If you’re anything like me, you prefer fresh food over packaged. Â You’ll easily bite into a fresh ripe peach over a canned peach any day. Â Most people associate eating fresh, local produce with the summer and fall months as farmers markets seem to be everywhere you go. But what do you do in the winter? […]
Can Diet Soda Cause a Heart Attack?
It is midday and you are craving that caffeine boost to get you through the rest of the day so you decide to reach for what most believe to be a non-offensive option, diet soda. Diet sodas often contain sugar substitutes such as sucralose, aspartame or acesulfame potassium to give it its sweet taste, but because […]
6 Ways To Be A Healthier Baker!
Who says baking can’t be part of a healthy diet? If you’re just like me, you love the smell, warmth, and of course the taste of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. But what about all those calories and saturated fat? Not to worry! With these healthy makeovers you can enjoy your favorite […]
Live Longer: One Home Cooked Meal at a Time
This weight loss strategy costs you nothing, involves zero dieting, and requires no physical exercise. Perplexed? It is simple—eat at home. In 2010, it was reported that 50% of meals were eaten away from home. Typically foods consumed at home contain 31.5% of calories from fat compared to food eaten outside of the home which […]
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Can Eating Chocolate Reduce Sweet Cravings?
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner you may wonder if you can you have your cake and eat it too when trying to lose or maintain weight? A recent study suggets that you can. Reduced calorie diets that are meant to lower body weight and fat percentage are often difficult to maintain because they […]
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Mix Up Your Meals With Soup This Winter!
There is nothing better than coming home after a stressful day of work and having a healthy, delicious meal. Â When the weather turns cold, turn to a winter staple: soup. Â Soups are a complete one-pot meal as they can include grains, protein and vegetables that leave you feeling satisfied. Here are some things to consider: […]
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7 Ways to Avoid Weight Gain When Snowed In!
As I’m sitting in my home office watching the snow fall and accumulate into what weather peeps are calling Blizzard 2011 in Kansas City, I’m thinking about what I’m going to eat today and which snowy treats my kids will want to create in my kitchen (I’m thinking Snow Berry Smoothies)! Then, I realized, I’m […]
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7 Key Steps to Get Kids to Eat Healthier
Do you find yourself making two or more different meals a night to accommodate your child’s taste preferences? If so, there are seven simple steps you can take to eliminate this time consuming practice while improving your family’s healthy eating habits. 1. Do not make special accommodations for your child—make it a rule that they […]
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5 Tips to Help Your Cold
Winter often means coping with colds. Chances are you, a family member or friend may be feeling under the weather as you’re reading this. Since there is no magic fix for the common cold, habits during this time are more important than ever! Healthy behaviors can be tough to sustain during sickness, but your body with thank […]
Heart Whole Wheat Pancakes with Tart Cherries and Blueberries
The kids are home from school today for the Martin Luther King holiday so my 6 year-old wanted to use our new heart pancake mold that she insisted I buy at Crate and Barrel last week since, she said, it means “I love you”. We decided to add a frozen tart cherries to some pancakes […]
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Foodie Friday: Mangosteen
The mangosteen, looks nothing like a mango, in fact its’ deep blood red colored outside and egg-like creamy inside is an interesting contrast. Native to the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas (everyone knows where that is right?) it is and exotic fruit with a wonderful combination of popular flavors. The mangosteen can be described as […]
5 Ways to Burn Calories this Winter!
Yes the cold weather has finally arrived – but that doesn’t mean you have to stay bundled up inside! It is a common complaint of many to pack on a few pounds during the winter. So why does this happen? For starters there is a physiological reason as to why we eat more during the […]
