Veggie Tales: More Options for Healthy Options

Veggie Tales: More Options for Healthy Options

Eating healthy sometimes can get a little dull or boring, so I’m trying out vegetables that I’ve never had and/or never attempted to cook. While I’m adventuring I’ll share with you how I did and what I thought. I know some of these many of you may already eat or cook but I know as [...]

Easter Inspired Treat: Skinny Coconut Cupcakes with Chocolate Eggs

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With Easter just around the corner, a great way to way to celebrate the holiday is to turn baking into a family activity. Here is a cute, delicious and healthy dessert idea for Easter from Skinnytaste.com. Ingredients: For the Frosting: 8 oz 1/3 less fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese (not fat free) 3/4 cup powdered sugar [...]

A Healthy and Tasty Alternative To Mashed Potatoes

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If you are anything like me, your child eats some vegetables but not enough that you feel comfortable with. I’m always trying to find new recipes, tips, and ideas to add more veggies to Jade’s diet. Last time I wrote I suggested dried fruits and veggies. This time my suggestion is from a recipe I [...]

Super Healthy Super Bowl Sunday

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Super Bowl parties, whether you’re a football fan or not, are a great way to socialize with friends over food and drinks, but that doesn’t mean you have to disregard any of your healthy eating goals this weekend.  Our friends at Lolagetts.com (Plus Size Active Wear) have come to the rescue with five ways to keep it [...]

Fun & Healthy Recipe: No Bake Cheesecake

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A co-worker suggested this recipe and she added in some blueberries. I added in strawberries and it is awesome and quick. We both did it crust-less. It’s a great healthy alternative to a great dessert! Here’s my first recipe for the New Year. No Bake Cheesecake from Skinny Taste http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/04/no-bake-cheesecake.html. Check out their website for [...]

Small Changes To My Favorite Home Meals

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The first month of 2013 is almost over.  Hopefully, you’re still on track toward achieving your fitness goals.  The smallest changes can have the largest impact. You can have some of the same stuff you love just by making a few changes. Here are some of the changes that have helped me or that I [...]

Festive Finger Foods For Your Holiday Party

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Seasoned hostesses know that the secret to a fabulous party is great food and drinks — edibles that will keep your guests satisfied and entertained and maybe even a little impressed that you are such a whiz in the kitchen. Finger foods are one of the best choices for a party menu: They’re simple to [...]

10 Most Used New Year’s Resolutions

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New Year’s is the only holiday that celebrates the passage of time. Perhaps that’s why, as the final seconds of the year tick away, we become introspective. Inevitably, that introspection turns to thoughts of self-improvement and the annual ritual of making resolutions, which offer the first of many important tools for remaking ourselves. We’ve compiled [...]

Turn Your Office Holiday Party into a Career-Boosting Event

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It’s that very special time of the year when many Americans are receiving invitations to their annual office holiday party. If you’re one of them, you’ll probably look forward to the event with great excitement—until you start to recall the blunders of years past. Like the time you ran out of things to say to [...]

Thanksgiving Beverage: Cinnamon Spice

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If you plan on attending an intimate Thanksgiving dinner with friends, bring the essential ingredients to make The Cinnamon Spice that will take the stress off of the host and help make your experience more enjoyable. The Cinnamon Spice (Created by New York Mixologist, Leo Robitschek) Ingredients 1 ounce Tequila Don Julio Reposado 1 ounce [...]

Budget Friendly, Kid Approved Dishes

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Budget Friendly, Kid Approved Dishes With a tough economy and picky eaters, parents have a difficult time finding kid approved, budget friendly dishes. Let’s not forget healthy too! Here are a few of my favorites: Fruit and Yogurt Parfait I know there are many brands out there that come already made.  The only thing with [...]

Reheating Pizza – How to Get It Right

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It’s entirely possible that there exists a method of reheating pizza that will perfectly return it to that fresh, golden state in which it arrived at your door. So far, this method has eluded even the best chefs, however. There’s no question about it: the usual methods of reheating America’s favorite Italian export leave something [...]

Celebrate National Lemonade Day With Tequila Avión

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Today is National Lemonade Day and since we’re grown, what better way to celebrate than with lemonade cocktails? Avión Lemonada: 2 parts Tequila Avión® Silver 4 parts Fresh Lemon Juice ½ part Agave Nectar 1 Lemon Wheel for Garnish Add 2 parts Avión Silver, 4 parts Fresh Lemon Juice and ½ part Agave Nectar into [...]

Picks for the Picky Eater

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If you’re a parent of a toddler then you are more than familiar with the picky eater syndrome. Its where one day your child may love a specific food or meal and the next they won’t touch it.   It’s also where they decide not to eat fruits or vegetables, which I understand is a [...]

The Many Benefits of Growing Your Own Fruits and Veggies

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Eating home grown vegetables is much healthier than purchasing from the supermarket as they will be organic, fresh and in season. You will know exactly how they have been grown and it is extremely rewarding. Growing your own vegetables may seem like a chore, but it can be fun and it could change your whole [...]

Summer Brunch Libations

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Brunch has become more popular than ever in major cities across the country. For frequent brunch goers that are looking to try something new, below are a few brunch libations with a kick to start your day off right! Bloody Maria 1 ½ parts Avión Silver 4 parts Tomato Juice 2 tsp Horseradish ½ part [...]

5 Meals You Can Create Using Nothing More Than A Food Processor

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If you’re a busy mom like me, you’re going to find it difficult to get dinner on the table without having to rely on takeout. My friends used to call me the “Take-Out Queen” because I had well over 50 menus from restaurants all across town. If you wanted Chinese, I had the menu for [...]

Celebrate Independence Day with ACTIVATE

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This year, do your patriotic duty for your body and celebrate with a cocktail that won’t dampen your celebration with unnecessary sugar and calories.  Free of sugar and calories and naturally sweetened with Stevia, ACTIVATE drinks are also packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Below is a recipe for a Red, White and Blue(berry) cocktail that [...]

 
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