Weekend Well-Being: Mediterranean Beef Stew


Updated 03/09/09 12:19 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 11 comments

Recipe for Healthy Mediterranean Beef Stew

I know that Super Bowl Sunday is usually a day for chili, but think about switching it up with an equally filling and tasty beef stew — winter is the time for hearty beef stew, and weekends are the best time to make a slow cooking stew. Not only does stew make your house smell great, but it's a crowd pleaser and you can freeze the leftovers. This beef stew is tasty and when shopping for stew Read more

A Reader Recipe: Low-Cal French Silk Pie


Updated 04/24/12 2:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy French Silk Pie Recipe

FitSugar reader Connoisseur4TheCure shared this low-cal recipe for chocolate cream pie in our Healthy Recipe group. This no-bake chocolate pie is fantastic! You won't know it's healthy while you are eating it! This recipe contains tofu, which is high in protein. One slice of this pie has about 230 calories, which is about half of the calories in a regular chocolate pie. Chocolate is believed to Read more

A Reader Recipe: Asian Greens With Pan-Seared Scallops


Updated 04/24/12 12:07 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Pan-Seared Scallops With Greens Recipe

FitSugar reader Connoisseur4TheCure shared this Asian-inspired recipe for pan-seared scallops in our Healthy Recipe group. I try to get plenty of dark leafy greens into my diet. Dark leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help prevent cancer. I love to have a poached egg in the morning over a bed of wilted greens. It’s a Read more

Get to Know This Year's Best Cookbooks


Updated 04/03/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

IACP Cookbook Award Winners 2012

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) are gathered in New York for their annual week-long conference. Last night, ceremony emcee (and Cooking Channel's Food(ography) host) Mo Rocca announced which finalists took home the top nod of best cookbooks of 2012. Among the winners: Nathan Myhrvold's standout Modernist Cuisine, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik's essay on eating, The Read more

From the Community: Everything You Need to Know About CrossFit


Updated 03/28/12 1:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Is CrossFit?

FitSugar reader meetcasey interviewed CrossFit expert Robert Sax, owner of the CrossFit Amped Gym, and posted the Q&A in our Get Fit For 2012 community group. Check out what Robert had to say about this rising fitness trend! Meet the Expert: Robert Sax Can you begin by telling us a little about yourself? I am 27 years old and a Capricorn (yes, that’s the goat). I’m originally from Read more

A Reader Recipe: Gluten-Free, Vegan Lentil "Meat" Loaf


Updated 03/04/12 6:47 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Vegan Lentil Meatloaf Recipe

Got a hankering for meatloaf minus the meat? FitSugar reader be-healthful posted her gluten-free lentil "meat" loaf in the FitSugar Healthy Recipe community group. There are a lot of great flavors happening with this lentil loaf: it is hearty and satisfying and almost even a little "meaty." If you're mouth is watering, head over to Healthful Pursuit to learn how to make this lentil loaf. Don't Read more

Check Out the Top Contenders For Best Cookbook of the Year


Updated 02/20/12 7:12 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

2012 IACP Best Cookbook Finalists

Thousands of cookbooks were published in the last year, but which ones are really worth buying? The International Association of Culinary Professionals, or IACP, tackled the question as it announced its cookbook award finalists for 2012 today. Among them: plenty of cookbooks from top restaurant chefs, like Jean-Georges Vongerichten, John Besh, and Andrew Carmellini, as well as new books from Read more

A Reader Recipe: Roasted Ham and Split Pea Soup


Updated 12/28/11 12:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Roasted Ham and Split Pea Soup Recipe

Split pea soup is a good way to get that much-needed fiber. FitSugar reader For the Love of Fiber shared this roasted ham and split pea soup recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. If you were like me and roasted a dee-lish (and pasture-raised) ham on Christmas, save the ham bone (and some of the meat) for a body and soul-warming pot of split pea soup. This soup is amazing in so many ways: It’s Read more

Roasted Asparagus Whole Wheat Pasta Salad


Updated 12/13/11 12:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Whole Wheat Pasta Salad With Asparagus Recipe

Whole wheat pasta is a good way to get that much-needed fiber. FitSugar reader For the Love of Fiber shared this whole wheat pasta salad recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. Just because it's Winter, doesn't mean asparagus is off limits. Check out the full post for the line up of health benefits this amazing vegetable has to offer! Read on for the recipe. Read more

Nutrition Myths That Can Cause Weight Gain


Updated 12/08/11 12:27 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

Reasons People Gain Weight

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Myth: Going Vegan Will Make You Lose Weight "While various research shows that vegetarians and vegans, on average, consume fewer calories and less fat than omnivores (a 2009 Oxford study found that vegetarians weigh 3 to 20 percent less than their meat-eating counterparts, and a National Cancer Institute study found Read more