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Tweet This Post Going on vacation? There’s no better time to travel in the year than now! Kids are out of school, the sun is hot, everyone is in the mood for a summer getaway. You can eat whatever you want while on vacation, without tearing up your wallet into a gizillion pieces. The [...]
Foodie Friday: Lentils
Tweet This Post Lentils are an often overlooked delicious source of both protein and fiber. A staple of the East, this legume is a given in any East Indian household or restaurant, and comes in assorted colors (red, green, yellow, black) that give it varying flavors. While often combined with rice or bread in India [...]
Foodie Friday: Cinnamon
Tweet This Post I don’t know about you, but there’s not much that can beat a hot bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon! It may not seem like a match for the hot weather, but cinnamon can be just the right flavor to get me going. Cinnamon is my 8 year-old daughter’s [...]
5 Ways to Spice Up Your Sandwich
Tweet This Post Spice up your summer this year by spicing up your homemade sandwiches! That’s right. Sandwiches are great delivery vehicles for a number of health benefits including antioxidants, increased metabolism and overall a great way to maintain that summer bod you’ve worked hard all spring for. Toast that Grain! Some people who [...]
Study Alert: Link Between Pesticide Exposure and ADHD
Tweet This Post As a mom to two young children, recent findings published in Pediatric journal were of great interest to me. According to a study conducted by Harvard University and the University of Montreal, in which urine samples were studied for over 1,100 children aged 8 to 15, for traces of organophosphate pesticide. [...]
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5 Ways to Prevent Weight Gain at Work
Tweet This Post For those of us trying to stay trim and active, there’s little that’s more fitness-killing than sitting behind a desk for 40 hours a week. Even without the constraint of a desk, a career can drain energy so that we’re too tired to work out after the workday is done. I [...]
6 Ways to STOP Sweet Cravings
Tweet This Post I’ll admit it—sometimes a sweet craving just cannot be resisted. Fortunately, I’ve discovered a few tricks to keep the little cravings from turning into full-fledged junkfests. Here are my top 6 ways to curb those sneaky cravings: Avoid Triggers and Remove Temptations Whether we’re under stress or flying high, different things [...]
5 Ways to Retain Nutrients While Cooking
Tweet This Post 5 Ways to Retain Nutrients While Cooking With the economy the way it is, we can’t help but brainstorm about the innumerous possibilities how we can save money. It’s pretty much become second nature to finger through weekly sales papers, or return the bag of Roma tomatoes you had just picked [...]
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7 Tips for a Healthy Vacation: Food, Fitness and Fun!
Tweet This Post Summer is here, and you’re about to take that long awaited vacation – a word synonymous with indulgence, escape, and breaking out of the daily routine. If you’ve been diligently working at establishing healthy lifestyle habits, this whole vacation concept may pose some anxiety. Never fear, because America’s Nutrition Expert® has [...]
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Go Green, Get Lean Book
Tweet This Post If you want to buy a book that is a twist on how you can help the environment AND lose weight, you must read Go Green, Get Lean by Kate Geagan, MS, RD. The book is available was just published today and I was lucky enough to see an early copy [...]
