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Category: Healthy Living

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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. […]
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…