Carly Weaver

The Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional whole foods and eating habits of those in Mediterranean countries like Spain, Portugal, and Italy. It's a way of life that's been around forever, but it's evolved into a more structured diet and a popular everyday approach to eating for those in America. As a plant-rich diet that consists of whole grains, healthy fats, and lean proteins, it’s been praised for its heart health [...]

The best part about the Mediterranean diet is that you don’t have live somewhere on the Mediterranean in order to reap its benefits (although, let’s be honest, most of us would probably like to be there). This acclaimed diet is inspired by the lifestyle of those living in countries like Spain, France, Italy, and Greece: a heart-healthy way of eating that emphasizes plant-forward foods, whole grains, and healthy fats. People [...]

The ketogenic diet is becoming one of the most popular approaches to eating throughout the US. And that means that, whether people are on a temporary keto plan to lose weight or they aim to make it a sustainable long-term lifestyle, the food industry has had to answer to this rising demand with more keto-friendly choices. As a diet that focuses on overall low-carb, moderate-protein, high-fat consumption, keto actually [...]

If you’re on the keto diet, you are certainly not alone; it’s estimated that nearly 13 million people follow the ketogenic diet every year in America. Whether it's for weight loss or overall health improvement and whether it's temporary or long-term, more and more Americans are on the hunt for keto-friendly food when they go out to eat – including at their favorite fast food chains like McDonald’s. The ketogenic diet is all [...]

Chick-fil-A is a Georgia-born, family-owned, Christian-led fast food organization that we all know well by now – if not for its famous chicken sandwiches or Sunday closings, then definitely for those cows all over the billboards telling you to “Eat Mor Chikin”. But what if you’re vegan or vegetarian, and you don’t want to “eat mor chikin”?  Understandably, Chick-fil-A might not be the first place you rush to if you’re [...]

Just about anything can be turned into milk these days – nuts, rice, peas, you name it. But among all of the various types of milk that you’ve seen lining the shelves in recent years, soy milk tends to carry a little seniority out of the bunch as one of the first non-dairy milks that became widely accessible.  Soy milk has been consumed in China and other Asian countries pretty much forever. It began to grow in [...]