Depending on how active you are and how much you weigh, a woman needs about 60 to 100 grams of protein a day, which is a pretty hefty amount. Protein helps build lean muscle and can also help with weight loss, so it's important to get enough each day. Dairy products are a great vegetarian source of this macronutrient, but some foods are richer in protein than others. Check out these healthy swaps Read more

Hooray for food! Moving beyond rice cereal to real food purees is a real milestone, and like any new baby step, it's filled with gadgets and gear to help mamas along the way. Sure, you can simply take the spoon to the jar or bowl and place it your lil one's mouth, but before long, mom's sure to realize that "there has to be an easier and neater way" to do so. Before cleaning up another puddle of Read more

This month we're full of love for all things covetable: from the most adorable owl cookie jar you've ever seen to cinnamon lollypops, it's pretty evident that we've got a major sweet tooth right now. Our perfect Valentine's Day plans include using a ceramic juicer to make a cocktail from the coolest cocktail book we've seen, while munching on heart-shaped desserts and candies. Click through to Read more

Happy Australia Day, mates! One thing is certain about that very large continent down under: they have totally unique food products. Vegemite is perhaps the most famous — or infamous depending on how you feel about it — of these five foods we're looking at (have you ever tried it?), but all of them have secured spots in the hearts of Australians. Check out some awesomely Australian snacks and Read more

We weren't the only ones to hit up the Good Food Awards this past weekend; check out what Let's Go San Francisco spotted at the Good Foods Marketplace this weekend. You can imagine my delight and excitement when I stumbled upon the Good Food Awards at the Ferry Building. For $5 I had all-you-can-eat chocolate, cheese, and coffee (um, seriously a dream come true). Vendors from all over the country Read more

Food artisans from around the country were honored at the second annual Good Food Awards, which celebrate American food producers, who enhance the country's agricultural landscape and help to build community. On Friday, we hit up the awards ceremony, where a veritable who's who of the food industry, from Alice Waters to Ruth Reichl, spoke to the importance of heirloom products, and where we had a Read more

Even though we scored some awesome culinary loot over the holiday season, we can't help but add more stuff to our must have list! Our taste is clearly varied this month as we're wanting everything from waffle makers to iPad apps to tea infusers, but what can we say? There are just so many cool culinary happenings out there! We can tell it's going to be a tasty month. Source: Getty Read more

Once the first of the year rolls around, most people have weight loss on the brain, and companies hoping to make a buck invent new gadgets to help consumers drop the pounds. While many products are effective, such as electronic food journals and heart rate monitors, some are just a waste of money. Here are some products that won't help you get the results you're after in the coming year. Read more

Thanksgiving is over and it was delicious, but now December is here, and we're headed full steam ahead toward the holidays. We've got quite a culinary wish list, and we thought we should share it with you. From awesome bottle stoppers to pecan butter for charity, our must-have list for December is eccentric and exciting! We sure hope Santa puts us on his "nice" list this year. Click through to Read more

From sodas to breakfast cereals loaded with more sugar than a Twinkie, sugar — and large amounts of it — can be found in almost every element of the American diet. Sugary foods raise blood sugar levels, but the levels quickly drop, signaling our brains to crave more sugar. Naturally occurring sugars are much healthier choices since they are found in fruit and dairy products, which also Read more