Need a healthy snack to add to your line-up of good grub? Here’s one that is currently satisfying the sweet teeth in my family: One snack cup of sugar-free vanilla pudding topped with a sprinkling of shaved almonds and a few mini chocolate chips. That’s it. Easy. Easy. Easy. And only 60 calories in the [...]

Rumor has it starting off the day with a healthy breakfast is key for keeping you day’s eating in line. Skimp on your first meal, and you’ll likely end up inhaling every morsel that crosses your path. Makes sense, so why not kick things off with a little 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt topped [...]

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So, your kids probably scored mounds and piles of chocolate and sticky treats last Monday, and, now, you’ve probably got a pantry filled with sugar. Tell us, what are your plans for all that sweetness? Will you let your kiddos scarf it all down at their own pace, will you dole it one bit at [...]

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If eggs are not a part of your family’s diet, then let me suggest you start incorporating them into breakfast, or lunch, or dinner. Your choice. Hey, have them for snacks, too. Nutritionist Jonny Bowden says eating eggs can boost health, and I’m with him. Boiled is my pick, and just recently, I learned how [...]

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Mmmm — but not on the gluten-free diet It seems odd that someone could live half a life, and then have a reaction to certain foods, isn’t it? Seems strange, but it’s not, and many women fall victim to something called celiac disease, a condition characterized by an allergy to wheat, barley, and rye. I [...]

My second-grader came out of school one day and announced that the cafeteria chocolate milk has waaaay more sugar grams than white milk. He’s right, and while it might seem no biggie to serve up the sweeter stuff if it means your little ones are downing the calcium-rich liquid, it might be a problem down [...]