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Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate vs. USDA’s MyPlate

A few years after the USDA created the new MyPlate, Harvard nutrition experts decided to set up their own Healthy Eating Plate. The changes were made to address the deficiencies in the USDA’s MyPlate, most likely caused by intensive food industry lobbying. The central message of the Healthy Eating Plate is to focus on diet […]

Eat 10 Portions Of Fruits And Veggies To Protect Your Health

If you consume a lot of fruits and vegetables every day, then you are on the right track. Researchers from the Imperial College of London conducted a meta-analysis on 95 studies on the benefits of fruit and vegetable intake. Proponents of the study found that consumption of at least five portions of fruits and vegetables […]

6 Nutrition Mistakes Even Healthy People Make

Our bodies benefit from eating healthy food. That’s why making the right food choices is crucial for the overall function of the body. But did you know that many people are not aware that they are eating the wrong kinds of foods to stay healthy? Even healthy people make nutrition mistakes. So if you are […]

National Nutrition Month 2017 Infographic

In honor of National Nutrition Month, we wanted to share an infographic with you about nutrition guidance for healthy children. The infographic was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Enjoy!

Boost Your Mental Health With Fruits And Vegetables

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), mental illness remains a significant public health disease, such that 25% of American adults suffer from it. What makes mental illness the serious problem is that it is also associated with other diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. The extent of mental illness in the country […]

Blast Your Drink, LLC Partners with NutriFusion® to Launch Natural Multivitamin Water Brand

Naples, Florida – March 1, 2017 Blast Your Drink, LLC has announced it is partnering with NutriFusion® to add twelve essential vitamins from twelve fruits and vegetables to their latest products, Fresh Blast and Vita-Dog. Both products are multivitamin water brands intended for the healthy consumer and pet markets. Fresh Blast utilizes dosing cap technology, […]

Vegetables Can Improve The Nutrition Content Of Kid’s Juices

Fruit juices are perceived as healthy beverages, but the media has reported that many smoothies and kid’s juices contain higher amounts of sugar than carbonated drinks like soda. Sugar is now well researched as the culprit to different metabolic disorders like obesity and diabetes. The fruit juice market has been hit hard by the negative […]

Consumers Prefer Nutrients From Food Rather Than Pills

Vitamins and minerals are critical to cell function in our bodies. The body’s ability to efficiently absorb nutrients is the reason why we are now living longer than our ancestors. There are multiple ways to get essential minerals and elements into our body, and while the most traditional method is by eating food, many people […]

Imposing Soda Tax: A Solution for The Ballooning Diabetes and Heart Disease Problems

Global diabetes and heart disease rates have ballooned over the last 25 years. Among the countries that have the highest rate of diabetes and heart diseases, Mexico tops the list according to Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo. She is a UCSF professor medicine and director of UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations. Another problem in the country is […]

Infographic: Eating Fruits & Veggies Lowers Stroke Risk

A study published in May of 2014 indicated that eating more fruits and vegetables could lower the world’s risk of a stroke. Below is an infographic produced by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to give awareness to why fruits and veggies are so important for our diets. The infographic details the recommended […]