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How to Slash Your Grocery Budget by Changing Your Mindset
Do you ever leave the grocery store feeling deflated and defeated because the trip has left a larger hole in your wallet than you would have liked…
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Vegetarian Main Dish: Couscous and Feta Stuffed Peppers
I’m a big fan of the sweet and salty combination. Chocolate covered pretzels? Delish. Sweet and salty granola bars? I could live off ’em. Anything sea salt and caramel-flavored…
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My Summer Cookout Go-To Recipe: Guacamole Salad
Summer cookouts are upon us, and that means we all need a quick, easy, go-to dish to contribute to the food table…
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5 Ways to Have a Healthier Weekend
We’ve all been there: You fill your weekdays with fresh veggies and exercise sessions, only to spend your weekend eating fried food while…
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Want to Feel Healthier Tomorrow? Do This Today.
Confession: Last week I kind of pigged out. I was facing a case of the “blahs” and…
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Want to Eat Healthier? Try Seeing the Glass as Half-Full
When my stomach rumbles around 3:00pm, I often struggle to reach for an apple instead of a cookie. Despite knowing the advantages of choosing a piece of fruit over a baked good, I’m still tempted by the call of a Snickerdoodle. The solution, I’ve recently learned, could simply be to turn my frowns upside down. […]
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The [Totally Logical] Reason I Can’t Keep the Weight Off
Fact: I used to really want to be a size “blank.” Like really really. It didn’t matter to me that my original weight was perfectly healthy. It didn’t matter that it was…
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How I Get My Toddler to Eat Spinach
Popeye was definitely on to something. Spinach has long been touted as one of the world’s healthiest foods…
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Will This Make Healthy Eating Easier?
If you’ve ever gone cross-eyed trying to read a nutrition label on your food, you’re in luck. In February, the Food and Drug Administration unveiled some significant changes to the labels…
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Does Your Doctor Make You Feel Guilty?
My toddler is beginning to test the waters of his independence, and subsequently I’ve been reading up on the most effective discipline…
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5 Easy Ways For Moms To Be More Active
After a long day of working and child-raising—writing an article here, wiping a runny nose there—the last thing I want to hear is that moms…
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20 Reasons for Moms to Work Out
There’s no question that exercise is good for you—physically, mentally, and emotionally. Breaking a sweat has been a regular part of my life since…