We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! Have you heard of the expression “penny wise, pound foolish”? It’s something I heard a lot growing up, from my parents, and it can have multiple meanings: You are very careful with small amounts of money, but throw caution to the wind with large amounts. This is akin to someone who eats from the dollar menu every day Read more

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Only 12 percent of Americans can estimate the calories they eat in a day! Find out why we're so clueless and get easy ways to stop calorie confusion By Mara Betsch, Prevention You know what calories are, and you probably know that if you eat too many, you'll gain weight. But do you know how many are in your Read more

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

Considering that many of us spend 40 hours (or more) at a desk each week, it's no wonder that work is a major strike against a healthy lifestyle. It's bad enough that we're sitting all day, but there are other work-related factors that contribute to an expanding waistline. Curious? Keep reading to find out why your job may be your diet's worst enemy. You Sit at Your Desk All Day — Going to the Read more

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Rules to help you eat less junk and slim down naturally By Joe Kita, Prevention Back to the Basics Base your diet on Mother Nature's finest foods and the weight will come off Food used to be simple. You ate what you grew on the land or you bought from nearby farmers. Processed food was nothing more than canned, Read more

A new report from Harvard researchers has found the top foods that are making us fat, and the findings are not at all surprising. The extensive study used data for over 120,000 healthy men and women from previous studies to track their diet every four years from 1986 to 2006 to see how their lifestyle and what they ate affected their weight. The researchers found that within each period the Read more

Oh nachos, why do you have to be so delicious? I really do love a good plate of nachos — especially when they come loaded with all the good stuff like cheese, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and jalapeños. Not exactly the healthiest guilty pleasure, but they sure are tasty. With Spring right around the corner, I'm trying to get my body back to pre-Winter shape by amping up my workouts and Read more

Companies are always coming up with new ways to entice customers to buy their products. Recently, a whole line of functional foods has evolved — regular foods that are enhanced with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. These products sound really healthy, so the average consumer sees "Now With Added Fiber" or "Packed With Vitamin A" on the package and places it to the cart without even Read more