Eats of Strength

Feb 17, 2017

The Only Diet Change You'll Make This Year That Actually Matters

So, how's that diet going?

Jan 25, 2017

Things You Didn't Know About the Humble Egg

I will never forget the look on my friend Cody's face when a punk from a rival high school leaning out of a moving car pelted him with a giant egg, in broad daylight, as we walked to the train station in sophomore year of high school on our way home.

Jan 21, 2017

Why Apples Are Perfect, From Crunch to Pie

The best apples are the ones you ate as a child.

avocado sliced in half

Jan 12, 2017

Why Avocados Are the Sexiest Health Food on Earth

Consider the ripe avocado.

cheese helps you live longer

Jan 6, 2017

The Surprising Link Between Eating Cheese, Sex, and Living Longer

Cheese, the fatty, salty substance that makes life worth living, often finds itself the center of controversy in the health realm.

jackfruit pulled pork

Dec 28, 2016

This Crazy-Healthy Fruit Tastes Just Like Pulled Pork

Pulled pork is pretty damn close to a perfect food.

superfoods in 2017

Dec 22, 2016

The Superfoods Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2017

You probably already know how to eat healthy: plenty of vegetables, not too many processed foods, blah blah blah BORING.

avocados health eat and drink

Dec 20, 2016

The Delicious Health Food You Can Eat -- and Drink -- at Every Meal

Avocados have been showing up everywhere the past few years -- on menus, in beauty products, and on the many lists of superfoods you should be eating, like, starting yesterday.

healthy case for mayo

Dec 14, 2016

The Healthy Case for Mayonnaise

I was 7 or 8 years old when I first converted to the cult of mayo.

Dec 14, 2016

The Kind of Fat You've Never Heard of, but That Could Help You Lose Weight

Long gone is the nutritional notion that all fat is bad for you.

Dec 12, 2016

The Salty Snack That Way More People Should Be Eating

Unless it's serving an architectural purpose in a sushi roll, most Westerners don't think of seaweed as food.

Dec 9, 2016

The Fermented Dairy Drink That's Insanely Good for You

Fermented foods have been a thing since the Neolithic period, but in recent years, humans (OK, hipsters) have gotten excited about them all over again.