Real Food

  • What the New Food Guidelines Get Right — and Why This Shift Matters

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    For the first time in decades, U.S. food guidelines are moving in a direction that actually resembles how humans eat. That may sound understated, but it’s not. This update represents a meaningful and long-overdue shift away from ultra-processed, fortified foods as the foundation of “healthy eating,” and back toward real meals, food quality, and dietary

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  • Nutrient-Dense Diet: Food as Medicine

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    I’ve never been much for empty calories. Even before I studied nutrition, I was drawn to foods that actually did somethingfor my body — butter, eggs, salmon, vegetables straight from the garden. But here’s the twist: I’ve also been a clean-eating vegan three different times in my life. And all three times, my health tanked. Why?

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