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211 blog articles for 'protein'
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Berry Shortcake Jars
Berry shortcake jars are a healthy spin on strawberry shortcake. You can switch up the fruits you use so you can get creative and use what’s in season. Using mason jars makes for a convenient and easy way to serve dessert that everyone will love! It’s hard to believe this entire recipe is refined sugar free because it’s naturally sweet! All you need are a few ingredients for a perfectly healthy, gluten free, dairy free, vegan dessert that tastes amazing...
07/02/25 • Ashley Sornsin
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10 Foods for Happy and Healthy Skin
We all know that our skin changes as we age. It loses firmness, radiance and suppleness. In addition to using creams, applying sunscreen and drinking lots of water, what else can you do to keep your skin healthy? Diet is extremely important. You probably already know that you should eat fruits and veggies, and maybe avoid dairy to keep your skin clear and radiant. But what foods out there actually help your skin stay firm? In the land of retinol...
07/23/24 • Swanson staff
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Vegetable Beef Barley Soup
Who doesn’t love the smell of homemade soup wafting through the kitchen on a cold winter evening? Nutritious barley, hearty beef and colorful veggies combine to make this soup recipe one worth adding to your favorites. Pearl barley is an ancient grain known as a delicious source of dietary fiber, and is the perfect complement to mushrooms and beef. This low-calorie soup will become a family favorite, as it’s just as convenient as it is delicious. Throw the ingredients in...
01/13/26 • Swanson Health
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Baked Southwest Egg Rolls
Baked Southwest Egg Rolls combine zesty southwest flavors with fresh, colorful veggies. They're a great alternative to traditionally fried egg rolls, and are so easy to modify! The main ingredients include corn, beans and spinach, but feel free to add chicken or other vegetables to satisfy your taste buds. These egg rolls are a great appetizer, and at only 123 calories a piece you can feel comfortable enjoying the rest of your meal. Each roll is an explosion of spices...
01/13/26 • Swanson Health
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Top Supplements for Golfers
Enhancing Golf Performance Naturally Golf may appear leisurely on the surface, but it demands a unique combination of physical precision, mental focus and endurance. From powerful drives to delicate putts, a golfer’s performance hinges on core strength, joint flexibility, sharp concentration and consistent energy levels. While regular practice and proper technique are essential, nutrition—and specifically targeted supplementation—can play a vital role in supporting overall performance and recovery. Whether you're a weekend enthusiast or a competitive player, the right golf supplements...
05/18/25 • Swanson Staff
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Taking Nattokinase & K-2: A Heart Health Dynamic Duo
What do Japanese folklore and fermented soybeans have to do with your heart health? It turns out quite a lot actually. If you haven’t heard of the connection between nattokinase and vitamin K2, you are in for an interesting story. While this dynamic duo doesn’t work together directly, their synergy supports your body in a number of ways. You will learn how both nattokinase and vitamin K2 work in the body to support heart health and why you may want...
06/16/25 • Swanson Staff
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Fruity Frozen Cream Bars
Fruity frozen cream bars will soon become a favorite dessert. These bars are absolutely delicious and taste a lot like cheesecake, but they’re actually dairy free. They use all whole food, plant-based ingredients that not only offer a lot of nutrition but give us a naturally colorful dessert. The entire recipe is free of refined sugar and can be left as-is for a traditional cheesecake bar, but it’s fun to get creative and add different ingredients like strawberries and blue...
01/13/26 • Ashley Sornsin
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Be Fat Fluent: Best Fatty Foods for Your Diet
When you aim to eat a healthy diet every day, one of the first things you might consider is how much fat you’re eating. And you have probably heard people say you should focus on good fats instead of ‘bad’ fats. But what does it really mean, and why does it matter? What are healthy fats? Many people just try to cut out saturated fats and keep unsaturated fats in their diets, but it isn’t quite that simple. There are...
09/11/20 • Amy Sunderman, MS, RD
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Best Supplements for Runners, Plus Running Tips
In many ways, running is the perfect form of exercise. You can go at your own pace and you don’t need special equipment or an expensive membership to get started—just an open road or trail, a decent pair of running shoes and a little free time to enjoy the journey. Running is excellent for your mental and physical health, but it’s important not to overdo it and to build a foundation for success by starting slow, taking days off and...
07/17/24 • Bushra Hassan, MBA, RD
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Vanilla Coconut Pumpkin Pie
Flaky crust, fragrant spices, creamy texture...sounds like a traditional pumpkin pie, right? Wrong! This Vanilla Coconut Pumpkin Pie takes everything you love about pumpkin pie and combines it with much healthier ingredients. Almond milk and flavor free coconut oil lighten up the recipe, and a healthy amount of organic vanilla extract brings out the true pumpkin taste. Serve Vanilla Coconut Pumpkin Pie warm or chilled with any toppings of your choice. The family meal isn’t complete until you bring out...
07/02/25 • Swanson Health
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Get Supermarket Smart: Grocery Store Hacks
Grocery shopping might seem like a simple enough task, but the second you walk into many supermarkets, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by options and spend more time and money than you originally planned. Flashy packaging, strategically placed product displays, and sales on products you may never actually use all serve as distractions that keep you in the store longer and can run up your total grocery bill. Get supermarket smart by saving time (and money) in the grocery store,...
06/02/22 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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What's Poppin'? 7 Easy Recipes for Homemade Popcorn Seasoning
Who doesn’t love popcorn? From grabbing a bucket for movie night to cooking up a quick afternoon bite, popcorn is a convenient, low-calorie snack that’s great any time of day. Kick up the flavor of your next batch with these DIY popcorn seasoning recipes. And if you have a sweet tooth, we’ve got you covered with a delicious cinnamon sugar popcorn topping. Let’s get poppin’! Popcorn Nutrition Popcorn is practically a perfect snack. It’s a whole grain, since kernels are...
05/31/20 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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Vitamins for Immune System Support
Learn which nutrients support immune health, including C, D, zinc, and herbals, plus natural food sources and supplement tips.
06/03/26 • Swanson Staff
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Surprising Benefits of Chocolate Your Delicious Health & Wellness Ally
Who doesn't love chocolate? It's smooth and creamy and undeniably one of life’s simple pleasures. But for some, chocolate is more than a tasty treat—it's a health and wellness aid that boasts some surprising benefits, including beauty benefits for your hair, skin and beyond. Chocolate also has quite a few other perks, including support for healthy cholesterol levels already within the normal range, cognitive function and giving your body a substantial antioxidant infusion. Sound too good to be true? Grab...
07/04/20 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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Chlorella Dosage and Reviews
Quick Facts About Chlorella A lot is being said these days about chlorella and the natural support that it gives for general health, energy and cleansing (among many other benefits), but just what is chlorella anyway? What is Chlorella? Chlorella is a type of freshwater agae that's used for nutritional purposes. Often grown in Asia, this simple "seaweed" is rich in vitamins and minerals in additional to other nutrients like fiber and protein.1 Some have called chlorella a "super food"...
06/02/22 • Swanson Staff
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7 Simple Ways to Help Keep Your Breasts Healthy
Breast health is a hot topic. And if we’re honest with ourselves, thinking about it can seem a little scary. Hundreds of thousands of women each year are faced with new breast health concerns, and in some ways, those overwhelming numbers make the topic feel like the elephant in the room.1 No one wants to be faced with a breast health concern, and a lot of women ignore the idea because they don’t want to consider the possibility that something...
10/03/18 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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The Benefits of Vitamins D3 and K2 Together
Building strong bones ... From childhood, we’ve heard how important it is. Think back to commercials touting “with vitamin D for growing strong bones.” Now, as adults, we learn valuable lessons about the benefits of bone strength—and that vitamin K has a key role to play. What are Vitamins D3 and K2 and What Do They Do? Let’s back up. Why are these two vitamins vital to the body, especially in conjunction with bone and circulatory health? Vitamin D3 for...
11/26/24 • Medically reviewed by Patricia Weiser, PharmD
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Jetsetter Wellness: Staying Healthy on the Go
Planes, trains, rideshares, even camels: no matter how you travel, you’ll want to stay healthy on the go! Whether you are traveling for work or pleasure, heading to the ski slopes of Colorado, the shops of Paris, the beaches of Hawaii or on a less glamorous work trip, keeping your immune system healthy is one of the best ways to make for a worry-free adventure. Most people don’t get enough sleep or drink enough water when they travel, and those...
06/07/21 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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How to Support Your Immune Function
If you're wondering how to support a healthy immune response, these quick tips and picks may be just the edge you're looking for! Here's a rundown of an experts’ top selection and habits for a healthy immune system. Elderberry Studies have found that elderberry can supply the body with an additional boost of antioxidants, increasing your natural immune response and supporting a healthy resilience.1 Vitamin C Research indicates a higher supply of vitamin C may support several immune system parameters,...
03/16/22 • Amy Sunderman, MS, RD
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Top Supplements for Heart Health
Maintaining vibrant cardiovascular health is at the heart of promoting overall wellness both today and over the long run. Eating a healthy diet high in fiber and making sure to incorporate exercise throughout the week are excellent steps you can take now to promote heart health. Having the help and support of high-quality and science-backed heart health supplements is another key to your cardio success. Let's look at some of the top supplements for heart health available today. Best Heart...
01/26/26 • Swanson staff
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6 Surprising Beer Beauty Uses for Hair and Skin
The end of September is usually marked by cooler temperatures, fewer hours of daylight, brilliant yellow, orange and red leaf colors, and many harvest festivals toasting nature’s bounty from the summer growing months. Also, beer lovers often raise a glass (or two!) to celebrate harvesting hops, the dried, flowering part of the hop plant used in brewing beer, and their favorite brews during many Octoberfests and brewing festivals around the globe. Pilsners, ales, ambers, malts, lagers, saisons, stouts, wheat or...
12/31/20 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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Yellow Thai Curry for a Meatless Meal
This one pot curry is better than takeout and is the perfect way to include a meatless meal in your diet! It's creamy, flavorful and everyone is bound to love it. This yellow curry is a staple dish in my house and can be one in yours too. Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutesServes: 6 people Nutrition Facts (Per Serving): Calories 608 Fat 40.4 grams Carbs 64.5 grams Fiber 5.8 grams Sugar 49.5 grams Protein 4.1 grams Ingredients:...
05/25/21 • Swanson Staff
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Immune Boost Juice: A Simple and Tasty Recipe to Support Immune Health
Boost immune health with this easy juice recipe featuring orange juice, carrot juice, ginger, and elderberry. Ready in under 5 minutes—plus a smoothie option!
08/24/20 • Swanson Staff
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Beyond the Basics: 22 Supplements That Complement Your Immune Routine
Once you’ve covered the essentials, what other nutrients, botanicals, probiotics, and specialty ingredients can help support a healthy immune response? We’ve got the information you need to take the next steps.
04/28/24 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
