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A Crackdown on Bake Sales in City Schools
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: October 2, 2009
There shall be no cupcakes. No chocolate cake and no carrot cake. According to New York City’s latest regulations, not even zucchini bread makes the cut.
All about buying a handbag or purse! Lots of info!
Many women know that buying handbags isn't as easy as it may seem. Other women have found that it's all too easy to buy lots of handbags, but it's not always as simple to buy handbags they want to use often. This handbag buying guide is for all the women who have wondered how to buy handbags that they'll love, that will go with their clothing and that will fit their lives.
Health Bulletin: NYC Health Department Launches Calorie Education Campaign: Limit Calories to 2000 per day
Health Bulletin - Limit Calories to 2000 per day NYC Health Department Launches Calorie Education Campaign To maintain a healthy weight, most adults need no more than 2,000 calories a day October 6, 2008 – "Read 'em before you eat 'em," the Health Department advises in a new campaign launched today to help New Yorkers make the most of the city's calorie-posting rules. Under the New York City Health Code, chain restaurants are now required to post calorie counts for food items on menus and menu boards. The rule took effect this summer, after a federal court upheld it and an appellate court refused to delay enforcement while the industry tries again to overturn it.Eating Healthy in an Imperfect World
In my baby steps I'm taking to a healthier and better life, I realize that I often let excuses get in the way. Time, money, work, and a wedding in less than 30 days are the main culprits as of late :-)
However, today I read an interesting article on Web MD, that gave the following tips to "Eating Healthy in an Imperfect World" and thought I'd share. They are as follows:
- Cook a bigger batch of food on the weekends, and refrigerate or freeze for weekday consumption.
12 Superfoods for Women
recently read about this in Diet and Nutrition, so thought I would share it with my readers! “Eating well is as much about the nutrients in the food as it is about the taste. Foods that are filled with nutrition naturally and have great flavor- that’s what makes foods truly super!” 1.living the lifestyle I want now
Hello all! At last blog I mentioned dieting and quitting smoking all together at once. Well.Meet the 5 Flat Belly Foods
These ingredients hold the power to truly transform your body, not to mention lengthen your life. The secret is their magical "MUFA" (Aka good fat!)
To the ancient Greeks, olive oil was liquid gold. For the Aztecs, chocolate was sacred.
Outsmart Your Cravings
Outsmart Your Cravings Sneaky snack tricks to keep your cravings from sabotaging your diet By Merritt Watts Prevention Magazine Research finally proves it: Food cravings are a fact of life. At the start of a Tufts University study of cut calories, 91% of dieters desired decadent foods. After 6 months of cut calories, the same percentage still had food cravings.A to Z of Healthy Holiday Habits
The holidays should be about friends, family, and a healthy portion of pumpkin pie, not guilt over gaining weight. Dr. Grigory Sadkhin, weight loss expert and founder of The Sadkhin Complex, shared with us a few ways to go from Thanksgiving through New Years without gaining a pound (or a guilty conscience).
Fruit people vs. Vegetable people
I was reading the Prevention.com blogs and I came across this interesting blog by food psychologist Brian Wansick. He talks about some differences that have been noted between people who are fruit lovers vs. veggie lovers.
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