From the Fit Community: A Cheesy Vegan Quinoa Casserole


Updated 02/05/12 10:14 AM · Posted by Fit Community · 2 comments

Healthy Vegan Gluten-Free Quinoa Casserole Recipe

FitSugar readers pure2raw share a "cheesy" quinoa casserole recipe that's actually vegan as well as gluten, soy, and dairy-free. They posted the recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. Prep time: 15-20 minutes Bake time: 30 minutes, oven preheated to 325° Serves: varies, but bakes in a 3-quart (9×13) glass baking dish Ingredients (Part One) 2 cups quinoa 4 cups water 2 cups chopped raw yellow Read more

Be Mine: 15 Healthy and Hearty Valentine's Day Delights


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Healthy Heart Shaped Food and Recipes

Decadent, high-calorie, sugary Valentine's Day treats aren't the only way to celebrate the holiday of love. Here are 15 adorable suggestions for chocolate-free, heart-shaped recipes to inspire smiles from your dinner date — no added sugar or creamy filling required. Because nothing says, "You have my heart," like a wholesome meal made with love. Source: Flickr User gail_thepinkpeppercorn Read more

Gluten-Free (and Almost Sugar-Free) Strawberry Crumble


Updated 06/21/11 2:36 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Gluten-Free Strawberry Crumble Recipe

Summer is here, which means strawberries are at their peak ripeness. Crumbles and cobblers are a delicious and easy way to enjoy Summer's bounty. However, it's tough to find gluten-free options that actually taste good. The combination of brown rice flour, flax, and oatmeal gives this version of a strawberry crumble a crunchiness that complements the melt-in-your-mouth strawberries. This recipe Read more

Savvy Links: Surprising Stuff You Can Get For Free


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Stuff You Can Get For Free

Surprising stuff you can get for free — Real Simple 6 adorable gifts for the women in your life — HuffPost Women How to date a Wall Street woman — The Jane Dough Valentine’s Day recipes your budget will love — LearnVest Why a million dollars should be laughed at — Budgets Are Sexy 7 frugal myths debunked — Wise Bread Why you should spend Valentine’s Day alone — Credit Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: How Yoga Can Improve Your Sex Life


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How Yoga Helps Sex

3 ways yoga can make you better in bed — Mind Body Green Gluten-free recipes good enough to fool the bread-eater — Health Keep your workspace germ free with these 10 tips — HuffPost Healthy Living More on Ioana Spangenberg, the lady with the 20-inch waist — Blisstree 20 celebs criticized for their curves speak out — Shape Is it chocolate that's causing your acne? — Self The secrets Read more

A Reader Recipe: Vegan Pancakes


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Gluten-Free Vegan Pancake Recipe

Check out this recipe for gluten-free vegan pancakes from FitSugar reader prepel, she shared it in the Healthy Recipe community group. This morning I decided to shake things up a bit, so instead of having my staple breakfast of cereal and yogurt, I decided to make pancakes! I wanted to make them healthy, vegetarian, gluten-free, and filling . . . they turned out amazing! See the recipe when Read more

NurturMe's Caroline Freedman: An Easy Way to Get Lil Ones to Eat Their Fruits and Veggies!


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NurturMe Dried Baby Food

As a soon-to-be first-time mom, a pregnant Caroline Freedman was obsessed with all things baby (sound familiar?), including what she would eventually feed her new lil one once she advanced past breast milk and bottles. "I was shocked at how little innovation there had been since I was a baby. It was still Gerber jarred foods," says Austin, TX-based Freedman, now mom to a 3-year-old and a Read more

4 Moves to Say Goodbye to Saddlebags


Updated 02/09/12 11:39 AM · Posted by Self · 1 comment

Exercise Routine For Getting Rid of Saddlebags

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Self here on FitSugar! If you're saddled with saddlebags, you probably think you got the short end of the family gene pool stick. But, lucky for you, those pesky fat deposits surrounding your hips, thighs, and butt are far easier to banish than, say, Great Aunt Hilda or your bossy big sister. "Saddlebags are largely determined by genetics, Read more