Have a Healthy Mexican Fiesta

Have a Healthy Mexican Fiesta

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Mexican restaurant food is a lot like a girl with a bad reputation. Everyone focuses on the faults without seeing the good qualities underneath. Contrary to the rumors, fresh, wholesome foods are lurking under the cheese and sour cream of a typical Mexican meal. To eat more sensibly and still…

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Dieting and Food Allergies

Dieting and Food Allergies

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Jen Silard As a hypoglycemic and gluten, dairy, and chemical preservative-intolerant woman pursuing a personal trainer’s license and Health and Wellness Counseling certification, I can say with full confidence that it is entirely possible to maintain and/or cultivate healthy eating habits while dealing with food allergies. From personal experience…

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10 Diet-Friendly Salty Snacks

10 Diet-Friendly Salty Snacks

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

When the craving for something salty hits and you want to stick with your healthy diet, you don’t have to settle for unhealthy treats and junk food to satisfy your cravings. There are dozens of low-calorie, low fat and healthful salty snacks available, and you can stock up on these…

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Worst Dining-Out Choices

Worst Dining-Out Choices

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Most dieters see dining out as an end to all the good work they’ve done to date. Instead of the enjoyable occasion eating out should be, anyone on a diet will inwardly groan at the prospect of dining out believing that they will have to abandon their diet because there’s…

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Benefits of an Anti-inflammatory Diet

Benefits of an Anti-inflammatory Diet

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

There has been a blizzard of information about anti-inflammatory diets within the past several years, beginning with the anti-aging studies of Yale University professor Dr. Nicholas Perricone. He introduced the anti-inflammation concept into popular vocabulary in 2002 with his book, The Perricone Prescription, as baby boomers grew more concerned with…

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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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Read This Before Going Paleo

Read This Before Going Paleo

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

If you haven’t heard of the Paleolithic diet by now, you’ve probably been living under a rock. The hottest new trend in the diet industry takes a page out of the history books – or rather, prehistory. The Paleolithic diet – otherwise known as the Paleo diet – has everyone…

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Eating Healthy, Italian Style

Eating Healthy, Italian Style

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

While the days of counting carbs are far from over, nutritionists have found relying on limiting carbohydrates alone is not a healthy alternative to a balanced diet. Thanks to diets such as the South Beach Diet and the Mediterranean Diet, food enthusiasts have realized not only do they not need…

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The Smartest Fast-food Meals

The Smartest Fast-food Meals

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

In today’s health-conscious world, fast food is one indulgence that is off the table for dieters. However, there are times when a trip through the drive-through becomes necessary; whether in a hurry or on vacation. So what should the savvy dieter order from the fast-food menu? What are the smart…

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