This refreshing drink is served by roadside vendors all over Mexico. Not too much fruit, not too much sugar, just a beautiful way to quench your thirst on a summer day.

Ingredients 

8 cups cubed seeded watermelon, (about 6 pounds with the rind), divided 

1 cup water, divided 

1/3 cup sugar, divided 

1/4 cup fresh lime juice 

1 liter (4 cups) club soda, or seltzer water, well chilled 

Lime slices, for garnish

Preparation

Active 15 m | Ready In 4 h 15 m

These tasty turkey burgers, served on toasted focaccia and dressed with marinara sauce, are reminiscent of a sausage pizza. Shredded mozzarella combined with fresh basil melts beautifully inside these gems.

Ingredients 

Marinara Sauce

2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups chopped plum tomatoes, with juices

6 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and finely chopped½ teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

You inherited your mother’s height, your father’s eyes -- and your family’s risk for cardiovascular disease. But this doesn’t necessarily mean you’re stuck with a heart disease diagnosis.

When it comes to aging, there are no magic pills. But a new study is shining light on a supplement that may help reverse aging in your blood vessels. 

MitoQ -- an anti-aging supplement and pharmaceutical grade antioxidant -- may reverse vascular aging in older adults by as much as 15 to 20 years, according to a small study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.

For years, some experts have recommended eating six smaller meals over the course of the day to help control weight and blood sugar. But results from a new study are casting doubt on the effectiveness of this approach to meal planning. Three meals a day consisting of a high-calorie breakfast, an average lunch and a small dinner is considered a healthy diet to lose weight and control blood sugar, according to research presented at the 2018 annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. 

This whole-grain wild rice and quinoa salad recipe is perfect for toting to summer potlucks. It features sweet cherries, crunchy celery, nutty aged goat cheese and toasted pecans. If you can find red quinoa, it's particularly pretty.

Ingredients

Huevos rancheros or “ranch eggs” is a classic Mexican dish that is great for a quick dinner. Traditionally, it's made with a red tomato-based sauce. Here we use tart and tangy green salsa instead. Serve with: brown rice and slices of avocado.

Ingredients 

1 1/2 cups very thinly sliced romaine lettuce1 scallion, sliced

Do you feel may like you’re on a lifelong journey to lose that elusive 20 pounds? Or you maybe you’re be a hardgainer – always trying to put on 10 pounds. Either way, managing your weight can be very frustrating, especially if you’re living a healthy lifestyle.

Why is it so hard? Logically, weight management should be simple -- determine the number of calories you need to maintain a specific weight and consume said number of calories. But of course, that’s not how it works. 

If you lived through the 1980s “war on fat”, you probably can’t help but wonder if eating fat can cause weight gain. And it doesn’t matter how many studies support the health benefits of healthy fats, there’s still an inkling of doubt that makes you hesitate before “indulging” in grass-fed butter, avocados or even nuts.

You may already know that fats are classified as being saturated or unsaturated. It gets a little more complicated beyond these basic categories. Here’s what you need to know.  
 
Unsaturated fat is broken into two groups – cis fats and trans fats.