FOOD
The food category covers all aspects of food -- recipes, nutrition, diets, cooking drinks. It could be anything!
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Tips for Healthy Eating During The Holidays
All of the wonderful holiday parties! And all of the lovely desserts! I remember going to a Christmas party 2 months after my wedding. One of my closest friends who is a physician and who cooks like a chef was catering the party. I was so excited to eat all of the amazing things she was going to make! However, the morning of the party, I got nauseous. Stayed queasy all day. Stood at the party looking at all the appetizers, desserts, entrees — and all I could eat was dry pita chips. Talk about disappointment! I found out later that I was pregnant. Unfortunately, that nausea hung around for…
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Fall Breakfast Ideas
[disclosure] Happy Fall! It’s the first Tuesday of Fall. I’m so glad that the weather down here is cooling down a bit. While it’s not cool enough for many leaves to change yet, it doesn’t feel like we are roasting. I’ll take anything! The past few posts (new fall routine and fall weight loss) have been fall-focused, and this one is as well. Fall makes me happy! There are different foods in season during the fall like sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and apples – the list goes on! As a matter of fact, you can also incorporate these superfoods into your morning breakfast routine for variety or a different flavor profile…
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6 Ways to Stick to Your Weight Loss Goals
[disclosure] Setting weight loss goals is great, but the hard part is sticking to the plan and reaching your final goal. This entire concept is new for me because I have been a lifelong thin person who never really had to think about her weight and I now want to lose a few pounds – not just tone up. Most of my weight gain is mostly due to the anti-rejection meds and not being able to work out after my transplant. Now that fall is here, the weather is a little less oppressive (Houston) so exercise may be a bit easier. Maybe you want to reset after a fun…
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Mindful Eating: 4 Exercises to Get You Started
[disclosure] Mindful eating. There has been a lot of news about mindful eating, but you may not be familiar with the actual definition. Mindful eating is a process that you use to gain control over eating habits. Sometimes you eat when you’re tired, bored, or simply killing time. During those eating rituals, time may seem to pass quickly without your noticing, or even more distressing, you look down and realize that you completely obliterated a bag of snacks that you just purchased that day. Oops! A perfect example of “mindless eating”. Mindless eating is eating without even being aware of it or not even necessarily being hungry. It’s simply just…
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Tips for Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthier
[disclosure] Getting kids to eat healthy is similar to trying to herd cats. My son is the lead cat that needs to be herded! He’s the only person I know who doesn’t like chocolate, peanut butter, any kind of flavored milk, tomato sauce on his pasta, smoothies of any kind (texture), yogurt (again texture), the concept of salad, and the list goes on! LOL. I was told that he would become so hungry as puberty set in that he wouldn’t be such a picky eater anymore. Wrong! While they were hit or miss with my son, I did use some of these strategies for my daughter who wasn’t as…
