Healthy food for all
Oak Harbor’s new business, Cosmic Veggies, is a safe haven for people with dietary restrictions.
For many people, dietary restrictions and limited menu options can kill the fun of dining out with friends and family. Often, despite a business’ best efforts to be mindful of their customers’ health, the slightest exposure to food allergies can turn a party into a bowel nightmare.
Oak Harbor resident Jackielynn Larsen wanted people with dietary restrictions like herself to enjoy the experience of eating out with no stress. After working 30 years as an insurance agent, Larsen decided to rebrand…
A man cooks food at his home adjacent to railway track, as a train passes near the Daya Basti area in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV
The report, ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’ (SOFI) 2023, published last month, shows that while the cost of a healthy diet has increased in recent years in India, it is still the lowest among the BRICS nations ( including the newly added six countries) and India’s neighbours. However, the share of people who are able to afford such a healthy diet is still…
Nowadays, it seems most people have strong opinions on how to eat, which diet is best or what is considered healthy or not healthy when it comes to food and nutrition. The reality is that nutrition is a nuanced topic. What might work for some, does not work for others. That said, experts do agree there are several food myths and misconceptions that persist.
To clear up any confusion for those who are trying to eat healthier, Yahoo Life reached out to eight dietitians — aka food experts focused on science — and asked them what pervasive nutrition myths they…