Easy Way to Get Your Daily Calcium


Updated 02/08/07 6:30 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Easy Way to Get Your Daily Calcium

I was in the grocery store yesterday, picking up a few staples: eggs, OJ, broccoli, bananas, and yogurt. Like clockwork, I went to reach for my usual Stonyfield Farms yogurt, but I stopped when I saw something different. At first I thought it was a new label, but it was actually a new kind of non-fat yogurt called 2-a-Day. It says on the container, "Getting enough calcium has never been so Read more

3 "Skinny" Thanksgiving Sides (Sweet Potatoes and Stuffing Included!)


Updated 11/24/11 6:04 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Lighter Mashed Potatoes and Other Classic Thanksgiving Sides

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! We have some alarming news about your Thanksgiving dinner plans. According to SkinnyChef.com founder Jennifer Iserloh, the average American consumes 3,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. That, Iserloh points out, is the equivalent of one pound of body fat, people. (Are you running in place yet?) Don't worry. We're not going Read more

Heart Healthy Foods


Updated 02/13/12 1:38 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Heart Healthy Foods

We all know that heart health is dependent on many factors, and what you eat is definitely one of them. It's not longer just about cutting out the bad foods though, it's also about adding the good foods. WebMD has compiled a list of the top 15 heart healthy foods, some you may already be eating on a daily basis. Here are highlights: Swiss Chard Fresh Herbs Low-Fat or Non-Fat Read more

Low Fat Banana Bread With Chocolate, Cherries and Walnuts


Updated 12/02/11 4:21 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 13 comments

Low Fat Banana Bread With Chocolate, Cherries and Walnuts

I had two very large, very rotten bananas sitting on my kitchen counter. When life gives you rotten bananas you make banana bread (or smoothies, but I was in a baking mood). I wanted to try to make a low fat version and I found this non-fat version, but since I added chocolate and it also contains nuts the entire package has some fat in it. Since the recipe is vegan it contains no butter and Read more