#practical-nutrition

#practical-nutrition

Using canned chickpeas as a meat substitute in a Buffalo chicken-inspired recipe is one of the best uses for canned chickpeas, and the swap couldn't be easier.

"Most of the richest sources of Vitamin B12 are in seafoods like clams (which can give you over 3,000 of your daily needs!), salmon, and tuna."

Breakfast burritos, bowls, and wraps are becoming popular as they are portable and easy to prepare, featuring ingredients loaded with in-demand nutrients like eggs and meat.

Research increasingly demonstrates that healthy nutrition improves mental health, and an entirely new subspecialty has formed to support this. Nutritional psychiatry is expanding rapidly, with research growing 15-fold from 2000 to 2024, reflecting the increasing acceptance of diet's role in mental health.

These tiny packages pack a nutritional punch-so much so that the advisory committee for the 2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommended upping the daily serving size of legumes and promoting them as a protein source over meat and seafood. Navy beans, for example, are especially fiber-dense, and lentils are protein powerhouses.

Rachel Swanson, a registered dietitian at LifeSpan Medicine and author of "Trying!: A Science-Backed Plan to Optimize Your Fertility," splits her time between New York City and Miami, spending about half the year in each. She also takes small-group workout classes three times a week, focusing on strength training. She says eating enough nutrients, especially protein for muscle-building, is crucial for her. She generally aims for around 0.7 grams of protein per pound of body weight, the protein intake usually recommended for physically active people.

Dr Ian K Smith believes that we need to revolutionise our approach to ageing, adapting our health and dietary practices to suit where we are now

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We are in the midst of a high protein craze. Every week I get dozens of protein-packed pitches to my inbox, and I'm sure you've seen the protein bars plastered all over subway cars, protein-ified menu items at fast-casual chains like Starbucks and Sweetgreen, and protein versions of classic products (protein pasta, protein crackers, protein...yogurt?) lining practically every aisle at the grocery store.