Posted by Caitlin Quinn on September 20, 2012 under Balanced Eating, Fitness, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Making choices, Nutrition, Recipes
The air is crisp, the leaves are falling – autumn is clearly on its way. In my family, autumn means two things: football and tailgate parties. Whether it’s high school football or the NFL, tailgating and football parties are a major part of our weekend.
Unfortunately, tailgate favorites are often loaded with calories, and if you’re not careful, they can quickly undo your health goals. The average tailgater can easily consumer 1,200 calories in a single game!
For some perspective, take a look at some commonly eaten football favorites that will have you working out like a pro player to burn them off:
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Posted by Christina Pirello on August 3, 2012 under Balanced Eating, Body Care, Making choices, Nutrition, Recipes
Life’s certainly a beach in summertime.
When I walk into my gym after any given weekend in the summer, there will be body after body suffering the after effects of too much sun (and other excesses) at the Jersey Shore. How do we keep our bodies and our precious skin safe all summer long? Well, since I just know you will be outdoors, fit and active (you will, right?), there are a few things you should know that will keep you fresh as a daisy with skin as soft as dew – for life.
My five greatest tips for healthy and hydrated skin:
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Posted by Lynn Polmanteer on July 20, 2012 under Balanced Eating, Fitness, Healthy Living, Making choices, Recipes
In April a good friend of mine ran the Boston Marathon. I visited Boston that weekend with some friends to cheer on “Runner Girl” and the trek inspired me to write about hydration. The race took place on an unusually warm spring day with temperatures in the high 80s. We were hot just on the sidelines watching runner after runner and I saw a lot of spectators, including my friends, drinking sports drinks. Sounds appropriate, given all the ads we see every day, right? Well, not quite. Some tips:
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Posted by Tracy Ilene Miller on January 21, 2011 under Balanced Eating, Parenting, Recipes
My daughter turned to me the other night while eating her dinner: “Mama, our pizza tastes better than the pizza in the store.”
Simple statement, but I nearly cried for joy. But as many experienced parents know, if you make the reaction too big, it can backfire: Children freeze when they smell a situation where it seems they’ve inadvertently done exactly what their parents wanted — they note it and do the complete opposite the next time. Just for the heck of it. It’s developmentally ensured.
So, I modulated my reaction, kept it to a “thank-you” and a hug, and asked her why: not so cheesy and salty, she said, followed by the simple declarative of a six year old, “It just tastes better, Mama.”
For me, this represented a triumph for my need to cook with basics (and with less cheese), and fast, but still feed my daughter well. Read More | Comment
Posted by Christina Pirello on January 13, 2011 under Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Making choices, Recipes
It’s that time of year again when we say: I’m going to get fit, eat well and live greener!
But what to do? People get confused and scared by grim statistics and dire predictions about health and our diets. Organic, non-organic, local, commercial, GMOs, farm fresh, natural — it’s like you need to be a rocket scientist to grocery shop. And after all that, after doing “all the right things,” the food is less than yummy, and you’ve given up all the “fun stuff.”
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