I’m not anal! My kids get a lot more candy than you think they do. Candy is everywhere all of the time. It’s difficult trying to raise healthy kids in a world full of people who think “a little candy” wont hurt children. It’s a fight I don’t know how to win. The entire school year my kids are “rewarded” with candy...
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Ahh the power of automation! As this post hits the web this morning I should be nestled snugly, warm under a blanket in the surgery recovery room. Today is the day I get my new knee. I’m not sure I’ll even know how to act because the damn thing has been bum for so long. This I do know…I am bound and determined to...
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Why do we eat so fast? My husband is the worst. I joke that he inhales his plate before anyone else takes a bite. Over the years, I’ve learned to eat quickly with him, but this hasn’t been good on my health or my waistline. Today, my oldest daughter let me know, as I passed her on the way to the kitchen, that she really loves...
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I love nuts! Go ahead and giggle. Seriously though, I love pecans. I love walnuts. I love cashews, almonds, pistachios and macadamia nuts. I love peanuts too, though technically peanuts are not a nut, but a legume. I love adding nuts to salads, stir-fry or as topping to a meal. I love baking them into sweet bread, cakes and meats....
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I’ve never been much of a dieter. People assume I don’t have a need to diet because I’m “thin”. They automatically assume that being thin comes naturally to me as if by magic, genetics or both. I’ve tried diets. I have failed miserably at every diet I have ever tried. The only diet I ever stuck to (sort of) was a...
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It is no wonder we walk around a heart-attack waiting to happen! Sorry to poo-poo this rather fun looking food, the turtle burger…although, come on folks, seriously! Let’s see what you have to do to work off one of these turtle burgers! Suggesting you don’t even put one of these to your lips if you are dieting or...
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I picked up rotten ground beef at the grocery store today… not on purpose. I discovered the rotten surprise as I began to prepare for dinner. It really made me appreciate my local farm. My plan was to make meatballs hoagies (a rare treat) for the girls like they had asked for dinner. Come dinnertime I open up the package of meat...
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My husband and I have begun to allow our girls to help us make dinner. We feel that if they help us make dinner they will learn to appreciate what they eat more. I can also use this time to teach them about healthy eating and where food comes from. As of now, I let my girls help me make tasty and colorful salads. My youngest grabs...
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Several of your best recipes can be made healthier merely by substituting lower-fat ingredients. Look at the list of ingredients on your own
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