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Eat This, Not That: Winter Edition

by Louise December 26th, 2025 | Diet





Comfort foods are more tempting than ever during the cold winter months. Everybody has their own favorite foods to warm up to: hot apple cider, hot cocoa, a steaming bowl of soup, a warm slice of pie, or some freshly-baked cookies. Unfortunately, those comfort foods are typically not the best choices we can make for our body. Luckily, there are a few quick substitutes we can make that will keep our winter diets as healthful and delicious as they can be.





Soups





Many

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Healthy Movie Theater Munching

by Louise April 25th, 2025 | Diet

The movie theater industry played their cards right. It's basically an American tradition to eat snacks during movies. They can charge exorbitant amounts, and we'll still buy that tub of popcorn. Last week, I went to the theater and just about cleaned out a pack of sour gummy worms on my own. I'm sure the nutrition facts (or rather, lack thereof) on those gummy worms wouldn't surprise anyone. I probably consumed about 200 calories of pure sugar. Now, that wouldn't be so bad if it was the only "splurge" of the day. But, of course, everybody's candy got passed around, and

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Steps to a Healthier Restaurant Meal

by Louise February 7th, 2025 | Diet





Dining out can be a welcome excursion from cooking your own meal, but it can also lead to deviations from healthful habits. Restaurant meals tend to be oversized and overloaded with fat and sodium. Fortunately, there are a few steps you can take to make your break from home cooked meals as healthful as can be.





Before you go.





Try to get a look at the menu beforehand to see if there are some reasonably healthy options. If you're wondering about substitutions, call

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Tips for Healthy Eating on Vacation

by Louise January 17th, 2025 | Diet

Vacation has a different meaning for various people, but for many, especially regarding dietary concerns, it means something like, "time to splurge!" Whether that splurge be eating extra indulgent foods, booking a five-star hotel, or utilizing a fractional ownership jet, it is a fun part of vacation. If a family is staying in a familiar place, vacation seems like the perfect time to treat yourself to all of your favorite dishes, simply because, "It's vacation!" Conversely, if a family travels to an exotic location, they may feel obligated to try all of the popular local foods (and

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Healthy Food-Related Gift Giving

by Louise December 20th, 2024 | Diet

It's the holiday season, and for many of us that translates to not only a time for family celebration, but also a time for gift giving! Unfortunately, many food or kitchen-related gifts on the market don't exactly promote a healthy lifestyle, despite how charming they may seem. For example, those doughnut or instant waffle makers being sold at Kohl's are easy to use and work wonderfully as family-pleasers. They also happen to work wonderfully as makers of high-calorie (and specifically high fat and high sugar) creations. Go figure. What can you give this holiday season that promotes good

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