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Understanding Food Labels
Nutrition labels are extremely useful when trying to determine what one should buy at the store. However, many Americans don’t utilize these. The Journal of the American Dietetic Association tracked 203 people as they looked at grocery items. According to the tracker, which looked at eye movements, only about 9 percent actually looked at the [...]
Foodie Friday: Black-Eyed Peas
It’s officially 2012! No matter how you rung in the New Year, we are all looking forward to the upcoming year and hope that it will be the best year yet. You may partake in certain traditions to ensure that this happens. One of the most common of these is eating black-eyed peas, which are [...]
10 Fun Ways to Keep Your Family Fit
As a parent, one of our greatest goals (and challenges!) is to set a good example for our children. We teach them to share with others, do their homework on time, and learn good manners…but are we instilling the important lessons of eating well and staying physically active? Here are 10 Fun Ways to Keep [...]
Foodie Friday: Chia Seeds
Hailing from Mexico, chia seeds were a main staple of the Aztec diet. Eaten for strength, these seeds have recently become more popular, although they are still relatively unfamiliar around the world. Chia seeds are truly a super food, as they are extremely nutrient dense and contain few calories per serving. Chia seeds contain twenty-seven [...]
5 Tips to Decrease Holiday Stress
As the song says, it’s the most wonderful time of the year – and the busiest! The kids are excited about the holidays, moms and dads are planning and preparing our most special dishes for visiting relatives and holiday parties, and we’re all running around trying to get the shopping done and the house decorated. [...]
5 Holiday Weight Gain Myths
I’ll admit it, the 2009 holiday season was a tough one on my waistline. I attended THREE cookie parties within four days including one that I hosted. Then, just when I thought it was time to come down from my sugar shock, I get the call in January that it is time for me to [...]
The Dangers of BPA
Baby, it’s getting cold outside. As the temperature starts to drop, nothing sounds better than food that will warm you from the inside, out. One popular choice is canned soup, as it’s fast, easy, and. of course, delicious. However, new research suggests that this could lead to some serious health consequences. You may have heard [...]
12 Healthy Gift Ideas
The joy of the holiday season can be met with stress for many people who feel the pressure of buying the perfect holiday gifts for loved ones. It can be especially difficult buying for the person who seems like they already have everything. This year give the gift of health with one or more of [...]
How to Manage Your Thanksgiving Calories
This time of year, eating healthy can be hard. Holiday parties and family get-togethers fill up the calendar, and resisting temptation can be very difficult. There’s also this holiday called Thanksgiving, where the purpose is to eat as much delicious food as you can in one sitting. Then, you eat the leftovers for a week. [...]
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5 Thanksgiving Travel Tips
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, a very special time when families gather to share a meal and count their blessings. It’s one of the busiest travel times of the year and anyone with children knows that whether you go by plane, train or automobile, the trip goes much easier with planning. Five tips to [...]
