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T’is the season for dandelion greens! What better way to celebrate Earth Month than by fully utilizing crops that have flowed over the seasons (like the optional apples in this recipe) and taking a bite out of one woman’s weed and making it a culinary treasure in your kitchen?

Who knew black beans and brownies could go together? Apparently, Shane Diet & Fitness Resorts’ Culinary Nutritionist Julie Harrington did. These black bean brownies come with a little protein boost!

We love bucatini, a unique, thick spaghetti-like pasta with a hole running through the center (also labeled as perciatelli). This recipe from The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, uses it, along with another unique ingredient: black garlic.

Using seasonal vegetables, like fiber-packed parsnips, antioxidant-rich carrots and anti-inflammatory asparagus, this recipe from Red Mountain Resort in Ivins, Utah, will tickle your taste buds while giving you a boost of clean energy, too.

Made by La Costa Resort & Spas’s Pastry Chef Jaimie Hileman in Carlsbad, California, this almost-no-fat recipe for angel food cake uses simple ingredients, plus, it’s fairly easy to make – a win-win!

Chock-full of nutritious foods like watercress, salmon, buckwheat noodles and more, we love how this recipe takes a variety of healthy and wholesome ingredients to make one harmonious dish.

We love that this recipe from the Peak Performance Menu at Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa in Thompsonville, Michigan, can be adapted to virtually any dietary guidelines simply by varying the ingredients.

Some fabulous NYC restaurants are getting on board with wellness by offering special prix-fixe Wellness Week menus for A Taste of Wellness Week. We’re here to give you a sneak peek, along with a chance to make your own Taste of Wellness Week at home, with these recipes for select dishes that will be served on the menus!

This delicious recipe from French Manor Inn and Spa in Sterling, Pennsylvania, satisfies a wide range of palettes with its sweet, tart and savory flavor profiles.

Make healthy eating smarter with easy substitutions in the kitchen.

Healthy breakfast-eaters often feel energized, have a strong mental focus and typically opt for nutritious lunch and dinner options. Discover Mariel Hemingway’s healthy breakfast tips, along with a couple of her favorite recipes.

The simple act of eating breakfast every day can not only help with weight loss, it also has the potential to help jump-start your day with a boost of energy and mental focus. Here are a few of our favorite breakfast recipes from Mariel’s cookbook, Mariel’s Kitchen. Give them a try and let us know how you feel!

Here’s a refreshing take on staying healthy and hydrated: Eat your water, don’t just drink it! Howard Murad, M.D., FAAD, tells you how.

If you are one of the 70 million Americans who suffer with sleep issues, this is a product for you. We love Dream Water, a zero-calorie, all-natural, sleep-inducing drink that can help you find Zen in Zzz’s.

While there are a number of factors that can affect our energy levels, one key player is the food we eat. We asked Kimberly Altman, MS, RD, LD/N, at The Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa in Miami, Florida, for her top six foods for boosting energy.

Cravings aren’t on our schedules and they hit when they are least expected. Nutritionist and author of Clean Plates, Jared Koch, gives us five tips for conquering these pesky cravings.

From foods to protect against breast cancer to prostate cancer (and boost sex drive!), Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, helps us spotlight a few foods that take particular care of a woman’s body and a man’s body, respectively.

A Detox Juice is a great way to rid your body of toxins while replenishing it with nutrients it needs and Chef Toni Robertson at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York, recommends drinking it each morning for a refreshing pick-me-up. Get the recipe.

We love the basic simplicity of Spa Eastman’s Four-Spice Quinoa recipe. Did you know that quinoa is actually a relative of beets, spinach and chard?

Being the foodies that we are, we’re sure that somewhere in the equation for love, chocolate must be one of the variables, right? Here’s a delicious – and low-fat – recipe from Lake Austin Spa Resort for the perfect chocolate cake to indulge in with your lucky loved ones. Get the recipe.