To avoid falling off the bandwagon this fall, try these mainstay items that help you stay on track, lose weight, and add lots of flavor to your meals and snacks. A lot of these items can also be used to substitute healthy foods for higher-calorie ones.

If you purchase your eggs from a local farm or farmers' market, then you have direct access to the farmer to ask questions about the eggs they sell. If you're purchasing eggs from a grocery store, you may need a bit more help. Here's my guide to some of the common terms on egg cartons.

Eggs are, in a way, the perfect food. They are full of antioxidants, protein, and nutrients vital to maintaining good health and well-being.

There is still room for the almighty sandwich in your life (and your stomach). You just have to be smart about it.

Everyday you have to navigate a toxic nutritional landscape. You have to hunt and gather in a food desert. You have to survive the American supermarket and dodge the dangers of industrial food. The good news is that if you follow 10 simple rules you can eat safely for life.

When it comes to choosing what to eat, I like to get a lot of nutritional bang for my buck, so to speak. The best deals? "Superfoods" that are far more plentiful in nutrients than they are in calories and that research has shown deliver health benefits.

It's a new year, and plenty of us are resolving to lose weight, exercise more and eat less. I'd like to propose a resolution makeover... Don't just aim to eat less and deprive yourself, instead upgrade what you are currently eating to give your body the wholesome, energizing foods it needs.