Smart Bites

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

By Anne Palumbo Some folks never forget their first kiss: I’ll never forget my first flank steak. It happened in a Mexican restaurant. The

By Anne Palumbo Asparagus is known for making urine smell funny. But that’s not why you should eat more asparagus. You should eat more

By Anne Palumbo My love affair with popcorn began after my first child. Desperate to shed pregnancy pounds, I reached for the puffy stuff

By Anne Palumbo Do I have an unusual attachment to canned tomato products? You might think so by the stash in my pantry: diced,

By Anne Palumbo Tasteless, white Wonder bread was not the only bread I consumed during my growing years. Our family also ate a lot

By Anne Palumbo Are you sitting down? Last year, on Super Bowl Sunday, we Americans consumed 1.4 billion chicken wings. Holy hot sauce! That’s

By Anne Palumbo Nothing says nutritious snack quite like a bright, cheery clementine. A cross between an orange and a mandarin, these seedless darlings