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Who says all sweets are unhealthy? The MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acid) for this Flat Belly Diet dessert recipe is safflower oil. Lemon Cupcakes with Citrus Icing 55 minutes 12 servings 316 calories MUFA : Safflower Oil Cupcakes Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda [...]
Flat Belly Diet by Liz Vaccariello is a New York Times bestselling book and eating plan based incorporating monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) into every meal to target belly fat. First she has you follow a four-day plan of prescribed foods and drinks to banish belly bloat. Then for four weeks you eat meals packed with [...]
Today is the start of my seven-week whirlwind tour of four blogging conferences and one mom blogger event. It’s not exactly around the world in 90 days, but it’ll be an adventure. After all, how could I resist two food blogging conferences, a free ticket to IzeaFest and 50% off a full access pass to [...]
Frigidaire just announced actress Jennifer Garner as their new celebrity ambassador. Jennifer is introduces Frigidaire’s time-saving appliances and challenging us to pledge a bit of our own time to help children in need as part of Frigidaire’s new “Make Time for CHANGE” campaign to support Save the Children’s US based programs, which are dedicated to [...]
As I wrote last week cancer affects everyone. My husband just returned from the funeral of a good friend who lost his battle with cancer. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year as well. So in honor of these two important people in my family’s life and for National Breast Cancer Awareness [...]
I’m helping out the National Pork Board to encourage you and your family to participate in National Eat Together Week, September 20-26, 2009. This event encourages families to eat together WHENEVER they can find time – breakfast, lunch or dinner. Stop by your child’s school and eat lunch with your son or daughter. Get up [...]
The kids and I watched the season premier of Biggest Loser a couple of nights ago. (Go Abby!) During the first commercial break they showed a preview of the movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Were they kidding? Food falling from the sky is every overweight person’s biggest fantasy – or nightmare depending on [...]
Earlier this year I was at SXSW Interactive watching the tweets from the WalMart Moms about a product tasting hosted by ConAgra for their new Healthy Choice products. There were lots of enthusiastic raves, but I was doubtful. I tried Healthy Choice meals many years ago and thought they were nasty. So I asked my [...]
Yesterday, my husband Paul left unexpectedly for Chicago. He received an email early Monday morning from a hunting buddy in Wisconsin that their friend, Mike had finally passed away. Mike had been fighting cancer for a few years now. He went into recovery for awhile, gained back the weight he lost, and even returned to [...]
Today is Lose-A-Palooza, a one-day online social networking event to help raise awareness for Weight Watchers’ Lose For Good™ campaign* to fight hunger worldwide. Here’s how you can participate: Twitter Go to the Lose-A-Palooza website and click on the tweet this buttons to automatically send a message to all your followers. For each #LoseForGood Tweet [...]
I cleaned out my cupboards this weekend as part of my Pantry Makeover Challenge.* As I was sorting through the food and deciding what I’d keep, donate to the food bank, or throw out, I started reading labels. I was shocked at some of the stuff I bought just a few months ago. The graham [...]
Our zucchini supply is dwindling thanks to my children, who’ve been happily eating sautéed zucchini and veggies at every dinner. While I’ve been resting up before the next veggie battle (tomatoes!) I’ve prepared a zucchini and summer squash round up at the FoodieView blog. (While you’re over there, check out my Meal Plan for September [...]
Blame the excellent compost we’ve been making with our NatureMIll indoor electric composter, but we’ve had a bumper crop of zucchini this year. So what to do with it all? Sure there’s zucchini bread, which everyone and their grandma makes. Yes, it’s delicious and you can probably make healthy version of it. However, after winning [...]
I’ve already told the kids they will be getting the two shots needed to prevent swine flu this year. Of course, this prompted lots of “no ways” and “I hate shots” drama from them. Tough, I figure a few shots won’t be such a big deal if I promise a trip to Dairy Queen for [...]
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