A Few of My Favorite Things: New Orleans and Beyond


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New Orleans Food Pictures

Get ready for your mouth to water. Food Orleans invites us to share some of her favorite iPhone food photos from New Orleans and beyond. I've been cleaning out my iPhone photo roll and came across some great shots that made me swoon, laugh, and shake my head at how good this stuff was. This year I got to go to my first LSU game in Baton Rouge, and although I probably lost a small percentage of my Read more

It's Not a Diet! Lose Weight With Lifestyle Changes Instead


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How to Make a Healthy Lifestyle Change

Whenever you resolve to eat healthier or fewer calories, it can be easy to fall into the diet trap — thinking that you just have to power through for a few weeks eating only lettuce in order to meet your weight goals. But instead of dreading the idea of healthy eating, think of your new goals as a lifestyle change, not a diet, with these tips. Get creative in the kitchen: When you've resigned Read more

Do You Track What You Eat in a Food Journal?


Updated 02/13/12 11:58 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Do You Use a Food Journal to Track Eating?

No matter how much you exercise, if you're looking to lose weight, changing your diet should also be a priority. And watching what you eat has become so much easier with the availability of iPhone apps, websites, and fitness monitors that can track exactly how many calories you're consuming every day. Most food trackers have vast databases that make inputting every single thing you eat Read more

5 Strange Ways Chocolate Keeps You Healthy


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5 Surprising Ways Chocolate Keeps You Healthy

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! This sweet treat may also boost brainpower, help you relax, and more! By Mara Betsch, Prevention Show your heart some love this Valentine’s Day by nibbling a few chocolates — and making them a regular treat throughout the year. A recent study found that those consuming the highest levels of chocolate had a 37 Read more

A Whole Lotta Lil in This Week's Links


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Baby and Parenting News the Week of Feb. 6

Need valentines for school? Don't miss these great finds — most of which can be printed right from your own computer! Do you breastfeed in public? These celeb moms do! Create a fun Valentine's Day hairstyle for your tot! Building your maternity wardrobe? We'll show you where to splurge and where to save! We spoke with the founder of NurturMe baby food about foods for kids. Are you a French Read more

How to Share Your Food Photos on YumSugar


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Food Photos

Have you cooked, eaten, or seen something amazingly delicious recently? If so, don't let anything hold you back from sharing it with the rest of us. Case in point: the tobiko (smelt roe) and ikura (salmon roe) sushi that I savored at Ebisu in San Francisco. We've got a group called Savory Sights, where you can upload mouthwatering images of foods and drinks you've made, consumed, or just Read more

Khloé Kardashian Odom Tells Us Women and Girls Shouldn't Be Shy About Their Bodies


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Khloe Kardashian For U by Kotex

While Kris Jenner is making headlines for promoting a very adult product — arousal oils to be exact — her daughter Khloé Kardashian Odom is appealing to a younger audience. Khloé has teamed up again with U by Kotex, the eccentric line of pads and tampons for young women. Khloé told me that she loves that the line is "trying to destroy the old-fashioned belief that we have to be so Read more

Snacking Good: Natchitoches Meat Pies


Updated 02/10/12 11:42 PM · Posted by OnSugar Blog · 3 comments

Easy Natchitoches Meat Pies Recipe

We've always wanted to take a stab at rolling out a few Natchitoches meat pies. Thanks to an easy recipe from Food Orleans, this might be a dream realized sooner rather than later. [Baked or fried? You decide.] Natchitoches meat pies are one of those special little treats with a name as fun to say as they are to scarf down. Nackadish — that's how you say it — is a small town we drive through Read more

Fat-Proof Your Life


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Fat-Proof Your Marriage

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. By Maridel Reyes It's true that there are certain times in your life when extra poundage seems to appear out of nowhere . . . and settle on you. In fact, experts have honed in on the exact moments when you're most vulnerable to weight gain. "Life transitions, having a baby, and going through menopause cause Read more