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Healthy Eating Tip: Find Healthier Alternatives
Even if you're trying to lose a few pounds or stick to your health kick, I don't recommend ever giving up the foods you love. Moderation works for me (most of the time), but when I can't hold myself back from devouring more than just a few tasty bites, I try to make or find healthier alternatives. Here are some of my favorites.
A Healthier Easter Basket
You've seen the Easter Candy breakdown. You cast your vote for your favorite Easter Candy over on YumSugar...and now you're thinking maybe I should make a healthy Easter Basket. Well you know I am going to second that option.
Concession Stand Concessions
We now know how high in calories the food we buy at the movie theater concession stand really is, so we need to find an alternative because watching a movie and snacking go hand in hand.
I have yet to really figure out how frowned upon it really is to sneak snacks into the movie theater, but as far as I'm concerned if they aren't offering healthy alternatives, it is the only option.
Healthier alternatives for snacking at the movies:
- Air popped popcorn with no butter or salt added
- Fruit that you can pop in your mouth (as you would Starburst) such as grapes or berries
- Nutrition/energy bars like nectar bars from Cliff
- High Fiber Cereal such as Kashi that you can pop in your mouth
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Craving Fries? Try These Alternatives
Looks like I am not alone when it comes to my love of french fries since they topped many users' lists for favorite cheat foods. A lot of you offered some great suggestions for healthy alternatives. Check these out:
- shopgrrl suggested boiled, salted, edamame because they're both starchy and salty.
- I can't wait to try these mustard-roasted potatoes that syako likes.
Healthy BBQ - Tofu Pups
Although hot dogs hail from Frankfurt Germany, they are about as American as apple pie. Sometimes you don't want to eat processed meat or sodium nitrate that is found in most hot dogs. I found a meatless alternative called Tofu Pups (cute name, eh?).Holiday Healthy Punch: Mulled Wine
I hosted a jack-o'-lantern carving party at my house this weekend and needed to come up with a nice cocktail for my guests. During the holiday season I love warm and spicy drinks like eggnog and hot buttered rum but they're filled with tons of sugar or fat. A nice alternative is making a big batch of mulled wine.
Smarter Eats: Use Chalkboard Labels on Jars
Take a peek into my kitchen cabinet for a healthy eating tip. If you can't tell from the picture those are jars with chalkboard labels. I've been using them for almost a year now and for two good reasons: health and money.
An Unlikely Pair: The Army and Acupuncture
Listening to NPR this morning, I almost choked on my toothbrush: the US military is using acupuncture to treat chronic pain.
Not known for its liberal leanings, the defense department is deploying alternative medicine as a weapon against chronic pain. Well, not all wings of the military; just the Air Force has an acupuncture clinic, which it opened in 2002.
Healthy BBQ - Gardenburgers
All this talk about beef being recalled and red meat being linked to breast cancer is making me crazy. Don't have a cow - reach for a veggie burger instead. I love that so many companies make them now, but my favorite is made by Gardenburger.Healthy Dose Link Time
- Fitness DVDs to inspire your inner ballerina — Fit Bottomed Girls
- Fitness programs for cancer survivors — Shape
- Diet ads get a FTC smackdown — That's Fit
- Perfect for snacking: Lowell's Multi-Grain Yogurt — Vital Juice
- A handful of things to add to your healthy to-do list — Vitamin G
- New iPod alternative that's pre-loaded with workout music — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Strong feet make for strong legs. Strength train your tootsies — Mark's Daily Apple
- Understanding the connection with obesity, alcohol, depression — Healthy Bites
- Shopping for a diet? These 10 were found to be the best — Health
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