How do we measure beauty? Glowing skin, endless energy and an open smile are usually telltale signs of the happy, confident person. We all eat for fuel and for pleasure, but there are some foods that I also count on to make me feel my best from the inside out. FOR SKIN: Honey With more […]
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How to Eliminate 5 Common Exercise Excuses
With all of this nice spring weather popping up, there’s no better time than the present to get active and enjoy this weather! While exercise comes easily to some, a large number of us fall victim to sabotaging our own efforts to be more active by convincing ourselves not to exercise. Excuse No 1: I’m […]
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Top Tunes Tuesday: Fresh Finds
As I’ve mentioned, I’m all about the music when I’m exercising – sometimes it can make or break a workout! Check out these fresh tunes that have been all over my gym playlists lately. Some of them are very recent; some are a little older but might not be on your music radar yet. Top […]
Top 12 Healthy Pantry Essentials
Now that you’ve mastered the art of healthy grocery shopping, you’re probably wondering how else you can make healthier choices in the kitchen! One of the easiest ways to eat healthier is to cook your own meals, as much as possible. That way, you know exactly what you are putting on your plates and in […]
Foodie Friday: The Sweet Benefits of Chocolate
For this week’s Foodie Friday I’d like to talk about chocolate. Lucky for chocolate lovers, it doesn’t just taste good, but can serve as a healthy part of one’s diet. How you ask? Research has shown that dark chocolate, eaten in moderation, is good for you! Studies have shown dark chocolate, not milk or white, […]
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5 Ways to Prevent Weight Gain at Work
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 find that there are […]
What You Need to Know About BPA
Have you had bottled water lately? How about some canned soup? If so, chances are you have also used a product with BPA. Bisphenol-A (BPA), is a chemical used in food packaging and plastic bottles that has been used for over five decades. However, concerns regarding its safety have been around just as long. To […]
5 Delicious Ways to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
As most know, the 5th of May is a special day for many in Mexico and those with Mexican heritage. However, many people in North America celebrate this day as well. This holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French on May 5, 1862 and as a celebration of Mexican history and pride, food […]
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8 Ways to Get Kids Involved in the Kitchen
Between Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, wonderful nutrition messages about getting our children involved and excited about real, nutritious food are starting to get out there. Seeing young kids who were unable to identify a potato, eggplant or even tomato was certainly an eye-opener for me! One of the first steps […]
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Foodie Friday: Oatmeal
First of all, today is my first “Foodie Friday” blog post! I’m starting “Foodie Friday” posts to combine my passion for nutrition and my love of delicious food. I will show you how you CAN have both. As a working mom, I also know that most of us don’t have time to spend hours in […]
6 Easy Ways to Be More Active
Guidelines suggest that we should engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week to reduce the risk of chronic disease, or 60 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week to help manage body weight and prevent gradual, unhealthy weight gain in adulthood. However, […]
Is Your Mate Making you Fat?
When you’re dating someone, you feel like the luckiest person in the world. You’re in love. You’re happy. But as your love and happiness expands, is your waistline also expanding? According to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, researchers found that both men and women are at risk of being overweight regardless of whether […]
Diet Quiz Part 2
Ready for another round of Diet Quiz? (Check out Diet Quiz Part I in case you missed it!!) Test your Diet IQ by deciding whether these common health claims are truth or myth: 1. You can get a good workout in 30 minutes or less True. Many of us tend to get stuck in the […]
Mitzi Meets Jilian Michaels in NYC
Last week I was in NYC for business and my All-Pro Diet co-author and Atlanta Falcon Tony Gonzalez and NY Jet Tony Richardson invited me to their NFL Play 60 Event in Central Park. The two Tony’s were working with a group of girls at the event to promote 60 minutes of daily activity and […]
Top 5 Foods to Avoid During Allergy Season
It’s that time of the year again. When you can’t help but wonder what you could possibly do to relieve spring allergy symptoms without having to feel drowsy from anti-allergy medications. According to studies, more than one-third of individuals who have seasonal allergies experience oral allergy syndrome (OAS) which involves itchiness and/or tingling of the […]
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Do You Have A Fat Phobia?
It seems there is always a something to pick on in the world of nutrition; carbohydrates, proteins, and fats have all had their turn as the “bad” nutrient at one time or another. Fat is a favorite one to demonize, since there are both healthy and unhealthy sources of fat in the diet. Even though […]
Color Your Plate
Brightly colored fruits and vegetables do more than make a beautiful dish; the colors are code for the nutrients packed within these foods. The colors are from a group of nutrients called carotenoids, which are substances that provide additional health benefits above the essential vitamins and minerals labeled on packages. Now that spring has arrived, […]
Latin Rubbed Pork Tenderloin
This is one of my family’s favorite recipes for pork tenderloin which is just as lean as a skinless chicken breast. That’s right, a 3-oz serving of pork tenderloin only has 2.98 grams of fat which is slightly less than 3 oz of skinless chicken breasts. I love making this pork rub recipe because it […]
Mitzi’s NEW 7 Super Spices Giveaway!
Woohoo…it is giveaway time! I’m so excited to announce this fabulous contest which will have 3 LUCKY WINNERS! First, in case you don’t know, I wrote a “7 Super Spices” blog post about all the benefits of eating these spices. I received tons of retweets of my blog post via my Twitter account. I have also […]
Top 5 Reasons to Breastfeed
Breastfeeding has been around for years and has lived up to its reputation as being “good for your baby.” Why, you ask?… Top 5 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Baby Contains antibodies which are disease-fighting cells that help protect infants from germs, illnesses and even SIDS Decreased health-related risks for infants of ear infections, stomach viruses, […]
