Editorial Policy

Healthy Green Kitchen is devoted to providing our readers with reliable, practical, and entertaining content on food and nutrition. We engage with seasoned professionals, from registered dietitians who analyze contemporary nutrition studies to culinary experts who simplify cooking techniques for everyday kitchens. Each of our articles, meal plans, recipes, and photographs undergoes meticulous review by our editorial team to ensure alignment with our values.

Mission Statement

Healthy Green Kitchen empowers a sustainable and mindful connection to food through a unique fusion of whole-food recipes, edible gardening, and evidence-based nutrition. Committed to sustainability, positivity, integrity, and inclusivity, we guide all ages on a nourishing journey from seed to plate.

Our Values

Healthy Green Kitchen is grounded in a set of core values that guide its content and community engagement:

  • Sustainability:
    • Commitment to promoting practices that reduce environmental impact.
    • Encouraging the use of locally sourced and seasonal ingredients.
    • Educating readers on sustainable kitchen practices and waste reduction.
  • Positivity:
    • Promoting a positive and accepting attitude towards all body types.
    • Encouraging mindful eating without promoting restrictive diets.
    • Creating content that fosters a healthy relationship with food.
  • Integrity:
    • Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of content through rigorous research and fact-checking.
    • Transparency in correcting errors and disclosing potential conflicts of interest.
    • Maintaining a strict separation between editorial content and advertising.
  • Inclusivity:
    • Creating content that respects and represents diverse cultures, traditions, and perspectives.
    • Engaging with contributors from various backgrounds to enrich content.
    • Ensuring that information and advice are accessible and relevant to a broad audience.
  • Education and Empowerment:
    • Providing readers with the knowledge and tools to make informed choices about food and nutrition.
    • Offering practical advice on gardening, cooking, and healthy living.
    • Engaging with experts to ensure content is based on the latest science and best practices.
  • Community Engagement:
    • Fostering a sense of community among readers through interactive content and social media.
    • Actively listening to reader feedback and incorporating it into content development.
    • Participating in and supporting community events and initiatives related to healthy living and sustainability.
  • Adaptability and Growth:
    • Being open to change and evolution based on new information and trends.
    • Continuously seeking to understand and incorporate the latest nutrition science.
    • Innovating and experimenting with content formats to better serve the readership.

Content Integrity Promise

At Healthy Green Kitchen, we are firmly committed to the quality and trustworthiness of our content and editorial processes. Our team, which includes writers, editors, photographers, and nutrition experts, conducts thorough research and reviews to ensure that our content is accurate and genuinely serves the needs of our readers.

Each article includes a byline with the name of the contributor, a short description of their background, and a link for more information about them. We also indicate the date when an article was last updated with new information. In some cases, articles include an additional note at the end for extra information on research or authorship.

We are transparent in correcting any factual errors and encourage our readers to help us in this by bringing any errors to our attention. It’s important to us that our writers, editors, and contributors disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

Our editorial content operates independently from our advertisers. We keep a clear separation between advertising and editorial content, ensuring that advertisements are never mistaken for editorial content and that our commitment to integrity and serving our readers remains uncompromised. Learn more from our affiliate disclosures.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

At the heart of Healthy Green Kitchen’s mission is an exploration of the diverse tapestry of global cuisines, where we honor fresh ingredients and pay tribute to the vibrant community of farmers, artisans, chefs, restaurateurs, and producers who bring them to life on our plates.

We believe in painting the full picture, and sharing recipes is only half the tale. It’s imperative to delve into the rich cultural and historical roots, and to understand the evolution that shaped each dish. Addressing food systems, health, and sustainable living is incomplete without acknowledging the systemic biases and hurdles that impair certain communities from accessing nutritious food and healthcare.

As a modern media platform, we embrace our duty to approach these multifaceted topics with inclusivity and representation. Our commitment is reflected in our investments and partnerships with a diverse array of writers, recipe innovators, expert consultants, illustrators, photographers, and more, as we collaboratively create content that resonates with and empowers our readers.

Corrections Policy

Mistakes happen. How we deal with errors in our reporting is important to maintaining
our integrity and the trust of readers and sources. When Healthy Green Kitchen publishes an
error, we will acknowledge it and take appropriate steps to correct it as quickly as
possible.

Readers who wish to alert editors to a needed correction can email [email protected].