5 Healthy Snacks Under 100 Calories
January 24, 2010 by allison
Filed under Great Single Mom Tips, Single Moms
Mom I’m hungry! How many times have you heard these words? I usually hear it when I have one foot out the door and my keys and bag in hand. Typically I turn around and head straight to the pantry to see what satisfying snack I can bring along that won’t make too big of [...]
In the Kitchen with Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet
April 10, 2009 by josieb
Filed under Food and Wine, In The Kitchen
How much would you pay for one pill that does it all – makes you thin, fit, and healthy?
Don’t get out the checkbook, because it doesn’t exist. But Tanya Zuckerbrot is a nutritionist who believes that you can achieve a fitter, healthier you just by stepping into the kitchen.
One of the joys cooking brings Tanya [...]
How to Have Michelle Obama’s Buff Arms
Well, it’s obvious that the nation’s new first lady has far too busy a schedule to put out a book and video on the Michelle Obama Fitness Plan, but I’ll guarantee you if she did it would be an overnight bestseller, here and around the globe.
Articulate, attractive, youthful, the nation’s new first lady has stirred [...]
In the Kitchen with Lee Anne Wong
March 27, 2009 by josieb
Filed under Food and Wine, In The Kitchen
If anyone knows a thing or two about the show business of food, it is Lee Anne Wong. She easily made fans on the first season of Top Chef, where she landed a spot in the coveted final four grouping. But Bravo wasn’t done with her after the season ended. She became the culinary producer [...]
Head in the Clouds: An interview with Lorena Vásquez Master Blender of Zacapa
March 6, 2009 by allison
Filed under Food and Wine, In The Kitchen
Master Distiller of Zacapa Rum, Ana Lorena Vásquez Ampié, began her career in Guatemalan rum 22 years ago. Today, she is one of only three female master distillers in the world.
Rum lovers are probably familiar with Zacapa Rum. It is popular for its rich, deep flavor, and is one of the most celebrated brands in [...]
Holiday Eating and Diet Cheating: How to Make It Up to Yourself
January 28, 2009 by allison
Filed under Diet & Weight Loss, Health
The vast majority of dieters would agree that the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is the toughest time of the year to stay on a diet. I know from experience that diet slippage is almost certain to happen at this time of year. So as the season of ho-ho-ho gets into full swing, [...]
Detox Meals for the Single Woman’s Soul
January 2, 2009 by allison
Filed under Food and Wine, Recipes, foodwine-page-feature
The number one mistake I see people make when starting on a diet is rooted in a simple albeit wrong assumption: All food is created equal.
Based on this misperception, you may actually believe that, to lose weight, all you have to do is eat less of whatever it is you’ve been eating.
Cutback, from a [...]
Oprah Turns 200
I knew something was up seven months ago when I was at the gym, huffing and puffing away on the Stairmaster, I looked up and there on the flat screen TV was Oprah Winfrey trying to squeeze onto a snowmobile as Tom Cruise took her for a ride around his Telluride, Colorado home.
Actually Oprah got [...]
Ten Great Foods for a Heart Smart Life
December 10, 2008 by allison
Filed under Health, Wellbeing, health-page-feature
The number one mistake I see people make when starting on a diet is rooted in a simple albeit wrong assumption: All food is created equal.
Based on this misperception, you may actually believe that, to lose weight, all you have to do is eat less of whatever it is you’ve been eating. Cutback, from [...]
Smart Moves for Battling A Winter Cold
t doesn’t take any particular talent to catch a winter cold. With cold rains, chilly temperatures, more of us staying inside with windows shut circulating stale air like a long cross country jet flight, our chances of catching a winter cold abound.
What takes some doing, and some planning, is avoiding colds, sore throat, and the [...]
