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Different Types of Vegetarian Diets

There has been a recent surge in vegetarian and plant-based diets. Many people are making the switch away from animal products for environmental and health reasons. Some studies suggest that a healt...

Be a Menu Detective: Spot the Diet Killers When Eating Out

Dining out when you are watching your diet can be a challenge, and looking at menus can feel like a mystery when determining what’s the best choice nutritionally. The large portions, tempting dishes...

Stocking Up Amid COVID19

With news outlets talking nonstop about the coronavirus outbreak and people responding by avoiding favorite restaurants and emptying grocery store shelves we are all starting to think more about wha...

Protein Pointers: Tips to Boost the Benefits

Beginning in their 40s, adults typically lose 1 to 2 percent of their muscle mass every year. Eating the right amount of protein throughout the day can help maintain muscle mass. Other benefits of p...

Meal Delivery During a Pandemic

The 2019-nCoV (coronavirus) is on many people's mind currently and that is no different at Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating. We are 100% committed to continuing our mission of providing safe, healthy f...

How Much Water Should You Drink? It Depends!

Of all the nutrients in your diet, water is one of the body’s most essential. However, many people struggle to meet their daily fluid needs. The old advice is to drink 8 cups of water per day, but t...

6 Important Nutrients for a Healthy Postpartum Diet

For many women, finding out they are pregnant means getting healthy: stopping smoking, eating healthy, and adopting a new exercise routine. But after bringing baby home it can be hard to maintain th...

4 “Functional” Foods That Can Help Lower Your Cholesterol

Functional foods are foods you can add to your diet that provide a potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition. With heart disease being the leading cause of death for American adul...

Blood Sugar and Spice: Cinnamon for Diabetes

Cinnamon is a hot topic in many discussions regarding diabetes. There have been studies that show how cinnamon can lower blood sugars, HbA1c (an average of blood sugar over the previous 2-3 months),...

The Key to Smart Snacking? Snack with a Purpose!

Between meal snacking sometimes gets a bad reputation, but it can be a healthy way for some people to fill nutrient gaps or fuel throughout the day. The key to smart snacking is to snack with a purpos...

Types Of Salt: Which Is Best?

We all know that it is important to eat less salt. Eating too much sodium can increase your risk for serious medical conditions such as high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease. When at the gr...

Prediabetes in Children: A Growing Problem

Prediabetes is a condition common in adults, but now we are seeing the problem of prediabetes in children more and more often as well. A recent study featured in JAMA Pediatrics revealed that close t...

The Importance Of Family Dinners

Did you know that 60 years ago, the average dinnertime was 90 minutes and today it is less than 12 minutes? When you have school, after-school activities, homework, and oftentimes both parents worki...

Showing Carbs Some Love During American Heart Month

Carbohydrates deserve a lot of love as they are very important for our overall health and serve many beneficial roles in the body. Currently, carbs are getting demonized and many people are avoiding...

When To "Unfollow" A Diet Trend

When looking on social media you will find many self-proclaimed nutrition experts touting the latest diet trend. Many of these individuals are selling a product and are looking for your money. Other...

What is the Diverticulosis Diet?

Managing your diet with diverticular disease can be challenging and confusing. And given that 58% of Americans over the age of 60 (and almost everyone over 80 years old) are dealing with diverticul...

Hormones and Weight Gain: What to Know

Hormones are in the director’s chair for all functions of our bodies. They direct the body what to do, when to do it, and for how long. When our hormones are out of balance it can impact our mood, b...

Apple vs Pear: How Your Body Shape Impacts Your Health

 Healthy people come in all shapes and sizes: short, tall, lean, muscular, big-boned, apple- or pear-shaped. Genes, lifestyle, and certain health conditions can all impact our body’s size and a...