Healthy Snack Ideas

Try These Healthy Snacks for Weight Loss

Healthy snacks for weight loss help keep you feeling satisfied so that you will stick to your diet until you reach your goal weight. Don't you hate it when you first start a new diet, and you walk around feeling hungry and cranky? That's because when you significantly lower the number of calories your body [...]

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Healthy Weight Loss for College Students: Trimming the Freshman Fifteen

There’s a good reason why those initially added college weight-gain pounds are referred to as the freshman fifteen.  Everybody identifies with it.  In my case, it was more than fifteen, too.  I remember being so excited with my new wardrobe when my first year of college started, but by homecoming in late October, my pants [...]

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Healthy Summer Snack Ideas for Kids

Summer is a time to loosen the schedule and relax with your kids. If you have two growing children like I do, however, that relaxed schedule could mean frustration when it comes to keeping track of what they’re eating during those warm days. A Snack Schedule Even though summer provides time for your family to [...]

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Respect Natural Lunch Kit Survey

This is just a quick post to share a link to a survey that is being done by a healthy food producer, Respect Natural. They make veggie burgers, chickenless nuggets & patties and steam-in-the-bag rice products. Here's a link to the survey they are doing about lunch kits. They may be coming out with a  [...]

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10 Everyday Healthy Snacks for Diabetic People

If you are a diabetic, chances are that following a strict diet pattern is a major challenge for you. Diabetic people also get hungry frequently. This calls for in-between mealtime snacks. However, given the fact that diabetics must watch their sugar levels throughout the day, the snacks have to be low calorie, healthy, and must [...]

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How to Send Healthy Snacks to College Kids

I was always filled with envy when my college friends received care packages from their parents and loved ones. Not that I never received any, but it just seems like I was constantly hungry in college. And it also seemed like the best tasting and easiest snacks were filled with carbs and sugar. It’s hard [...]

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5 Healthy Snacks for Kids

As a parent, you want to ensure that your child is in the best health they can be by giving them the best nutrition at all times. A quick snack after school or in the middle of the day can often be rushed, but this doesn't mean that nutrition has to take a back seat [...]

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Healthy Snacks You Have at Home

Potato chips have become America’s snack food for one reason: they’re easy. Open a bag and you’re ready for a house full of people or a night in front of the television on your own. No one wants to have to create a cooking show (or the mess that comes with it) in their kitchen [...]

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Mac No More

By Stacie Wheeler Weaning kids from a strict diet of mac n' cheese can be difficult, but it's doable. Making healthy snacks fun is one way to get kids to eat them. Moorpark mom, Stacie Wheeler, cuts sandwiches into circles and adds raisins for eyes on this happy face. Making healthy snacks fun is one [...]

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Healthy Eating Habits for Kids: Set the Right Example

Do you have kids in your home who are picky eaters? Do your kids crave junk foods and only want to eat sugary or salty snacks? When you set the right example by making healthy food choices, controlling your portions and eating according to a basic schedule your kids will learn to do as you [...]

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