The folks at Truvia challenged me to replace a usual lunchbox snack (be it chocolate milk, pudding, cookies or candy) with a no-sugar-added, naturally sweetened healthy snack from one of their Truvia-sweetened recipes. One of the not-so-healthy items I used pack for my kids was chocolate pudding. We gave it up years ago because it [...]
Posted on September 29, 2011 in Desserts,Featured,Gluten Free,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as chocolate, healthy snacking, stevia
The kids are back to school signaling the end of one of the craziest summers we’ve had in a long time. My husband was laid off in June and he’s spent the summer being a stay at home dad while job hunting. As the current bread winner, I’ve been busier than ever working here at [...]
Posted on August 23, 2011 in Desserts,Featured,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as dairy free, stevia, vegan
This year’s BlogHer conference was at the San Diego Convention Center and the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina. I’ve been attending BlogHer since 2006 when there were only 600 women in attendance. This summer there were over 4,100 attendees! Many told me they felt that this year’s conference was positive, fun and mellow. Maybe [...]
Posted on August 14, 2011 in Events and tagged as stevia
Due to my food sensitivities to sugar and milk as well as a desire to make healthier snacks for my kids, I’m experimenting with various frozen treats this summer. While I do have a ice cream maker, I wanted to try out some simpler recipes for fruit popsicles, granitas and paletas first. Granitas Granitas is [...]
Posted on July 14, 2011 in Desserts,Featured,Food Sensitivities,Gluten Free,Weight Watchers and tagged as healthy snacking, stevia
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sunkist. All opinions are 100% mine. Green is good when it comes to Sunkist Valencia Oranges Have you ever noticed that your Valencia oranges get a little green in the summer? That’s called “re-greening” and is a completely normal thing. Sunkist® Valencia oranges may [...]
Posted on July 11, 2011 in Desserts,Featured,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as healthy snacking, stevia
With warmer weather here – or nearly so – my thoughts turn to cooling down with a yummy chocolate shake. However, like other people with food sensitivities to dairy and sugar, I have to forgo ice cream shakes. So I created this chocolate shake made with tofu and sweetened with stevia for those who want some [...]
Posted on April 22, 2011 in Desserts,Featured,Food Sensitivities,Gluten Free,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as chocolate, healthy snacking, stevia, tofu, vegan
Part of my work as an Expert Panel member on the Global Stevia Institute board is finding out how people feel about stevia. That’s why I’m asking you to fill out this short online survey about stevia. It’ll take just a few minutes of your time. Once you fill it out, you’re eligible for a [...]
Posted on February 7, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways,Featured and tagged as stevia
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. [...]
Posted on January 12, 2011 in Breakfast,Desserts,Featured,Food Sensitivities,Gluten Free,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as healthy recipes, healthy snacking, stevia, yogurt
As a expert panel member for the Global Stevia Institute, I’m interested in learning about products that contain stevia like Zevia, a natural diet soda sweetened with stevia and erythritol, a natural sugar alcohol found in fruits and vegetables. The mixed stevia soda sampler six-pack I received contained all the flavors that Zevia makes with [...]
Posted on October 6, 2010 in Food Reviews and tagged as stevia
Truvia™ is a zero-calorie, natural sweetener that’s an alternative to sugar. Besides adding it to coffee and tea, you can safely cook with Truvia. (Download this Sweetness Conversion Chart to figure out how much Truvia you’ll need to substitute for sugar.) I recently used it to make a special hot chocolate recipe from celebrity chef, [...]
Posted on December 2, 2009 in Desserts,Recipes and tagged as healthy recipes, healthy snacking, stevia
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