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When learning to eat healthy, you’re always told to “eat your colors.” Well, with Independence Day just around the corner, why not go with a red, white and blue theme when making a healthy summer salad for your picnic or cookout? Yes, you can incorporate our national colors into healthy eating – just ask the [...]
Family Feasts for $75 a Week is written by Mary Ostyn, a mom of 10 who blogs at Owlhaven. Her book is filled with tips on how to food shop guerilla-style, like creating a price book – a notebook filled with prices of all the various food and household items you usually buy. So you [...]
An updated version of Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes by Phyllis Pellman Good was recently released. Her Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone! and Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly: Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker are better cookbooks for those of us who want to watch what [...]
Did you know that: 55% of Americans report that they find it difficult to eat the recommended amount of Omega-3 Only 1 in 10 report eating fatty fish like sardines, lake trout, albacore tuna, mackerel and anchovies twice a week or more 17% of Americans say they never eat fish Although all Omega-3s (ALA, DHA [...]
One thing that has impressed me about frugal cookbooks like Dollars to Donuts, The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook and Family Feasts for $75 a Week is their back to basics, DIY approach to barbecue sauce recipes and meat rubs that you’d normally buy at the store. Not only is it cheaper to make them yourself, [...]
When our 10-year-old Masterbuilt propane gas smoker died, I wanted to buy a replacement for my husband for Father’s Day that I would feel comfortable using as well. I wanted an electric smoker since I was uncomfortable using gas ones since I was certain that I was going to burn down the deck. It was [...]
My children attend a YMCA summer camp at a local elementary school. They’re served lunch by the school district as part of a summer nutrition meal program where all kids under the age of 19, no matter what their need, eat for free. Many moms are taking advantage of this – just another sign of [...]
Even though we’re trying to eat right, be healthy and lose weight, there are times we like to indulge ourselves. Maybe it’s with a glass of wine or a cocktail, or possibly with a nice slice of imported cheese. For those of you with a sweet tooth, you need to check out today’s guest post [...]
This recipe from the Flat Belly Diet Family Cookbook is perfect for grilling season. While you’re marinating the fish, chicken or pork chops, you can prepare and get these fries in the oven. When they’re just about done, put your protein on the grill. For an extra antioxidant boost, try this recipe with sweet potatoes [...]
If you have a box of panko bread crumbs in the cupboard, this healthy mac and cheese dish from the Flat Belly Diet Family Cookbook is one way to use them up. To make this dish even healthier, stir in some steamed or sautéed vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, or diced red and yellow peppers to [...]
The Flat Belly Diet Family Cookbook is the latest from Liz Vaccariello. Her diet is based on weight-loss science findings that promote incorporating monounsaturdated fatty acids (MUFAs) into every meal to reduce the extra weight around your middle. You can learn more about the diet from her books, Flat Belly Diet!, Flat Belly Diet! Pocket [...]
Now that summer has finally arrived in the Mile High State, it’s grilling season. I’ve been taking advantage of it by firing up the grill every chance I get – even during the day when I eat lunch on the back deck. (One of the advantages of working from home!) However, it got me thinking [...]
Welcome to the June 1, 2010 edition of This Mama Cooks Healthy Posts Carnival with some interesting links from around the Internet on diet, weight loss, healthy eating and fitness. Please note: if you see a person’s name at the beginning of the entry, my guess is that it’s from an authentic personal blog or [...]
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