Smart Bites

The skinny on healthy eating By Anne Palumbo   Ahem. Before I enumerate the powerful benefits of eating beans, I’d like to ask you

By Anne Palumbo   Every January, food trends flood the news. Here’s a surprise: Cottage cheese is one of this year’s list-toppers. Yes, granny’s

By Anne Palumbo   Raise your hand if you only eat oats for breakfast. Now, raise your other hand if you were raised on

By Anne Palumbo I never liked cauliflower as a kid. Boiled to a tasteless mush, it made me gag. If that wasn’t bad enough,

Ever since I discovered that kefir — a fermented milk product with more probiotics than yogurt — could benefit my achy gut, I jumped

By Anne Palumbo Years ago, spaghetti squash and I got off to a rocky start. It refused to yield to my knife; I got

By Anne Palumbo I always love a good nutritional surprise; and cabbage doesn’t disappoint. Although many varieties abound, today’s column focuses on the most

By Anne Palumbo Saddled with a finicky stomach since forever, I’m always on the lookout for foods that aid digestion. Probiotic-rich yogurt, high-fiber whole

By Anne Palumbo When it comes to superfoods—foods that abound with compounds considered especially beneficial to a person’s health—blueberries always make the top 10

By Anne Palumbo Ever eat something without giving a wit about its nutritional chops? Say, a yummy side that accompanies your main course like