EatingWell April 2022

In honor of Earth Day, this issue is all about sustainability. Sure, EatingWell peppers tips on how to tread lighter into every issue, dating back to our start in 1990. But we tightened our focus for this edition. Throughout you’ll find loads of eco-oriented “service” (editorial-speak for stories that provide info you can use), including everything from a roundup of greener snacks that actually taste great ("Mindful Munchies") to a recipe that uses up wilted salad greens ("Easy Ways to Waste Less") along with 25 other ways to reduce food waste. My personal fave: the 8 products to help you ditch single-use plastics, in "Less Plastic—Fantastic!". I’m positive you’re going to find tons of recipes and ideas to put into action ASAP, but first let me divert your attention to a…

Hop to It Hosting for Easter? Look here for all the recipes you’ll need, from savory starts (think: asparagus Gruyère tart) to sweets like classic carrot cake or this stunning (vegan) red velvet. EatingWell.com/Easter Celebrate Passover We’ve also got your Seder menu covered, with dishes like matzo ball soup, simple roast chicken and a flourless chocolate cake finale. EatingWell.com/Passover Salt Swaps Like it or not, we could probably all stand to ease up on this blood-pressure-raising mineral. But you can do it deliciously! Find flavor boosters to use instead at EatingWell.com/saltswaps Q WE ASKED YOU: What Cookbook Are You Loving Lately? Taste of Persia by Naomi Duguid. A delicious cookbook that also delves into the culture and history of Persian cooking. —afainsinger Yotam Ottolenghi’s Simple. Simple cooking (mostly), elaborate flavors—just delicious. —claudianfenster Stanley Tucci’s Taste. I find myself thinking about where to…

What the food pyramid and MyPlate did for better nutrition—providing an iconic, at-a-glance guide to what to eat—experts have now done with sustainable eating. Enter the Double Health and Climate Pyramid*, created by researchers at the Barilla Foundation, a European think tank focused on food and the environment. The new tool combines a health and sustainability pyramid side by side: on the left are nutrition guidelines based on scientific literature linking diet to various health outcomes, particularly cardiovascular disease. On the right is an inverted climate pyramid ranking foods based on their environmental impact using data from Su-Eatable Life, a European Union-funded project that examined factors like carbon emissions and water usage. The simple, clever graphic shows that a healthy, sustainable diet might not be so complicated. For the most part,…

1 Yuquiyú Treehouses El Yunque Rainforest, Puerto Rico Nestled amid 3 acres of vanilla orchids and mango groves in the foothills of El Yunque rainforest, Yuquiyú’s treehouses (pictured above) epitomize downsized lodging without compromise. Each treehouse is appointed with designer furnishings, a private granite rain shower, and wraparound balcony. The on-site restaurant, Huerto Escondido, offers vegan cuisine sourced from the resort’s century-old organically farmed agricultural terraces. You can spend your days exploring nearby beaches, rainforests and historic towns, and fall asleep listening to singing coquí, the tiny tropical tree frogs that call Yuquiyú home. (Starting at $300; yuquiyufarm.com) 2 Dreamers Welcome Wilmington, North Carolina Owner Stephan Watts designed Dreamers Welcome (pictured above) with hygge in mind. The Danish concept of coziness exemplifies this high-style meets low-impact inn just a few blocks from the heart of…

It’s official. The days when eco-friendly beauty products came with trade-offs—lackluster performance, meh colors, high price tags—are over. Now you can find all sorts of sustainable products that really walk the walk. Trust us, we tried a ton of them to find these standouts. Each one earns planet-friendly points for its packaging as well as the ingredients it contains. Even better: all of them come in at less than $30. So get ready to look great and feel good with zero guilt. By Christina Vercelletto PYT Beauty the Upcycle Eyeshadow Palette With shadows that range from office understated and date-night fun to party sparkle, this palette will be your new go-to. Each hue is richly pigmented—once rare in eco-friendly makeup. The shadows are free of 28 sketchy ingredients (everything from parabens to oxybenzone)…

You may think of nature conservation as something that happens “out there” in national parks and preserves, not in your own backyard. But collectively, our lawns comprise more acreage than all of the national parks in the continental U.S., and much of it is an ecological dead zone, according to Doug Tallamy, Ph.D., an entomologist at the University of Delaware and author of Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard. He says the lack of native flora and heavy use of herbicides may be contributing to the declines in bird and insect populations, which could have a devastating impact on ecosystems and the food web. To reverse the damage, Tallamy wants us to turn our lawns into more hospitable habitats for wildlife, a process…