Diet Tip: Don't Eat Straight Out of the Bag


Updated 04/29/08 12:44 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 5 comments

Diet Tip: Don't Eat Straight Out of the Bag

When it comes to snacking, I tend to stroll into the kitchen, grab the easiest most appealing bag or box, and start munching. Sound familiar? The thing is though, if you keep reaching into the bag for more, it's easy to lose track of how much you actually ate, and you can end up eating way more calories than you meant to. So instead, measure out a serving size or take a handful and put it on a Read more

Easy Ways to Get More From Your Food Budget


Updated 05/18/12 8:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Stop Wasting Food

Go the extra mile with your food budget with these tips from LearnVest. For years, many people — my husband, mom, sister and even my son — told me to stop wasting so much food. Throwing away half a piece of chicken here or a handful of grapes there never seemed like such a big deal to me. If I was full or no longer in the mood for that particular food, then I had no problem tossing Read more

12 Tips to Shrink Your Bill When Eating Out


Updated 05/02/12 4:10 PM · Posted by · 9 comments

How to Eat Out Cheaply

Although staying in to eat is a lot cheaper than going out, foodies can't help but indulge in their favorite restaurants once in a while. Food is one of the biggest joys in life, and nothing is better than sharing a good meal and conversation with the ones you love. In fact, the restaurant industry in America makes about $1.7 billion on a typical day, according to the Restaurant Association. Read more

5 Tips to Stop Stress Eating


Updated 04/17/12 4:46 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Stop Stress Eating

When you're feeling a little down in the dumps, chowing down on a heaping helping of comfort may seem like a quick fix, but you're only doing your body injustice. Stress eating is a real issue that affects our ability to lose weight and keep it off. Before checking out all that's happening in your fridge or the party in your pantry, read these five tips to help you stop stress eating and start Read more

In Season: Asparagus


Updated 04/11/12 4:20 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Cook Asparagus

Spring's a season of abundance, and if there's one vegetable you should eat now by the bushel, it's asparagus. At its peak from March through May, asparagus is a flash in the pan compared to other vegetables, so grab it while you can. This young Spring stalk is as lovely steamed or grilled as it is baked into a frittata or blended into a smooth soup, thanks to its distinct flavor which Read more

7 Secrets to Dining Out With Kids


Updated 03/21/12 1:47 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tips For Dining Out With Kids

Before kids, you may have been the restaurant patron that slyly gave the stink eye to the neighboring table full of rowdy kids and parents who seemed oblivious to their lil one's behavior. But now that you're the one looking to dine somewhere that doesn't require mama to serve or clear the food, how do you avoid becoming "that family"? While it starts with discipline and manners at home, there Read more

5 Essential Items to Make Dining Out With Baby Fun


Updated 03/15/12 12:04 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Essential Items For Dining Out With Baby

It took me almost a year, but I'd like to think I now have dining out with my 11-month-old down to an art form. High chair, Puffs, and a clean surface are immediate necessities, but there are a handful of items that I now consider my restaurant lifesavers. If you dine out as often as my hubby and I do (usually with a very hungry baby whose desire to eat never ceases to amaze me), consider Read more

3 Snacking Habits to Break Now


Updated 03/16/12 3:43 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

3 Ways Snacking Makes You Fat and How to Fix the Problems

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! These noshing habits could be the reason your scale is stalled By Karen Ansel, RD, Prevention We do it in the car, on the train, in front of the TV, on the phone, and even in bed. For too many of us, snacking has become so automatic that our brains barely register the hand-to-mouth motion. And it's not as if we're Read more

How I Gained 30 Pounds in College (and Then Lost It)


Updated 03/22/12 5:33 PM · Posted by · 9 comments

How to Lose the Freshman 15

In college, I was no stranger to the "Freshman 15." In fact, all that newfound freedom to eat whatever and whenever combined with the all-you-can-eat dining hall and late-night pizza runs made it the "Freshman 30." Now that I've been at a healthy weight for a while, I can look back on all the mistakes I made. I'm sharing these mistakes now in the hopes that I can help someone else avoid the Read more

Eating Tips From The Bigger Loser's Former Nutritionist


Updated 02/28/12 3:52 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Dieting Tips From The Biggest Loser Nutritionist

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! When Cheryl Forberg — registered dietitian, James Beard award-winning chef, and creator of The Biggest Loser meal plan — signed onto the show for its first season, she was shocked at the contestants' states of health. "Most of what I did was not on camera; at the beginning of every season, the applicant Read more