Smart Bites

By Anne Palumbo Pity the poor peanut. Despite being America’s most popular nut, peanuts rarely get the nutritional shout-out its trendier cousins get. Perhaps

By Anne Palumbo From meal-flavored cocktails to hybrid snacks, premium bottled waters to soothing soups, the predictions are out for what we will eat

By Anne Palumbo I never liked spinach as a kid, despite my crush on Popeye. But now that I have more candles on my

By Anne Palumbo Americans purchase and consume more flour during December than any other month, according to the research elves at Fleischmann’s Yeast and

By Anne Palumbo When I discovered delicata squash a few years ago, I couldn’t stop talking about it. I still can’t! The taste, the

By Anne Palumbo Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is a whole grain whose popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. Beyond being delicious, versatile and easy to

By Anne Palumbo If you’re watching your cholesterol, you may be wary of eating shrimp. Next to squid, shrimp has more cholesterol than any

By Anne Palumbo Every once in a while, I come across information about a certain food that takes me by complete surprise. I read

By Anne Palumbo My husband and I now get most of our protein from plant-based foods: legumes, quinoa, chia seeds, tofu and dairy products.

My cheese-loving friend has sworn off cheese for a while, saying it’s “too caloric, too fatty, too tempting.” She’s not the first to go