One of the most common reasons for not eating healthy is that it’s too time consuming. Eating healthier does take time; there tends to be more preparation and ingredients involved. But, if you plan everything out, it can actually be very simple and easy. Below are five meal prep hacks to make healthy eating a breeze! 1. Plan your week First, it’s important to review the week ah ...

Are you looking for efficient ways to achieve and maintain healthy eating habits? Renewed You Plate makes it simple for you! It’s not necessary to have a perfectly balanced plate at every meal; you can have more protein one meal and less another. Your overall goals should be to have at least one balanced, healthy meal per day and to consume the daily recommendation for each foo ...

Dear Protein, What are you? How do I get you? Why are you so important? Are you really as important as others make you out to be? Protein is a hot topic in our culture, but it’s actually a lot simpler than it seems. It’s an essential nutrient made up of amino acids the body needs to build tissue, provide us with energy and regulate organ functions. You can eat foods from numero ...

Are you consuming enough healthy fat? According to the American Heart Association, most people are not! Fats get a bad rap even though they are one of the three macronutrients your body needs for survival. Dietary fats are essential, and they give your body energy, support cell growth, protect your organs, keep you warm, produce important hormones and help your body absorb othe ...

Whole grains have become a hot topic in recent years due to their health benefits. In fact, the most recent nutrition guide released by the USDA recommends that at least half of the grains you consume are whole grains. However, what does the term whole grain mean, and what exactly are whole grain foods? A grain is a whole grain if it contains the three key parts of a seed: the ...