Yo!Naturals: Healthy Vending Machines


Updated 05/17/07 6:59 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Yo!Naturals: Healthy Vending Machines

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

Energy Bars Are Good For Me, Right?


Updated 12/22/06 12:14 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Energy Bars Are Good For Me, Right?

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

Healthy Dose Link Time: Load Up on Omega-3s With This Easy Salmon Recipe


Updated 05/15/12 11:17 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Recipe

Your easy weeknight dinner: balsamic-glazed salmon — Eating Bird Food A protein bar battle royale: Nature Valley vs. Clif Mojo — Fit Bottomed Girls Time to celebrate —a cookie you can have for breakfast! — The Fitnessista 7 reasons to start every day with hot water and lemon — Mind Body Green Learn how experts cope with the big and little stresses of life — Daily Spark The healthy Read more

Get Egg-cited Over These Items For a Healthier Easter Basket


Updated 04/04/12 4:50 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 23 comments

How to Make a Healthy Easter Basket

Easter is coming up, and for some of us that means a big brunch followed by a helping of candy — think Cadbury Creme Eggs, Peeps, and lots of jelly beans. While a few Easter treats are OK, weighing your basket down with chocolate, caramel eggs, and jelly beans can be the gateway to mindlessly snacking on candy for the rest of the week. Whether you're making a basket for a friend or the little Read more

Stock Up: 5 Snacks to Pack For Holiday Shopping and Travel


Updated 12/16/11 10:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kid-Friendly Snacks For Airplane Travel

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

Cool Idea: Carve It Up


Updated 05/11/11 5:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ideas For Carving Designs Into Furniture

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

5 Airlines That Offer Healthy Food Fare


Updated 05/09/11 10:37 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

Airlines With the Healthiest Food

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

5 Tips For Hosting an Informal Wine Tasting


Updated 10/19/11 1:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Host a Wine Tasting

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

An OnSugar Blogger Gets Ready For a Family Trip to Yosemite


Updated 09/08/11 2:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Bring on a Hike

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

Salty Goodness: Falmouth Road Race Review


Updated 08/31/11 11:06 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Falmouth Road Race: What to Expect

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