You Are What You Read: Get Inspired by These Healthy Food Blogs
A key component to total health is having access to whole, top-level foods for your daily meals.
You see, the unhealthy stuff is plentiful and easily available. But it takes work to ensure you’re always eating real food with real nutritional value.
The upshot? Once you get into the habit, you rediscover what food should taste like, and you’ll find you could never go back.
The first step on that journey is to arm yourself with foundational knowledge on which to build a lifetime of nutritional, healthy dietary habits — and these blogs below will definitely get you there.
Here are 20 blogs we recommend following for a steady diet of good nutritional information.
Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
Lexi at Sarah Britton BFA, CNP started her blog, My New Roots, a decade ago as a place for her to share all of the recipes and insights that inspired her to become a holistic nutritionist and certified nutritional practitioner. Britton resists labeling her diet, but know that plant-based foods are the focus of what she eats and recommends — though she does indulge in fresh fish from time to time (“if I know where it came from, who caught it, and that it was killed humanely,” she writes). The Lean Green Bean is written by Lindsay Livingston, a registered dietitian who lives in Ohio. On the blog, you’ll find healthy recipes, nutritional information and a variety of tips for living a healthier life. “My goal is to show you that healthy living doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive,” Livingston says. “I believe that life is all about being balanced, simple and real.” Sara Forte at Sprouted Kitchen says she gets inspired by great food, and she’s determined to translate that inspiration into smart nutritional tips on her blog. Think natural ingredients and whole foods here, with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal produce. She and her partner, Hugh, a talented photographer, have released a couple of gorgeous cookbooks that would be worth picking up if you become a fan of the blog. Sometimes, it’s not about convincing yourself to eat better. It’s about getting your kids to eat better, which is its own uphill battle. Susan at Real Kids Eat Spinach has some excellent first-hand lessons to share about getting children (she has two) invested in their own health so they will make healthy dietary choices. Susan’s focus is mostly paleo-style eating (no white flour, no sugar, no refined grains), and she brings with her a background as a certified holistic health coach. Mark Bittman was a New York Times food columnist for years, and now you can find many of his recipes at MarkBittman.com. In his long career — which has included a famous TED Talk, a spot on the faculty at Columbia University and a number of prestigious fellowships — Bittman’s primary goal has simply been to help people understand what it is they are, and should be, eating. Emma Galloway at My Darling Lemon Thyme grew up in New Zealand on a vegetarian diet largely supported by the organic produce her parents grew. She went on to become a chef, but it was only after she became a mother that she realized she and her children were gluten- and lactose-intolerant. Her blog now serves as a home for her vegetarian and gluten-free recipes, in additions to tips she’s picked up throughout her life about growing organic produce or cooking delicious meals from scratch. Robin Harford’s site Eatweeds is all about getting people to eat the most local, seasonal food available to them — the wild stuff that grows all around. This blog will teach you how to forage, how to identify nutritious wild foods and even the folklore that surrounds some of these plants. Eatweeds is an absolutely fascinating blog to follow. Certified nutritionist Gena Hamshaw — who had anorexia early in her teens and struggled for 13 years after to regain balance and health — created The Full Helping, which is a nice introduction to veganism because it combines useful information on plant-based diets with mindful commentary on how to feel full and nourished in your own body. So, the tips here will go a little outside the realm of just nutrition. Expect to find helpful posts on self-care and mindfulness, too. Adrienne Urban’s Whole New Mom blog is for parents who want to introduce their children to healthy, non-toxic eating and living. Like The Full Helping above, the posts here color outside the lines of better eating. You’ll also find thoughtful posts on simple living, sustainability, and DIY products you can create at home that are cheaper and better for the world than what you might find at the supermarket. Dietician Toby Amidor, MS, RD, is the founder of Toby Amidor Nutrition, which welcomes contributions from a community of nutritionists on a wide variety of dietary topics. Toby Amidor herself also has worked as a consultant, as an ambassador of the National Dairy Council, and as an author. Her latest book is all about building a healthier diet around Greek yogurt. Sarah Kesseli, a certified eating psychology and intuitive eating counselor, has an excellent blog at Ingredients of a Fit Chick, where she walks readers through the steps they need to take to nourish their minds, bodies and souls. “It is not about good or bad foods,” she says. “It is not all or nothing, black or white. It is about learning to fuel your body in a healthy and balanced way so that you can enjoy life to the fullest! It’s about creating memories with those who lift you up and make you better, not about the hours in the gym or the grams of carbs you eat.” To learn more about intuitive eating, check out our recent post. Lee Hersh at Fit Foodie Finds started her blog six years ago while she was at the University of Minnesota, but both she and the blog have evolved significantly since those early days. Today, you’ll find nuanced, thoughtful discussions on how to have a balanced approach when it comes to eating and exercise. So, expect helpful recipes and workouts — but also some posts on the other aspects that make up a well-lived life. Naturally Ella is one of the veteran blogs on this list, founded in 2007 by Erin Alderson, who initially simply wanted a way to document her journey toward a healthier life. Today, those discussions fall into one of three categories: Recipes, information about specific ingredients and tips for stocking a healthy pantry. You might already be familiar with 100 Days of Real Food, the blog founded by Lisa Leake to help others recognize the detrimental effects of processed food and make better choices about what it is they’re actually eating. “In the beginning of 2010 I had never before read an ingredient label, never bought anything that was organic (at least not on purpose), nor had I ever stepped foot in a farmers’ market,” she writes. “I am certainly not proud of those things, but that was reality for the first 32 or so years of my life, and the most disturbing part is that I had no idea I was doing anything wrong.” Today, she is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the most influential voices in nutrition. Angela Liddon’s Oh She Glows blog has long been a go-to resource for healthy, plant-based eating tips and information. Liddon first started the site in 2008 to chronicle her recovery from an eating disorder and onward journey toward a healthier life, and along the way she began to connect with people by the hundreds, then the thousands, then the millions. That journey has included the launch of a cookbook and a mobile app. Darya Rose, creator of the Summer Tomato blog, is a neuroscience Ph.D. and author of the book Foodist. After an entire adolescence and early adulthood of dietary restrictions, Dr. Rose discovered the key to unlocking her healthy relationship with food — learning how to cook well and only eating real food. From this wisdom, she has built a healthy lifestyle for herself, and she shares everything she continues to learn on her blog. The Domestic Man tells Russ Crandall’s story of dire health circumstances, his quest for a healthier life, and the amazing turnaround he made by adopting a paleo diet. In 2005, Crandall had a stroke. A year after that, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Subsequent years of treatments left him feeling awful. By 2010, however, he had discovered the paleo approach to eating, and seven years on he’s in fantastic shape. “Changing my diet empowered me in a time when I thought I was out of options,” he says. Follow along for tips tested first-hand, and gluten-free and paleo recipes. Sophia at Veggies Don’t Bite puts an emphasis on being in control of everything she and her family eat with a focus on a plant-based diet; however, there is room at her blog for lifestyles and diets of all types. “If one chooses to claim living a kind life, then that kindness should extend to all, whether you agree with someone’s choices or not,” she says. “Most of us are living life doing the best we can.” Follow along for excellent tips on cooking plant-based meals for the whole family. Health coach Lily Kunin founded Clean Food, Dirty City to share some of her tips for maintaining a plant-based diet in her home, New York City. Having struggled with migraines and vertigo, Kunin adopted a plant-based diet, which has helped her feel great (and she gets to make great-tasting food at the same time). Companies and private clients keep her busy with coaching requests, events and classes, but she still finds time to share recipes and other tips regularly.The Lean Green Bean
Sprouted Kitchen
Real Kids Eat Spinach
Mark Bittman’s Blog
My Darling Lemon Thyme
Eatweeds
The Full Helping
Whole New Mom
Toby Amidor Nutrition
Ingredients of a Fit Chick
Fit Foodie Finds
Naturally Ella
100 Days of Real Food
Oh She Glows
Summer Tomato
The Domestic Man
Veggies Don’t Bite
Clean Food, Dirty City
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