What's the Deal With Seitan?


Updated 03/18/10 4:12 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 11 comments

What's the Deal With Seitan?

There are so many meat alternatives out there, which is wonderful for vegetarians. There are tofu turkey, tempeh bacon, and seitan chicken nuggets. Tofu and tempeh are both made from soybeans, but seitan is actually made out of wheat gluten. It's sometimes referred to as the vegetarian wheat meat. When cooked, seitan has more of a chewy texture than tofu or tempeh, making it a popular meat Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: Low-Calorie Grilled Veggie Wrap Recipe


Updated 05/25/12 1:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Grilled Veggie Wrap Recipe

Relax on a hot day with this cooling vegetarian wrap — Vegetarian Times Cheers! Here are four skinny cocktails to start your Friday the right way — Self The weird stuff lurking in your milk, olive oil, and other "good-for-you" foods — Prevention It's National Burger Month; here are healthy ways to celebrate — Daily Spark Are you getting these eight essential nutrients in your diet on Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Miranda Lambert Shares What She Really Thinks of Skinny Actresses


Updated 05/21/12 11:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Miranda Lambert on Self Magazine Cover June 2012

Miranda Lambert wants women to rock their curves — Self Prepare to be inspired by this 93-year-old yoga teacher — Shape 1 in 4 Americans eats fast food every day, and more sad food stats — Hungry Runner Another argument for going gluten-free, and it's not weight loss — Mind Body Green The countdown to Summer is on; your 30-day shape-up plan — HuffPost Living Skip the chemicals and Read more

Office Weight-Loss Tip: Set Up an Eating Schedule


Updated 05/16/12 11:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Office Eating Schedule For Weight Loss

Busy nine-to-fivers have schedules that don't leave much wiggle room for anything but work. Getting wrapped up in a project often leads to skipped snacks and meals. A growling stomach, headache, and fuzzy brain make you realize you should have eaten lunch an hour ago, and since you're famished, you reach for the first (and probably not-so-healthy) food you can get your hungry hands on. Prevent Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: Turn Your Pita Into a Healthy Quesadilla


Updated 05/07/12 7:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Quesadilla Recipe Using Pita Bread

Turn your pita into a healthy quesadilla — Vegetarian Times Flat-belly foods that will actually help you prep for bikini season — Fitness Skip the romaine and amp up your salad with these greens — Health Snack smart and try these low-calorie yet filling foods — Shape Too much salt! What it takes to redefine a low-sodium diet — HuffPost Healthy Living How cleansing can become a food Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: A Hip-Opening Sequence From Power Yoga Star Baron Baptiste


Updated 05/03/12 8:49 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Power Yoga Hip Openers From Baron Baptise

Power Yoga innovator Baron Baptiste leads a series of standing hip openers — Yoga Journal Stave away the afternoon slump with these all-day-energizing foods — Prevention Start May off right with this menu-planning calendar for the month — Daily Spark Love to graze? Well then, these 150-calorie snacks were made just for you — Fitness Learn why Cheryl Burke can't get enough of Ideology Read more

How Glee's Dianna Agron Keeps Healthy and Fit


Updated 05/01/12 4:14 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Dianna Agron Diet and Fitness Routine

Happy birthday, Dianna Agron! The Glee star turns 26 today, and to celebrate we're taking a look at how the dancing beauty keeps things fit and healthy. She's a ballet beauty: Like many of her fellow Glee cast members, Dianna has been dancing since an early age — 3 years old, to be exact. Focusing on ballet and jazz, Dianna even taught dance classes as a teen while also appearing in local Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: No-Fast Weekend Detox


Updated 04/27/12 11:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Weekend Detox Meal Plan

Eat your way clean with this weekend detox. No fasting required — Vegetarian Times A dozen recipes for healthier muffins. Get baking! — Fitness Oranges are great, but these foods are even higher in vitamin C — HuffPost Healthy Living In praise of the dinner table: families that eat together stay slim together — LearnVest Going out for dinner? What not to order when dining out — Read more