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Last week my kids, Nathan and Lucie, and I flew out to Los Angeles to join several other bloggers and their families courtesy of Frigidaire. The kids were invited to cook alongside Jennifer Garner and Chef Mary Sue Millken. The event was a filmed at the world famous Smashbox Studios for the Make Time for [...]
Thanks to Trop 50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 fabulous wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to help grant a friend’s wish! More than just “good enough” food bloggers A while back there was a discussion about food blogging at BlogHer, [...]
Here’s another healthy recipe (and gorgeous picture) from 400 Calorie Fix: The Easy New Rule for Permanent Weight Loss! that I had to share. It’s perfect to bring to breakfast meetings or to make on the weekend. Serve it with some fresh fruit or berries. Soy cheeses Due to my food sensitivities I’ll be substituting soy cheese [...]
Eating out with food sensitivities is difficult. Heck, just trying to eat healthy when you go out is a challenge! Luckily, restaurants are getting a clue and offering online menus so you can plan your meal before you go. Panera Bread goes one step further with their Nutrition Calculator. Yesterday when I visited my local [...]
Last month I was invited to participate in Hillshire Farm’s Most Wanted Sandwich contest. I created the Rockin’ Mile High sandwich made up of Colorado favorites like oat bread from Rudi’s Organic Bakery, goat cheese from Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, and bbq sauce from The Rib House in Longmont. It also honors Colorado’s cattle [...]
Going through my weight loss and healthy eating journey, I’ve realized that there is no diet, exercise routine or eating plan that works for all. For some people, they need to go to Weight Watchers and get the support that group meetings offer. Others need to eat clean and combine certain types of food like [...]
Part of the reason I gained instead of lost or maintained my weight last year was due in part to my heavy travel schedule. (The other was probably due to my food sensitivities and not exercising enough.) Well, this year already looks like it’s going to be just as busy. This week I’m in Los [...]
For Christmas, my husband bought me a Cuisinart rice cooker. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect since I found out about my food sensitivities just a few days before the holiday and knew I’d be eating a lot of rice in the months to come. Since I’ve had the rice cooker, I’ve made brown [...]
Due to my food sensitivities, I’ve been on the lookout for alternatives to milk-based yogurts. While you can buy commercially prepared soy and coconut yogurts, all the ones I’ve found are sweetened with cane sugar, which I have to avoid. The only exception is So Delicious Dairy Free Agave Sweetened Yogurt, made from soy milk. [...]
I’ve been test driving a Bosch’s Tassimo T20 (in black) brewing system for almost a month now. I’ve enjoyed using it and would recommend buying a Tassimo T20 to anyone who loves the occasional cup of cappuccino and doesn’t want to drive to a coffee house for a freshly brewed cup. Read my review below [...]
You may know Cynthia Sass, MPh, RD, as the nutritionist behind and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Flat Belly Diet. She’s just come out with a new book, Cinch!: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds, and Lose Inches. After going through her book a few times, I find that it reminds me a little of [...]
2010 was challenging year when it came to eating right and exercising. I started the year off with sciatica and had to cut back on exercising when my back pain got too bad. I was also traveling a great deal, making it hard to avoid indulging at all those blogger conferences and events. Then I [...]
According to a new survey from the folks at Mrs. Dash, 71% of Americans have no idea what the recommended daily amount of salt intake is. (It’s 2,300 milligrams.) Even more scary, the average American consumes nearly double that amount – 7.6 pounds of salt per year! Despite healthy warnings, 58% of Americans are consuming [...]
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