My kids love Halloween. They come home with more candy than they could eat in a year. I love Halloween candy. I could eat what they bring home in a couple of weeks. None of it is good for their teeth or my waistline. Especially since my self control is shaky when chocolate is...
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10 Health and Fitness Apps I Love (and are FREE!)
Want to live healthier? There’s and app for that! It seems as though there is an app for just about anything – health and fitness included! Here are my top 10 health and fitness apps: Myfitnesspal. This is a great tracking tool for your diet! Runkeeper. Not just for running, this app uses the...
Fall Superfoods
The leaves are changing color, which means that despite the temperature it is officially Fall! Walking through the farmer’s market, you can see another sign – fall foods. Here are some of my favorite fall foods, which happen to pack a healthy punch: Apples. I don’t care what anyone says, New York apples are...
10 Healthy Snacks for Kids
It’s a new school year and, if you’re like me, you’re struggling to come up with healthy snack ideas to send with your child to school that they will actually eat. And not complain about. Here are 10 easy snack ideas that even the pickiest kid will enjoy: Vegetables and dressing. Glad makes mini...
Are Organic Foods Worth the Cost?
Walk down the produce aisle in just about any grocery store and you will see organic produce sitting right next to the non-organic, usually with a higher price tag. Is it worth the extra cost? What exactly does it mean to be organic? Organic does not necessarily mean healthier. An organic apple has the...
Getting Back on Track After a Setback
Everyone gets off track. We binge eat one night. We miss days at the gym. What matters is how we react. Do we assume the week/day is shot and do what we want? Or do we get right back on track? Your reaction to setbacks in health and fitness can mean the difference between...
Asthma, Eczema and Hay Fever in Kids
If you have a child who suffers from asthma, eczema, or hay fever, what they eat could be partially to blame. Adding to the potential health impact of processed foods, a recent study showed that kids who ate fast food 3 or more times per week had a 30% higher risk of developing these...
Using your Senses to Lose Weight
Our lives are constantly on the move, running from one activity to another. Many of us are eating on the go, or eating quickly before moving on to our next adventure. This is having an impact on our waistlines. When eating on the go, the mind is focused on what we need to do...
Tip for the Time Crunched – Slow Cookers
For those of us who are constantly on the go, finding the time to cook healthy meals can seem like an impossible task. Who has time to stand in front of a stove? Enter the slow cooker. The slow cooker is an underutilized tool for healthy eating. Which is surprising, because there are so...
The Importance of Food Diaries
I often have people enlist my help for weight loss because they feel they are doing everything right and still not losing weight. The first question I ask is “How much are you eating?”. And almost every time, I get an answer that begins with “I think”. Rarely does someone with this problem know...