How much water should you drink and how much should you increase fluid intake with physical activity? Take The Magic Step’s nutritional adviser Dieter Hogen examines the importance of proper hydration and provides us with practical guidelines that might help you.

Does breakfast get missed when you’re rushed in the morning? We can help you find the time and make the right food choices for that all important first meal that can provide energy all day long.

Potatoes can be not only scrumptious and very satisfying, but also surprisingly good for you if you follow some simple advice. Our nutrition experts take a look at when some potatoes are healthier than others and offer tips to help you select the best ones at your local market.

A centuries-old sign of hospitality, pineapple is more than just a fruit with a deliciously sweet flavor. The tasty fruit is rich in vitamin C and contains the multi-tasking enzyme bromelain.

Nuts and seeds not only provide healthy fats to the diet, but also contain beneficial phytochemicals, nutrients and fibers. With the holidays coming up when nuts and seeds are one of the favorite snacks, we help you shop for the best ones to enrich your diet with this crunchy and satisfying treat.

Tomatoes not only taste good, they are good for you! Studies have shown that the compounds contained in this common fruit may promote both prostate and cardiovascular health.

This article takes a look at how you can make healthier food choices—from salads to snacks! To help you better understand why some foods are healthier than others, we’ve included some brief scientific information in addition to helpful tips and personal recipes from the kitchens of the Take The Magic Step® team.

Cherries aren’t just luscious—research shows they may ease arthritis and may have anti-gout effects, and, in juice form, could provide benefits to athletes.

Artificial sweeteners are under increasing scrutiny, amid doubts that they are as effective for weight control purposes as the millions of people who use them believe. This article will help you decide what’s best for you.

This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

For thousands of years, the pomegranate has been valued for its nutritional and medicinal benefits. Today it’s thought to be potentially valuable in the treatment of prostate cancer. We help you shop for this “super fruit”—together with tips for making your own healthful juice.

What are free radicals—and why are they so important to us all? The authors cut through their mystery and show that regular exercise improves the body’s defense mechanism against them. Understanding how these unstable atoms and molecules affect you can help you to make the right exercise and diet decisions.

It has been a seductive treat since its discovery—and 3,000 years later chocolate still has the power to make us feel good. Learn which kinds have the least sugar and are highest in antioxidants, plus the way to eat chocolate for maximum enjoyment.

Focusing on seasonal organic foods can make cooking and menu planning a pleasant adventure, as well as improving your health. Find out which conventionally-grown foods have the most pesticide residue—and how to replace them with organic.

This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

Pumpkins aren’t just for carving into scary lighted faces that illuminate kids’ trick or treating at Halloween. Pumpkins and other winter squash are nutritional wonders, rich in the beta carotene our bodies convert into Vitamin A.

The average American eats nearly 17 pounds of fresh apples every year, proving that the ancient proverb, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is as persuasive as ever. Learn why the old saying might today just as easily end in the words, “…may keep cancer away.”

Peaches, and their relatives the nectarines and the apricots are not only juicy and mouthwatering, but they’re also bursting with the phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals that help to keep us healthy. Enjoy them dried, as well, for dietary fiber.

Fresh berries are too good - and too good for you - to be eaten only at snack time or for dessert. Here are recipes you can use to work berries into your meals throughout the day.

We’ve all heard that we should eat berries. But do different berries provide different health benefits? Do some hold greater antioxidant potential than others? Can one help you slow the aging process of the brain? We start our in-depth fruit and vegetable series with these colorful and remarkable foods.

This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

Welcome our test series, which deals with the difficulty of healthful eating in a hectic and challenging daily life. This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

Spring is the season that encourages us to shift our eating habits from heavier, warming winter foods to fresher, lighter fare. Two tasty recipes from Lynne that take advantage of the newly-emerging crops.

A New Year gives you the inspiration to resolve to make the nutrition changes that make you feel great and give you more health and energy throughout the year.

They’re delicious, nourishing and easy to make—summer soups are such a simple way of incorporating a wide assortment of vitamins and minerals into your diet. “Whoever tells a lie cannot be pure in heart—and only the pure in heart can make a good soup.” - Ludwig van Beethoven -

Introducing Lynne’s Kitchen, filled with nutritious tips, interesting cooking ideas, and eating strategies for weight management and athletic performance. Healthful recipes for super-easy low-fat dips.

Your dietary needs vary, depending on whether you’re doing heavy physical work or endurance training, or less demanding activities like office work or purely mental activity. Tips on how to create a lunch that is tailored exactly to how you live.