Lite'n It up Feature: Healthier Pizza Bagels


Updated 11/11/07 7:45 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Lite'n It up Feature: Healthier Pizza Bagels

Due to the frozen pizza recall last week, we've been forced to get our pizza fixes other ways. Being that most frozen pizzas are not healthy, the silver lining was that this was a good opportunity for all of us to rid our freezers of them anyway. User steen, not willing to tempt fate by buying any more frozen pizzas, found a fabulous recipe for Power Pizza Bagels from Parenting.com that was too Read more

Hollywood Secrets For Long, Lean Legs!


Updated 04/25/12 4:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Leg Workout From Celebrity Trainer Barry Jay

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Self here on FitSugar! Angelina Jolie, Jessica Biel, Cameron Diaz . . . Who hasn't watched their favorite movie stars walk the red carpet and grown a little envious of their mile-long legs? Granted, most leading ladies are blessed with superior DNA, but that doesn't mean you can't score long, lean gams too! "What is possible for others is Read more

Satisfy Your Pizza Craving With These Scrumptious Substitutes


Updated 02/03/12 11:56 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Alternatives to Pizza

If your idea of the perfect night at home includes a couple of slices of pizza, a glass of wine, and a blockbuster, you aren't alone. What's not to love about cheesy, saucy goodness, right? Delicious though it may be, most pizza is loaded with calories and fat. Enjoying your favorite foods in moderation is a smart attitude, but if you still want another slice (or two!), try adopting that taste in Read more

Healthy Snacks For a Classy Oscar Night Party


Updated 02/25/12 3:37 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Healthy Snack Ideas For an Oscar Party

The Super Bowl may be ancient history, but this Sunday marks yet another February event to keep us crowded around the TV. Unlike the rowdy, beer-soaked, football-centered party, the Oscars are a time to don your best (or at least fantasize about owning those red-carpet dresses) while celebrating in style. Here are a few tips on how to save calories during your classed-up Oscar party on Read more

Score a Touchdown With These Healthy Super Bowl Snacks


Updated 02/07/12 10:42 AM · Posted by · 10 comments

Healthy Super Bowl Snacks and Dips

In my house, Super Bowl Sunday equals Super Bowl snack time. Savory items like chips, dips, wings, and pizza are standard, but I also offer up healthy, lighter fare. Intercept empty calories, sugar, and fat by making these better-for-you alternatives to the classics. With tasty food like this, you won't even miss the guacamole, ranch dip, or chicken wings! 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

5 Questions Vegetarians Should Ask Themselves


Updated 12/05/11 3:13 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

What Vegetarians Need in Their Diets

I've never met a vegetarian (myself included) who hasn't been asked a hundred times, "Are you getting enough protein?" But this isn't the only thing vegetarians need to watch out for. Avoiding meat means you need to pay special attention to your diet to make sure you're getting other essential nutrients as well. You also need to be careful about overdoing it with meat alternatives and dairy Read more

4 Surprising Diet Disasters


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

4 Surprising Diet Disasters

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! The surprising ways you turn healthy foods into diet disasters By Nancy Rones, Prevention 1. Your marinades pack a big fat punch You're wise to choose skinless grilled chicken, but be careful with condiments. Barbecue sauce is filled with sugar, which equals calories (about 94 per 1/4 cup). The healthy move Ditch Read more

Sugar Shout Out: Re-Create Wolfgang Puck's Famous Smoked Salmon Pizza


Updated 09/14/11 11:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Sugar Shout Out September 14, 2011

Make Wolfgang Puck’s smoked salmon pizza at home Braided updo: 5 ways to wear this Fall's big trend Stars get intimate about shooting sex scenes Celebrity kids who eat alternative diets Striking street style snaps from NYFW Rough it in style with a decked-out, fully renovated airstream We Bought a Zoo trailer: Matt Damon fathers his kids, Read more

One Fit Job: High School Coach


Updated 06/13/11 4:59 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ann Moody Discusses Life as a Coach

There are many people who don't like sitting at a desk working their days away but there are few that take initiative to do something about it. After working for a Manhattan hedge fund for four years, spitfire Ann Moody decided to give up her financial career track and focus on what makes her happy — spending time with kids and doing it outdoors. Voted athlete of the year at her alma mater, Read more