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Healthy Super Bowl Party Food
If you want to make the food at your Super Bowl party a little more healthy this year, it’s definitely possible with a bit of planning and know-how. Celebrity caterer and event planner Andrea Correale, who’s worked with the likes of Mariah Carey, P. Diddy, Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Spacey, has some great tips on putting out the ultimate tailgate party spread while having healthy options available for guests who are trying to stay fit. Here are some food suggestions… More »
How to Save Money on Vegetables
Many people want to get skinnier in 2012. If you want to get skinnier, you’ll need to start eating more vegetables. To save money on vegetables, here are some tips.
Farmers Market
Go to a local farmers market. You’ll be surprised at the deals you can get — especially if you buy in bulk.
Weight Counts
If you are buying something by the pound, avoid using a bag or twist-ties when at all possible. That weight adds up over time.
Be Flexible
When it comes to… More »
How to Make Healthy Cookies
During the holidays, it’s impossible to avoid cookies. Everywhere you turn, someone will be offering you cookies. So, how do you go about making healthy cookies? Here are our healthy cookies tips:
Use Splenda
Splenda is a great alternative to sugar in cookie recipes. I can hardly tell the difference!
Almond Milk
Instead of using regular milk that is laced with fat, substitute almond milk. You get all the flavor without the fatty baggage.
Quality over Quantity
Eating a couple cookies a day won’t bust your… More »
How to Make Beans Taste Good
Beans are one of the healthiest foods on the planet. They are low in fat but have a huge amount of fiber and protein. If you replaced meat in your diet with beans, you’d be a lot healthy.
But how do you make beans taste good? Here are some tips:
Mix with Fruit
Fruit and beans doesn’t sound like a match made in culinary heaven — but it is! Try it, you’ll like it.
Soak, Soak, Soak
Soak your beans the night before you are… More »
Avoid Holiday Party Excess
With most Americans attending several holiday parties this season, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) provides helpful tips on how to avoid sabotaging a healthy diet and fitness regimen, while still celebrating the season.
Pre-party exercise
Exercising before festivities helps prevent unwanted weight gain and fosters well-being, so try to fit in 30 minutes before getting ready for the party. If you don’t have 30 minutes to go for a brisk walk, try breaking it up into three 10-minute walks.
Additional tips to… More »
Spindrift All Natural Fresh Squeezed Soda
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is going to be to stop drinking soda, start now with Spindrift. Spindrift is a brand new, fresh soda made from fresh squeezed fruit and sparkling water. Unlike other “natural” sodas on the market, Spindrift is the very first soda made with 100% fresh, all natural ingredients. Spindrift is so fresh that it even contains pulp from the fruit and has a limited shelf life.
Spindrift has 6 delicious fresh flavors: sparkling blackberry, mango… More »
How to Indulge During the Holidays
To help fight holiday weight gain, best-selling author and health expert Dr. Dean Ornish created this list of healthy holiday eating tips.
How to Indulge During the Holidays
Eat something beforehand. If you don’t eat all day, you may arrive at holiday meals and parties ravenous and lose control.
Put 20 percent fewer high-calorie foods and 20 percent more fruits and vegetables on your plate. Studies show that you probably won’t notice the difference.
Eat the healthier foods first – they will fill you… More »
Beat the Holiday Bulge
Many people overindulge on Thanksgiving, thinking it’s just one day — what will it hurt? However, during the party-packed holiday season with so many temptations, from Christmas cookies to cocktails, you can really start to pack on the pounds. Check out these smart eating tips from David Kirsch to help you get through the holiday season and avoid the bulge.
On the day of the big meal:
Make sure you eat a good, protein-rich breakfast to coat your stomach and keep you… More »
Men and Depression: 7 Things You Need to Know Right Now
“The truth is, over six million men are affected by depression each year in the U.S. alone, but many don’t seek treatment because they don’t want to be seen as weak or defective,” says Todd Patkin, author of the new book Finding Happiness: One Man’s Quest to Beat Depression and Anxiety and—Finally—Let the Sunshine In (StepWise Press, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-9658261-9-8, $18.00, www.toddpatkin.com). “Men need to understand that being diagnosed with depression isn’t a cause for stigma, and that ignoring it… More »
PETA Shark Attack Ad: “Payback is Hell”
Just days after a man survived a shark attack, PETA launched an ad campaign showing shark chomping a human leg with the tagline “Payback Is Hell, Go Vegan.”
The ad will appear on benches and billboards near Anna Maria Island. This comes soon after Longboat Key resident 21 year old Charles Wickersham was bitten by a shark while he was spearfishing several miles off the coast of Anna Maria Island last weekend. Wickersham remains in intensive care.
On the PETA blog, they… More »
Why is Dad Doing That?
When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, his or her behavior will change, seemingly without reason or explanation. Author, licensed clinical social worker and certified geriatric care manager Nataly Rubinstein explains some of the common behaviors that baffle and frustrate caregivers—and shares a wealth of practical advice on how to handle them.
PROBLEM: Compulsive Behaviors (Dad keeps taking everything out of his wallet and putting it back in.)
Your loved one with Alzheimer’s may constantly check to see if the… More »
Man Fired For Being Too Fat Fires Back
Not all chubby people are jolly. Robert Kratz II has fired a lawsuit against BAE Systems claiming that the company fired him for being too fat. At the time he was fired, Robert Kratz II weighed nearly 700 pounds. Despite his weight, he claims his production on the job wasn’t negatively effected.
BAE Systems, on the other hand, says that Robert Kratz II wasn’t able to perform all of his job duties due to his weight. Since firing him from his… More »
Deadly Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Kills Another
A fourth person has died after eating a cantaloupe infested with listeria. The killer cantaloupes have been traced back to a farm in Colorado. If you have any Rocky Ford cantaloupes produced at Jensen Farms, your best bet is to throw those melons away.
While the official cantaloupe listeria death total is at four, there are two more cases that could bump the total up to six. The deaths were in Colorado (1), Oklahoma (1) and New Mexico (2). The other… More »
Diamond Contact Lenses for $16,000
The good news: you are now able to get your contact lenses encrusted with diamond and gold. The bad news: you are going to have to shell out about $16,000 to get a pair. These new diamond contact lenses were created by Chandrashekhar Chawan for Shekhar Eye Research.
Already, these diamond contact lenses are catching on in Bollywood. Will it become a trend in the United States? I’m sure we’ll see a celebrity or two wear these contacts but they be… More »
Bill Clinton Diet Plan
Bill Clinton has always been pretty fat — even as a kid. But if you’ve seen him lately, you noticed that Bill Clinton lost weight. How did Bill Clinton get skinny? He’s on a strict diet. Here are the details of Bill Clinton’s diet plan.
First of all, Bill Clinton doesn’t eat these foods: meats, dairy products, oils, sugar, alcohol, nuts, seeds, avocados or anything commercially prepared. So what does Bill Clinton eat in his diet? He eats a lot of… More »