Get Egg-cited Over These Items For a Healthier Easter Basket


Updated 04/04/12 4:50 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 23 comments

How to Make a Healthy Easter Basket

Easter is coming up, and for some of us that means a big brunch followed by a helping of candy — think Cadbury Creme Eggs, Peeps, and lots of jelly beans. While a few Easter treats are OK, weighing your basket down with chocolate, caramel eggs, and jelly beans can be the gateway to mindlessly snacking on candy for the rest of the week. Whether you're making a basket for a friend or the little Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Health Dangers of Daylight Saving


Updated 03/12/12 10:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Daylight Saving Time Causes Health Problems

The health dangers of daylight saving time and springing forward — HuffPost Healthy Living Learn the workout that keeps Eva Mendes bikini ready — InStyle Nightmarish reasons to skip sleeping pills and use natural sleep aids — Prevention March Madness takes over your iPod with this playlist — Shape New use for muesli: almond date breakfast bars — Peanut Butter Fingers Go supergreen Read more

Pack Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars For Your Next Picnic


Updated 08/08/11 3:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar Recipe

We're in the middle of picnic season, and if you're in need of a delicious crowd-pleasing dessert, make these chocolate peanut butter bars. They are surprisingly simple to bake, absolutely addictive to eat, and easy to pack and transport. The bottom is a brown sugar shortbread, the middle layer is creamy peanut butter, and the top is melted milk chocolate. These bars can be made up to three days Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: Healthify Your Bacon Sammy


Updated 03/02/12 11:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Make a Healthier Bacon Sandwich

Healthify your California Club sammy for a guilt-free lunch — Healthy Happy Life Fight free radicals with pistachios and other surprising sources of antioxidants — Shape Fix your hair problems with food! What to eat for lovely locks — HuffPost Health Get a visual: what 100 calories of meat really looks like — Blisstree Are you going meatless for March? It's a healthy challenge! — Read more

Get Smart About Soy


Updated 03/02/12 6:11 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Why Soy Is Good For You and How to Prepare It

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. There are so many ways to get this good-for-you protein into your daily diet. Here's how to do it — and why you absolutely should. By Sally Kuzemchak, RD If you bypass tofu at salad bars, skip the meatless dishes at Chinese restaurants, and avoid edamame when you're out for sushi, well, it's time to give Read more

Link Time: Pull-Apart Cheese Bread, Fish McBites, and Wasabi Kit Kats


Updated 02/23/12 2:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

McDonald's Fish McBites, Pull-Apart Bread, Wasabi Kit Kats

Bake up a loaf of pull-apart spicy cheese bread — The Kitchn McDonald's debuts Fish McBites in time for Lent — HuffPost Food Kit Kat sells a wasabi-flavored candy bar in Japan — Food Beast Pawn brokers see more people selling wine collections — Eater The James Weird awards look back at a year in weird food news — Grub Street Which Top Chef contestant are you rooting for? — Read more

Skip the Spoon: 5 Bowl-Free Ways to Use Oatmeal


Updated 02/16/12 12:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Recipes With Oats

Who doesn't love cupping their hands around a warm bowl of oatmeal, especially during colder, Winter months? Aside from a satisfying breakfast, the nutritional power of fiber- and protein-filled oats can be enjoyed in other ways as well. If you're tired of oatmeal for breakfast, reap the benefits of oats with these ideas. Meatloaf or veggie burgers: Since oats have a sticky, gelatinous Read more

If You're Craving Girl Scout Cookies, Try These Instead


Updated 01/31/12 2:37 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 18 comments

Calories in Girl Scout Cookies and How to Beat the Cookie Craving

It's Girl Scout Cookie time! Noshing on these fund-raising treats seems like an American pastime, but it can be challenging to keep a snack session of these seasonal sweets in check. If you can enjoy your cookies in a reasonable manner, then good for you! But if you're looking for a way to scratch that sugary itch without killing your healthy eating agenda, here are some healthier alternatives. Read more

Ditch the Dairy: Milk-Free Snacks That Pack a Protein Punch


Updated 02/28/12 6:49 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

150-Calorie Dairy-Free Snacks High in Protein

Dairy products aren't the only choices when it comes to high-protein snacks. If you're eating a diet minus milk, or you just want a low-cal snack that's high in protein, check out these 150-calorie snacks that don't contain a drop of dairy. One serving of spicy roasted chickpeas (one fourth of this recipe: 134 calories, 5.6 grams protein Twenty-one raw almonds: 146 calories, 5.4 grams Read more

How to Eat During a (Real) Blackout


Updated 01/18/12 12:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Blackout Emergency Foods

Have you clicked around the Internet today? It's overrun with site blackouts, with everyone from Wikipedia to Reddit completely shut down in protest of SOPA and PIPA. All of this blackout talk has us thinking about what we'd eat during an IRL blackout. When it comes to natural disasters, it's best to prepare for the worst, then hope for the best. This includes food and drink! For seven Read more