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This Single-Ingredient Syrup Is the Perfect Natural Sweetener
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This Single-Ingredient Syrup Is the Perfect Natural Sweetener

It's got more than twice the potassium, calcium, and magnesium levels of maple syrup or honey, with up to 10 times the antioxidants.
Are Calorie Counts on Menus Actually Making Us Healthier?
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Are Calorie Counts on Menus Actually Making Us Healthier?

Calorie displays can be as harmful to some as they are helpful to others.
Nobody’s Perfect, Except for This Pizza
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Nobody’s Perfect, Except for This Pizza

Coming up with all the recipes for each component was such a mega-mindmeld, we had to make a TV show about it.
The Tech Bros Are Hungry
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The Tech Bros Are Hungry

Silicon Valley diet culture and other thoughts from Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro.
This Recipe Wants You to Know That Meatballs Are Totally Appropriate for Spring
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This Recipe Wants You to Know That Meatballs Are Totally Appropriate for Spring

A little bit lighter and a whole lot greener than your average meatball
This Is the Only Vegan Butter That Melts, Spreads, and Tastes Like the Real Thing
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This Is the Only Vegan Butter That Melts, Spreads, and Tastes Like the Real Thing

It's fermented with live cultures, and it's shockingly spreadable.
What Happened When I Asked My Friends to Recipe Test My Cookbook
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What Happened When I Asked My Friends to Recipe Test My Cookbook

I got feedback I would never have heard from professional cooks, and it made all the difference.
I Fly This Airline Just for the Cocktail Mixers
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I Fly This Airline Just for the Cocktail Mixers

Sure, it’s just a drink. But up there, it’s kind of everything.
A Nutritionist on Why She Doesn't Always Buy Organic
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A Nutritionist on Why She Doesn't Always Buy Organic

Until the Organic Trade Association wants to subsidize my all-organic diet, I'll be buying conventional much of the time.
What I’m Baking This Easter Weekend
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What I’m Baking This Easter Weekend

And more from Alex Beggs’s weekly roundup inside the BA offices.
These Bookends Are My Excuse for Buying All the Books
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These Bookends Are My Excuse for Buying All the Books

They're stackable, colorful, and very chic.
Outdoor Voices Founder Ty Haney on the Stress-Busting Rituals That Keep Her on Top
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Outdoor Voices Founder Ty Haney on the Stress-Busting Rituals That Keep Her on Top

"Totally possible" is just one of the mantras that's made Haney and her apparel brand so successful.
We Can’t Stop Thinking About This Indian-ish Chile Peanut Rice
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We Can’t Stop Thinking About This Indian-ish Chile Peanut Rice

It’s spicy, earthy, crunchy, and tastes like buttered popcorn!
My Intrepid Quest for a Non-Alcoholic Cocktail I Actually Want to Drink
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My Intrepid Quest for a Non-Alcoholic Cocktail I Actually Want to Drink

First I decided to stop drinking alcohol. Then I had to find something to drink instead.
It's Not About the Pizza
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It's Not About the Pizza

Thoughts on red sauce restaurants and more from Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro.
Green Minestrone Is Here to Justify Your Spring Farmers' Market Splurge
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Green Minestrone Is Here to Justify Your Spring Farmers' Market Splurge

Like a light jacket, this vegetable-packed soup is an April staple.
5 Tips for People Who Are Always On-The-Go
Joy, Pain, and Puke at the 2019 Hot Sauce Expo
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Joy, Pain, and Puke at the 2019 Hot Sauce Expo

The most fun—and hardcore—food convention I’ve ever been to.
One of My Most Prized Possessions Is an Ice Cream Sandwich Brand's Swag
This Ingredient Swap Is Making Our Salad Dressings Taste Better Than Ever
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This Ingredient Swap Is Making Our Salad Dressings Taste Better Than Ever

And a creamy, spicy dressing recipe to get you started
Thoughts on Carrots, Caullini, and Jack Dorsey’s Drab Dinner
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Thoughts on Carrots, Caullini, and Jack Dorsey’s Drab Dinner

What's the new “it” vegetable? Let's find out.
A Tool to Clean (Like Really Clean) Your Tongue
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A Tool to Clean (Like Really Clean) Your Tongue

Tongue scrapers are easy to use, satisfying, and strangely addictive.
These Little Scissors Can Replace Every Other Pair You Own
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These Little Scissors Can Replace Every Other Pair You Own

Small, strong, and precise, all hail Joyce Chen!
This Recipe Changed the Way I Feel About Restaurant Chicken
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This Recipe Changed the Way I Feel About Restaurant Chicken

Fancy Nancy's roast chicken with schmaltzy rice and kale is irresistible—and surprisingly simple to make at home.
I Followed the Climate Diet For a Week and Now I’m Afraid We’re Doomed
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I Followed the Climate Diet For a Week and Now I’m Afraid We’re Doomed

Eating for a healthy planet isn't hard...if you have plenty of money, plenty of time, and an office fridge that can accommodate a small castle of Tupperware.
I Love My Decanter, Even Though I’m Not a “Wine Person”
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I Love My Decanter, Even Though I’m Not a “Wine Person”

It makes that mediocre bottle someone brought to your apartment taste (and look) way better.
Can You Be Dependent on Weed?
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Can You Be Dependent on Weed?

Reflections on cannabis from Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro.
What You Should Know About That “Tipping Hack” Video
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What You Should Know About That “Tipping Hack” Video

The bottom line? If you don’t have money to equitably compensate the people working to create an enjoyable dining experience, you don’t have money to go out.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Has Pretty Much Figured Out How to Live Forever
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Has Pretty Much Figured Out How to Live Forever

We interrogate the star of Chasing Life, who travels the world to find out how to live to a very ripe old age.
I Really Hope There Are No Lactose Intolerant People at The Masters Club Dinner
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I Really Hope There Are No Lactose Intolerant People at The Masters Club Dinner

This year’s menu curator, 2018 champion Patrick Reed, doesn’t care if you can’t eat dairy.