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You’ve heard it your whole life: breakfast, lunch, and dinner — the traditional trinity of meal timing. But what if that pattern isn’t as essential for a healthy diet as we’ve been told? Especially if your goal isn’t just to eat less — but to eat smarter? Many people turn to the OMAD diet (One Meal a Day) in an effort to cut calories and lose weight. It’s become a popular...

You hit the gym, crush your workout, refuel with a protein shake — then stay up way too late watching “just one more” episode. Before you know it, it’s midnight and your alarm is a few hours away. Sound familiar? Most of us make time for training and nutrition, but cut corners on sleep. And it turns out, that habit could be holding your progress back. Research shows that sleep...

Whether you’re grilling under the stars, roasting dessert in foil, or just here for the melty, cheesy side dish, these foil-packet recipes were made for summer. They're smoky. They're spicy. They’re ridiculously easy to clean up. And yes, we used a few Nutricost pantry staples to spice things up (literally). Let’s fire it up. 🔥 🥩 Spicy Steak & Potato Foil Packets  Featuring: Nutricost Cayenne Pepper Powder Ingredients: 1 lb sirloin...

Spoiler alert: Calories weren’t invented by dietitians. They were designed to measure how efficiently fuel could power a steam engine. So how did we go from using calories to heat water... to using them to track our diets? Let’s break it down. What Even Is a Calorie? Before it ever hit a food label, the calorie was a unit of heat. In science-speak, a calorie is the amount of energy...