If you’re feeling like you oughta do something for your well-being but the rain has you glued to the couch, here are some of the best online resources for nutrition.
Wondering what makes one vegetable better than another? Why do beans have a reputation for being so healthy? What the heck should you even eat? This site is a simple reference guide, maintained by a disinterested nonprofit, that can help you fill in the gap’s in your weekly menu and maybe even persuade you to try some new foods.
I recommend starting with their list of the 100 healthiest foods. And yes, I know the website looks like it hasn’t been updated since the early 2000’s. We are here for content, not style.
Food Politics by Marion Nestle
If you ever wonder why things are the way they are in the grocery store, or what the big deal is about GMO’s, come educate yourself with Ms. Nestle. Food politics and legislation are complicated but important; they are the reason, for example, that sugary snacks have labels that proudly proclaim WHOLE GRAIN, as if the newly legislated definition of a whole grain will somehow redeem the nutritional void of that food.
The Harvard School of Public Health
Need to win an office battle about whether or not the coffee machine should be replaced with a kombucha keg? Did you read a scare story on Facebook and want to find out if it’s legit? This very consumer-friendly site is made for you…and it’s all peer-reviewed and evidence-backed. (They also have recipes.)
And one last tip straight from me – in over half of the US and in most other countries, it is legal for ANYONE to wake up and call herself a Nutritionist.
ANYONE.
(Here is more info about that.)
That Beachbody coach on Instagram who is a Nutritionist? She is probably self-appointed!
Your Advocare rep? Saaaame.
Beware nutrition advice from inexperienced, unlicensed professionals who are trying to sell you supplements, meal kits, etc. …I mean, check into advice from experienced and licensed professionals, too (like Registered Dietitians), because a degree doesn’t always mean everything either.
