Healthy happy you.
Wouldn't it be great if you could get your favorite health food from a vending machine? Well, my buddy YumSugar just told me about the San Diego based company YoNaturals, and they are bringing health food to the ultimate icon of snacking convenience - the vending machine. YoNaturals is on the front line in the battle against junk food vending machine, and I wholeheartedly applaud their efforts. Read more
Let's put it this way - they're better than reaching for a Snickers bar. These kinds of bars do serve a purpose. They are a convenient, portable way to deliver a balance of key nutrients like protein, carbs, fat and some vitamins and minerals. They help maintain energy levels when you are in a bind for a healthy snack. Eating 1 bar a day in conjunction with a balanced whole food diet won't Read more
You don't have to be a Boy Scout to be prepared. Whether simply stocking a bag for a trip to the grocery store, or packing for a cross-country flight, moms know a thing or two about preparing for the unexpected. And while mama's regular stash of goodies can tame a fussy and hungry tot on a good day, when airport delays and holiday shopping crowds are on the agenda, it's a good time to step it up Read more
Wine tasting can be quite a production: between vying for a space at the bar to begin tasting, paying high prices for comparably tiny pours of wine, and figuring out how to safely get from winery to winery without someone having to miss out on all the tasting, it can feel like more trouble than it's worth. I recently visited Clif Winery's new tasting room in St. Helena, CA, Velo Vino, where the Read more
Remember when you were a kid, and carving words and pictures into your school desk was an absolute no-no? Well, good news: you're a big kid now, and those rules no longer apply! As long as you do it tastefully, that is. At Clif Winery's tasting room in Napa Valley (run by the family that invented Clif bars for cyclists), this dining table features a winding path carved into its top, an homage Read more
When you are purchasing a flight, do you have a favorite airline that you always book with? Or do you just go for the best deal? And what makes you have an airline preference — the service, the extra leg room, or maybe it's the amazing snacks and meals? For me, if the airline has awesome service, great in-flight entertainment, and other perks, it tends to have delicious food as well. Last Read more
How did you spend your long weekend? OnSugar blogger houseofanais spent it hiking in Yosemite — with two-year-old twins, no less! She shares how she prepped for her hike. I recently was asked to test Lifefactory's ecological water bottle made out of glass and covered by a cute silicone sleeve (many people might know this brand better for their glass bottles for feeding babies). I was really Read more
Clocking in at seven miles, the Falmouth Road Race is an odd distance in a 10K world. The course, dreamed up by Cape Cod local bartender Tommy Leonard, originally went from bar doorstep to bar doorstep, according to the oral history of the race related at the New Balance Media Retreat by Christine Frazier, president of the Board of Directors of the race. Inspired by Frank Shorter's 1972 Olympic Read more
Break the boring lunch box routine and serve up something fun this year! In the midst of the morning rush, it's easy to fall into a lunch-making rut, consistently filling lil ones' sacks with the same items in the same rotation each week. As we head back to school, add something new to their lunch boxes — or keep them tucked away for after-school snacks — because change is good, right? Read more
