Column Health & Medicine

Want to eat healthier? Add to your diet, rather than limit it

From krill oil to supplement fads, nutritionists sort what’s key to a healthy diet

By Meghan Rosen

Senior Writer

A bean salad including chickpeas, kidney beans, corn and parsley in a white plate. This could be part of a healthy diet.

Looking for a simple way to add some nutrient-dense foods to your diet? Try a mixed bean salad.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — There’s nothing like a nutrition meeting to make you want to set fire to your diet. 

Like most people who consider themselves relatively healthy, I thought I ate pretty well.