Category Archives: Snacking

Flourless Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

If you are anything like me you’re on the go which makes healthy snacking a bit tricky when trying to avoid packaged foods, extra sodium, fat and cals.  Sure I always have some fruit and nuts with me, but sometimes … Continue reading

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Avocadoh-so-delicious

Fun fact! Did you know the avocado is also known as the Alligator Pear? Regardless of whether you know it as the Alligator Pear or just a plain ole avocado, these nutritional powerhouses are one of my absolute favorite foods. … Continue reading

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Surviving Holiday Travel

The holidays are here! Visiting family and friends! Sparkly lights and parties! And road-tripping. And airplane food.  Airport security lines? Wait, we thought the holidays were supposed to be fun… First, figure out what’s allowed.Liquids over 3.4 oz are not … Continue reading

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Seaweed, it’s not just for sushi anymore!

Seaweed, sure it’s great.  It holds sushi together without a strong flavor or it is covered in sesame oil and rice vinegar in a seaweed salad.  Delicious and merely an after thought when enjoying some Japanese cuisine.  But, outside of the … Continue reading

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Sprouted Nuts and Seeds

I love nuts and would live on them and nut butters alone (um, and chocolate) if they didn’t carry such a high calorie and fat load.  But, since they do I limit myself to 1 serving a day (about 1/4 … Continue reading

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The Skinny on Fruit

Weight Watchers used to be the last bastion of old-school numbers-don’t-lie dieting. The points system reinforces a fundamental principle of weight loss: to lose body weight, create a calorie deficit. Fewer calories in, more calories out. When the body does … Continue reading

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Nuts for Nuts

One of my favorite snacks are nuts.  A handful a day may not only help to prevent heart disease but recent studies show they can also promote weight loss!  The catch?  Keeping your intake to  just one handful (technically 1/4 … Continue reading

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Fat traps on New Years Eve

Everyone looks forward to the holiday season filled with cheer, festivities and oh yeah….food.  Getting swept up in the parties doesn’t give you the right to wreck the progress you’ve made on your diet (not to mention fitting into your … Continue reading

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Blend and Go

A healthy breakfast on the run has never been easier. We just found and are totally obsessed with the new Oster MyBlend which lets you blend your favorite frozen fruit smoothie right into a 20oz plastic sports bottle (now you don’t … Continue reading

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