Healthy Food

Local Impact

Houston Farms and Food Banks Reel from Trump’s USDA Funding Cuts

Houston’s food charities and agriculture sectors are left spiraling after budget slashes and policy changes OK’d by the Trump administration.

09/02/2025 By Erica Cheng

A New Leaf

The Houston Restaurant Salads We’re Actually Excited to Eat

From Brasil’s famous caesar to Local Foods’ Asian chicken, here’s how to get your herbivore on.

01/03/2024 By Timothy Malcolm and Daniel Renfrow

Eat This Now

Wild in Montrose: Inside Houston's First CBD Restaurant

Hopes are high for for Houston’s first full-service CBD- and THC-infused restaurant.

12/22/2022 By Daniel Renfrow Photography by Jenn Duncan

Cheers!

7 H-Town Spots Serving Up Drinks With a CBD Twist

Coffee and cocktails all across the city are getting the CBD treatment.

10/12/2022 By Jessica Lodge

Cloud 9

H-Town’s Most Popular CBD & Hemp Goods Stores

There’s no harm in having a little hemp in your life.

09/21/2022 By Jessica Lodge and Shelby Stewart

HEMP, HOPS & HAZE

Houston’s Newest Cannabis Company Is All about Hemp & Hops

8th Wonder Brewery and Bayou City Hemp Company have joined forces to launch 8th Wonder Cannabis, a brand centered around both hemp and hops.

09/21/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Sip Into Summer

Local Juice Bars to Cool You Down This Summer

From smoothies to wellness shots, these drinks are the ultimate mood booster.

06/14/2022 By Danielle Wright With Jessica Lodge

Stick To The Plan

Here’s How A Houston Trainer Is Motivating Clients To Reach Their Fitness Goals

Alphanso Williams chats with Houstonia about tips and tricks for accomplishing workout resolutions.

01/20/2022 By Danielle Wright

Stay home, feel fab

4 Healthy Smoothie Recipes for Your Detox

These splendid and blended drinks will help your digestion, protect you from the flu, and taste good, too.

12/31/2020 By Gwendolyn Knapp Photography by Jenn Duncan

Stay home, feel fab

How to Maintain a Balanced Diet

A local dietician walks us through how improving our diet can improve our overall health.

12/30/2020 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Nutrition Matters

Want to Boost Your Immune System? Drink a Green Smoothie.

Let's give our bodies the best fighting chance.

03/16/2020 By Gabi De la Rosa

On the Shelf

Houston Author's Kid Food Details the Struggles of Healthy Feeding

Bettina Elias Siegel's first book offers tips to bring down your children's sugar intake.

11/06/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Alternative Medicine Guide

Seeking Healing With Herbs

"For just about every condition there is in standard medicine," says Houston master herbalist Mark Hammer, "there are answers in Chinese medicine."

05/25/2017 By Alice Levitt

Bayougraphy

Dr. Madhureeta Achari: Brain Foodie

This doctor is out to prevent disease, not just treat it.

02/20/2017 By Karen Abercrombie

Diet Right

Put Healthy Food to the Taste-Test at Houston’s First-Ever Fit Meal Challenge

How are those New Year resolutions coming along?

01/13/2017 By Emily Juhasz

Room to Grow

How One Nonprofit Has Delivered 8 Million Pounds of Groceries to Houston Families

The key to Brighter Bites is that produce comes to families, not the other way around.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

I Scream

Is Healthy Ice Cream Too Good to Be True?

Arctic Zero is no Ben & Jerry's, that's for sure.

07/06/2016 By Hala Daher

Light Brunch

Healthy Houston: Brunch at Union Kitchen

A dietitian shows how to slim down the fattiest meal of the week.

04/21/2016 By Marla Murphy

Feeling Good

Healthy Houston: More Great Salads

A dietitian shares even more of her favorite filling salads.

04/05/2016 By Marla Murphy