Do You Grocery Shop the Same Day Every Week?


Updated 10/07/09 1:36 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Do You Grocery Shop the Same Day Every Week?

I like to go to the grocery store a couple times a week so I can pick up fresh produce and use it up before it goes bad. I typically go the same days — Sunday and Wednesday. What about you? Do You Grocery Shop the Same Day Every Week? Yes, I grocery shop the same day(s) every week. No, I shop whenever I need food. I don't do the grocery shopping. Read more

Do You Enjoy Grocery Shopping?


Updated 07/07/09 7:17 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 28 comments

Do You Enjoy Grocery Shopping?

Exercising and eating right go hand-in-hand if you're trying to live a healthy lifestyle, so I must admit that I enjoy shopping for groceries — especially when I can go solo. I love to take my time reading labels, checking out new products, and comparing prices so I get good deals on nutritious foods. For some people though, grocery shopping is an annoying chore so tell me . . . Do Read more

Diet Tip: Shop the Perimeter


Updated 07/04/07 2:13 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Diet Tip: Shop the Perimeter

Location is everything in the grocery store. Food placement aisle by aisle, shelf by shelf, has been studied to almost a science. Have you ever noticed that when you need to run into the grocery to pick up just a gallon of milk or some eggs you have to walk through the entire store, past cookies, chips, and soda pop just to reach the dairy aisle. Yep, the layout of the products is literally Read more

10 Tips to Save on Memorial Day Grocery Shopping


Updated 05/26/12 12:38 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Save on a Memorial Day Meal

It's fun to host people for a barbecue, but it can also get quite pricey when everyone isn't chipping in. Consumer expert Andrea Woroch provides suggestions to cut your grocery bill when shopping for your Memorial Day meal: Prepare most of your meal. Woroch says, "The general rule for prepared foods is that they are more expensive, and it's cheaper to buy the ingredients to prepare yourself." Read more

Trendspotting: Southeast Asian Fast-Casual Restaurants


Updated 05/18/12 2:26 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Food Trend: Asian Fast-Casual Restaurants

In the past year, there's been significant growth nationwide in the number of fast-casual eateries, from burger joints to healthier comfort-food fixtures. The latest craze we've noticed hitting this scene? Asian-themed chain restaurants. Chipotle could've tackled a number of ethnic eats, so the Mexican chain certainly caught our attention when it unveiled its plan for ShopHouse Southeast Asian 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

Lauren Conrad: Swimsuit Guide


Updated 05/18/12 10:48 AM · Posted by Lauren Conrad · 0 comments

Lauren Conrad Swimsuit Picks

We are thrilled to share this story from Lauren Conrad! The TV personality, writer, designer, and style maven has started LaurenConrad.com, a social networking site that features daily posts by Lauren on all of our favorite topics — fashion, beauty, food, party planning — and Lauren will be sharing her latest fashion finds with Fab every month. This week, she's sharing her swimsuit Read more

The Downsides to Meeting Your Goal Weight


Updated 05/17/12 4:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Appreciate When Losing Weight

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. When I started losing weight, I often looked at women who were thinner than I was and thought, "Wow, her life must be so easy." I knew that once I got to my goal weight, I'd feel awesome, and healthy living would be just as easy for me as it was for all the "I can eat whatever I want and not gain weight" women around Read more

Sugar Shout Out: Get Inspired to Ride Your Bike This Summer!


Updated 05/16/12 12:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Sugar Shout Out May 15, 2012

CelebStyle: super-cute celeb-inspired ways to ride your bike Creative ways to use cream cheese Gisele Bundchen brings her fresh face to Brazil How to get your hair to smell like perfume Jay-Z throws his weight behind gay marriage Awe-inspiring play spaces for little ones Chic new ways to rock a tie-front look effortlessly The Shops at Target go regional this Fall See Bradley Cooper in Read more