SALT LAKE CITY We ve all heard them before: Food rules you should follow if you re on a diet or want to eat healthy. Does straying from these rules lead to cheating on your diet or keep you from living your healthiest life? Not necessarily. In fact, there are some food and diet rules dietitians say it s OK and might even encourage you to break. Here are seven food rules you don t have to live by to lead a healthy, and you might just find some relief in knowing these rules may be better broken. Only eat good foods All diets have a list of good and bad foods. The off-limits foods are usually labeled as bad for you. So, what happens when you eat food labeled as bad? Are all your efforts in vain? Are you a bad person for eating that food?
SALT LAKE CITY There s nothing more comforting than a nice, warm bowl of soup on a cold day. Since we ve been seeing more snow and 30-degree days in Utah, it s time to make your cozy soup dreams come true with simple soup recipes that don t take a full day of simmering. Here are 15 easy soup recipes from registered dietitians that will keep you warm and nourished. I love this soup because it has lots of vegetables and super soft creamy beans. It s a great vegetarian soup for both vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. It s cooked in just 25-30 minutes, so it s a good option to make after a long day.
DIY Holiday Hot Cocoa Charcuterie Board (Photo: Andrea Mathis) How fun is this board? Everyone can choose their own add-ins and cookies to enjoy with their hot cocoa. I call these muddy buddies. Either way, this white chocolate peppermint mix is so delicious, easy and fun. The recipe calls for SunButter, which is great if you re allergic to other nuts, but you can use peanut butter or another nut butter. Dark Chocolate Pistachio Cranberry Bark (Photo: Karman Meyer) Move over peppermint bark, there s a new favorite bark in town. Easy Holiday Grinch Mix from Andrea Mathis of Beautiful Eats & Things, and Little Eats & Things
December 18, 2020 Diet fads tend to come and go. Will the same hold true for the most popular diets of 2021? Igor Madjinca/Stocksy Losing weight or eating better on your mind these days? There s no shortage of weight loss diets grappling for your attention. And the reality is that most diets the good and bad will help you shed pounds in the short term. But the difference is in keeping them off, and that relies on having a doable plan that you can stick with for life. Usually, that means that diets that cut out entire food groups (sorry, keto) or impose strict rules for eating (looking at you, Whole30) are out, unless medically advised by your healthcare team.