Easy Healthy Eating and Fitness Tips

Easy Healthy Eating and Fitness Tips

Moms / Nutrition

March has been declared National Nutrition Month® by the American Dietetic Association, so I can’t think of a better time to talk about ways to improve your child’s lifestyle and eating habits. We all know that a banana is a healthier snack than a bag of potato chips and that…

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Take This Desk Job and Shove It

Take This Desk Job and Shove It

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

As much as we’d prefer not to admit it, computers are keeping us fat and having some negative effects on our overall health. We’re slaves to technology, sitting in front of our monitors for hours on end. When we need to speak to co-workers, we now rely on instant messenger,…

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How to Stop Nagging

How to Stop Nagging

Love / Love Tips

We all know a nag – someone who can’t help but pester her spouse, kids, friends…anyone, really – and we all know how annoying it is to be nagged. Many moms and women in relationships find themselves nagging and just can’t seem to stop doing it. It’s frustrating for the…

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Strategies for Eating Healthy at Parties

Strategies for Eating Healthy at Parties

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Your employer’s having a going away party for the secretary before she goes on maternity leave, you have three birthday parties this weekend and your husband just announced that you’ve been invited to a barbeque at the neighbor’s house. Then again maybe you’re a single twenty something that just seems…

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Cool Summertime Cooking

Cool Summertime Cooking

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Summertime–and the living is easy! But the kitchen is hot!! It’s time for some cool cooking recipes and tips! 1. Cook outdoors. When you have some time, perhaps on the weekend, grill up several entrees at once. Then freeze and you have your main dishes ready for the next week….

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Not All White Is Wrong

Not All White Is Wrong

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Don’t judge a food by its color — that’s the advice of some health experts. While it’s true that heavily processed foods such as white rice, white bread and white pasta should be replaced by their whole-wheat counterparts, there’s a whole world of white foods that are actually good for…

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Rainy Day Paint Play

Rainy Day Paint Play

Moms / Mom Tips

Regardless of whether they’re stuck inside, on a play date or just feeling artistic, painting is just plain fun for kids. So if you hear the dreaded complaints of “I’m bored!” this summer, then just don some smocks and go to town to create some artistic masterpieces. Even the youngest…

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