Alyssa Sybertz

Experience

Alyssa Sybertz is a wellness and lifestyle writer and editor who covers food, cooking and science for Reader's Digest, Food & Wine, Southern Living, Allrecipes and more. An avid hiker and reader of romance, she is also the author of The OMAD Diet.

Articles

An Open Microwave Door with A Small Plate Of Broccoli Inside

If You’re Not Using This Microwave Button, You Need to Start

This little button is the secret to achieving the perfect cook, texture and flavor from your microwave every time

turkey dinner with sides on thanksgiving

Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving, Anyway?

Discover how the all-American combination of turkey and Thanksgiving first came to be

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Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes in It?

We asked a cheese scientist to explain what gives Swiss cheese its characteristic holes