EatingWell

What’s for dinner? Is it healthy? Is it easy? If you ask these questions, EatingWell is for you. The magazine "Where Good Taste Meets Good Health"; EatingWell delivers the information and inspiration you need to make healthy eating a way of life with great, easy recipes (most take 45 minutes or less), the latest nutrition science, gorgeous photos and crisp, evocative prose.

A Recipe for Happiness? • Many ingredients may play a part, including how we live—and what we eat.

Science of Happy Eating • A wealth of research-backed evidence shows that the foods you eat, and sometimes the way you eat them, can boost your mood.

Can You Eat Your Way to Happy? • Inside the delicious science of piling your plate for better moods.

Water Could Make You Happier and More Productive • Here’s how to easily stay hydrated.

The Happy Gut • Research increasingly suggests a connection between the mind and the trillions of bacteria found in the gut. Could fostering a healthy microbiome be the ultimate mood booster?

Soothe and Nourish • These delicious dishes are loaded with probiotic-rich foods, which can foster the gut-mood connection.

Can Adaptogens Make You Happier? • These potentially stress-relieving ingredients are used in calming beverages and as supplements. But can you really sip your way to serenity?

Go Guilt Free • Food doesn’t have to be the most nutritious to be exactly what you need. Eating food you enjoy and indulging some cravings has some clear advantages.

How I Ditched Dieting for Good • There’s a reason intuitive eating has been trending in recent years. It may be an effective way to lose weight, boost body image, and learn to stop judging foods as good or bad. Food is food. It’s okay to love it all.

Recipes for Bite-Size Happiness • Cookies may be the ideal homemade dessert: They stay fresh for days and are fun to make.

Here’s Why I’ll Never Give Up Pasta or Dairy • A registered dietitian explains that as long as you don’t have an intolerance or an allergy, pasta, cheese, milk, yogurt, and butter all have a place in a healthy kitchen.

Enjoyable and Satisfying

Coming Together • Food can be the ultimate connector. Gathering at the table (or in the kitchen) with friends and family can be a recipe for happy times and happy memories.

The Power of Friends • Not only can meals with pals provide an instant mood lift: Over the long term, they can help combat cognitive decline and lead to a longer, happier life.

The Grandmother Project • Chef Brooke Siem shares nostalgic recipes for sweets from some of the most seasoned hands around the world.

The Dinner Dance • For many, dinner is more than just a chance to feed the family. Here, an author reflects on how the quiet routine of preparing the evening meal is a welcome connector in her marriage.

Cooking with Juliet • A chef recounts how sharing his love of food with his daughter and making her favorite broccoli omelet helped foster joy in the early days of fatherhood.

Baking for Someone Is an Act of Love • A food writer and recipe developer shares how she fell in love with baking.

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The Spice of Life…and Happiness • Brightly colored tumeric can help you be happy.