Tips for Guiltless Gobbling This Thanksgiving Can you believe that Thanksgiving time is already here! Thanksgiving for me is not all about the food (but it is something to look forward to). During this time of year, families come together which is wonderful but it can also create stress. From this point leading up to…
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Love Greek Yogurt? 9 Ways to use Greek Yogurt Greek yogurt is everywhere these days. It is incredibly popular and has been for quite a while. Why? Because it boasts health food benefits while maintaining an incredibly thick, decadent texture. But what exactly is Greek yogurt, how does it differ from other yogurts and what…
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Behind Bars: The Truth About Granola Bars Bars — energy bars, protein bars, breakfast bars and more — have never been hotter, whether for a meal replacement, a snack on the go, or a pre- or post-workout energy boost. However, they are not necessarily health food. If a bar is your choice, pick carefully to…
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Tips To Eat Healthfully When Traveling for Business Traveling for business can be challenging, with extended hours on a plane, hectic agendas and long meetings with colleagues. You barely have time to sleep, let alone think about how you will find healthy foods to eat, but there are some steps you can take to eat…
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Are Office Snacks Making You Gain Weight? We all feel it on either a daily basis or just once and a while, that mid-afternoon “slump”. That time of day where you start to feel tired, hungry (possibly “hangry”), and you begin to crave office snacks like sugary carbohydrates food. If you are getting this feeling on…
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Choosing the Right Yogurt: Which Type Makes Sense for You? If you are like a lot of people, you’ve probably spent some time standing in front of the yogurt section of the dairy aisle, wondering what kind to purchase. There are so many options to choose from that it can literally feel a little overwhelming.…
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Stock Your Refrigerator for Weight Loss Stock your refrigerator to be your best weight loss tool or it am turn your intentions of healthy eating into a disaster. If your fridge tempts you with leftover Chinese food while fruits and vegetables rot, it’s time to stock your refrigerator for weight loss. All you need is…
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Mindful Eating Can Help You Lose Weight + 5 Tips to Get Started Snacking while cooking dinner, eating while writing emails, munching on the drive to work. Multitasking might save time, but when it comes to eating there is also a cost: distraction. Multitasking while eating makes it challenging to be mindful. Ever sat in…
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5 Ways to Avoid Winter Weight Gain As the days get colder and the sunsets earlier, you may suddenly find you’ve become a homebody. Suddenly that small waistline you worked so hard to maintain in summer starts to expand. Your healthy lifestyle suddenly becomes a thing of the past. Green tea is replaced with hot…
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5 Reasons You Are Always Hungry Do you sometimes feel ravenous, even though you just polished off a tasty lunch, a full dinner, or a midnight snack? We eat more food than we need and we are all guilty of doing it: mindless munching on a bag of pretzels or treating ourselves to a second…
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