the realm of gourmet foods....

Five Ways to Eat: Kale

Kale is one of our all-time favorite vegetables. That dark green color means it's packed full of goodness in both flavor and nutrients, and while its rough bitterness may be an acquired taste, it pays...

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