10 Scrumptious and Healthy Snacks

10 Scrumptious and Healthy Snacks

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

When reaching for a quick snack, it’s easy to fall victim to temptation and grab a chocolate bar or potato chips. Candy and chips may not be the healthiest choices in the pantry. Though they are ready to eat, delicious, and enough to curb hunger. All on-the-go snacks should have…

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Refined vs. Unrefined Carbs

Refined vs. Unrefined Carbs

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

When it comes to carbs and weight loss, you’ll find dozens of conflicting opinions on how many carbs you should consume each day, when you should eat them and what types of carbs you need to include in your daily meal plan. Understanding how carbs play a role in your…

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Eating Healthy on a Budget

Eating Healthy on a Budget

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

In our struggling economy, with rising food prices, making healthy choices at the grocery store is a challenging, but attainable goal. Even on a tight budget you can stock your cupboards and refrigerator with fresh, nutrient-dense foods. There are a few simple tricks that will help you make nutritional, affordable…

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Your Diet at Work

Your Diet at Work

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

The workplace is a minefield of potential diet disasters. Vending machines in the lunch room, a candy dish on every other desk and donuts served at every business meeting can break the resolve of even the most determined health conscious person. It can be tough trying to resist temptation at…

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Are You “Skinny Fat?”

Are You “Skinny Fat?”

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You have one of those natural, slender bodies that most people can only look at with both longing and envy. If this is you, and you have not had to fight tooth and nail to achieve this body, then you are very lucky. Think being so slim means that you…

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Healthy Tailgating Foods

Healthy Tailgating Foods

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Melanie Grimes Tailgating can be healthy as well as fun. The fresh fall air stimulates the taste buds and warm comfort foods are the order of the day. Simple recipe changes can vitalize the spectators, as well as the team. Chili Chili is a traditional tailgating food and contains…

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