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CRAVING Chocolate Cake? Cheesy Pizza? Do This Afterward
Tired of playing "Diet Deal or No Deal"with yourself as a delectable chocolate cake practically dances before your eyes? Fed up with the guilt pangs that accompany every piece of pizza?
5 Surprising Chicken Q&As
Sometimes I think half the people I know are cutting back on red meat (for health reasons, budget reasons, or both). You, too? Then chances are you're eating more chicken than ever. And "more" means more than 91 pounds a year! That's averag
6 Fast, Healthy Recipes for Frazzled Parents
"Knowing kids -- and parents -- need to eat healthy food is one thing. Getting them to do it is another. For starters, kids of all ages tend to hate at least one thing -- say, green beans -- and devour tons of another, like grapes."
Food Rehab: 6 Junk-Food Makeovers
I've sworn off fries, burgers, and ice cream treats too many times to count. You have too, right? Well, give up swearing off.
5 Scrumptious Skin Savers
I can't tell you how much skin-saving sun stuff I have stashed at home, at work, and in my car . . . hats, UV-proof sunglasses, lotions/sprays/lip balms with SPFs from 15 to infinity . . . and I still blow it sometimes. Forgetting my neck, or weeding
Foods That Steal Your Sleep
At some point or another, it happens to everyone: You can't sleep. When you finally drop off, the alarm buzzes a microsecond later. Then, you can't get up.
Meatloaf Makeover
In these high-stress times, meatloaf is right up there with apple pie as one of America’s favorite comfort foods. But it has all the makings of cardiac arrest if it’s packed with fat: Some recipes tally more than 900 calories a serving and
Break Your Sugar Addiction
Q: Help! Quitting smoking was nothing compared to quitting sugar! I am addicted and can't stop eating it. I want to eat a healthy diet, but seem to be unable to because of the sugar. What can I do to combat this? -- Anonymous
5 Romantic Gifts for Chocolate Lovers
Given a choice between flowers and chocolates, which would you pick? Hmmmm. Roses fade fast. A box of truffles can disappear overnight (and show up on your hips almost as quickly).
Don't Let Your Healthiest Cooking Oils Go Up In Smoke
Olive, canola, peanut, sesame, grapeseed . . . these five heart-smart plant oils have one terrific thing in common: They’re rich in monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fats, which have cholesterol-lowering benefits. But overheat them and thos
Have You Had an Egg Today?
Eggs have spent years busily redeeming their reputation after being labeled cholesterol time bombs way back when. It’s not that they don’t have cholesterol -- “There’s more in one tiny yolk than in an 8-ounce sirloin steak,”
What's Hot for Breakfast? Eight Cold Cereals That Can Keep You Slim and Healthy
Still snap-crackle-and-popping your way through breakfast? Or spooning up frosty flakes? Here’s some news that could change what’s in your bowl: Research shows that eating 100% whole-grain cereals -- even just a few days a week -- will help
7 Ways to Eat More and Weigh Less
Everyone who has ever tried to lose weight is on a first-name basis with lettuce. But who isn't bored silly by a bowl of greens with some diced chicken on top?
Spread These Around: 5 Grown-Up Alternatives to Peanut Butter
What’s not to love about nut butters? Okay, the high fat and calorie content is a bit of a bummer, but remember: A little goes a long way. What might seem like a skimpy 2-tablespoon serving is actually a thin spread of nutritional heaven, loaded
True or False: Agave's the Healthiest Sweetener Out There
Could it be true? Is there really an all-natural, low-calorie sweetener -- with no aftertaste -- that doesn’t send your blood sugar into the stratosphere? Fans say agave (ah-GAH-vay) nectar fits that description. And to judge by the flood of aga
4 Ways to Eat Your Way Through the Holidays and Still Button Your Pants
From the first slice of Thanksgiving pie until the last bite of brunch on New Year's Day, it’s tempting to think, “I’ll be a blimp by January anyway, so why bother?” and throw in the diet towel. Actually, it’s easy to keep yo
4 Ways to Fight Winter Weight Gain
Picking up a few extra pounds in cold weather -- that dreaded "winter weight gain" -- is maddening. Even though your metabolism speeds up a bit to keep you warm, you can't eat much more than you did in summer without gaining weight. But tho
The Ultimate Holiday Health Food
What can be dished up tart or sweet and melds with turkey and trail mix as easily as bread and sauces? Cranberries. And they’re so good for you, why limit them to holiday fare?
8 Surefire Ways to Avoid Thanksgiving Weight Gain
If Thanksgiving usually has you secretly loosening your belt before the pumpkin pie is served, you're in good company -- the average American consumes a whopping 3,500 calories with this dinner alone.
Go a Little Nuts at Holiday Parties This Year
Whether you’re a health nut or just a nut lover, you've probably heard that these hard-shelled seeds help keep your weight and cholesterol down, cancer at bay, and your heart, well, hardy. But do you know your filberts from your macadamias, your
5 Top Ways to Stay Skinny in the Season of Temptations
Honestly, eggnog's the least of it. In this busy tizzy of a season, it's the grab-and-go foods you swore off only yesterday -- the morning doughnut, the Whopper at the mall, the bag of chips that mysteriously fell into your grocery cart -- that get t
What to Do with That Pumpkin You Never Carved
There it is, still sitting on the counter, cute as an oversized button: the jack-o’-lantern that wasn’t. Here’s how to make it the pumpkin dessert that was: With luck, you picked out your pumpkin at the grocery store from a pile of sm
8 Healthy Halloween Treats That Taste Good
So... how much leftover Halloween candy do you polish off every year?!? And who doesn't feel a little spooky about giving out fistfuls of sugar-covered fat? Fright Night, indeed.
Foods That Fight Colds
Whether you're walking around with a box of tissues or curled up in bed with aches and the shivers, what you feed your cold or flu can speed your recovery. Here's how to maximize your body's virus-busting powers.
Spice Up Your Day -- and Your Health
The irresistible aroma and pungent flavor of ginger perks up everything from carrot soup to stir-fries. But with fresh ginger, spicy-great taste is only the beginning. While it's best known for quelling queasy motion sickness, fresh ginger has also b
Great Guilt-Free Supermarket Sausages
If you love breakfast sausages but hate fat and calories, you know the pseudosausage world is rough. Veggie, soy, chicken, turkey, whatever -- most are bland, spongy, and generally icky. We know: We taste-tested a dozen different kinds and wouldn't b
10 Foods That Help You Fall Asleep
If it takes you more than 15 minutes to fall asleep at night, quicken your trip to dreamland by changing what you eat in the evening. It can make the difference between staring at the ceiling and sleeping like a baby.
6 Skinny Cheeses That Taste Creamy
Determined to lose a few pounds but already feeling cranky and deprived? Take a cheese break. There’s nothing like cheese to make you feel like you’re not on a diet. And there are lots of low-fat varieties -- they’re just not all worth
8 Foods That Get You Going in the Morning
Having trouble switching from dreamland to realityville? Head for the kitchen. What you eat can help you be more alert, think more clearly, have more energy, and even be more creative, says Elizabeth Somer, RD, author of Food & Mood.
7 Foods Every Woman Must Eat
Here's good-food news: The more you munch on healthy eats, the less you need to worry about Friday night's fat burger and fries. Who says? Harvard.
3 New Miracle Foods to Add to Your Grocery List
Here's why these three foods are practically a staple among health-conscious celebs and foodies. Plus, we tell you how to pronounce them, so you can casually order an acai smoothie with all the cool of George Clooney.
300 Reasons You Need More of This Mineral
Okay, exhale. I’m not planning to spell out all 300 -- but that’s how many vital bodily functions require this mighty mineral: magnesium. Yet three out of four of us don’t get as much magnesium as we need, according to Elizabeth Somer,
Breath Stress . . . Be Gone!
Get an upset stomach and here's what else you can get: bad breath. How can you keep that total turnoff from happening? Yogurt.
Why Your Skin Craves Oatmeal
You probably know that oatmeal’s a fiber-rich superfood that does an all-star job of sopping up cholesterol and speeding it out of the body. But do you also know that its grainy little flakes perform mini miracles when applied to skin? Oatmeal w
Look Before You Eat
Often, the problem with snack attacks isn't so much what you eat as how much. That's because finger foods slip into your mouth without you ever really seeing them.
Why So Many People Are Going Gluten-Free -- Should You?
If you’ve ever polished off a fresh baguette or fought over that last slice of deep-dish pizza, you’ve eaten gluten. It’s the healthy plant protein found in several grains that, among other baking feats, makes bread light, chewy, and i
7 Classic BBQ Sides Made Healthier
Watching your weight as weekend parties abound can seem like a real drag -- but you don't have to munch on celery sticks while everyone else is chowing down on creamy potato salad this summer.
Super Berries!
Been known to gorge on blueberries in late summer and early fall, when they're abundant and in season? Go ahead! Even in the world of fruits and berries, which is loaded with health-boosting, age-fighting nutrition stars, blueberries are a supernova.
No-Worries Party Dips: Lose the Fat, Not the Flavor
Nothing is quite as irresistible as chips and dips, especially when they're as easy to throw together as they are hard to stop eating. No wonder Americans spend more than $6 billion a year on chips alone -- and no wonder we have trouble buttoning our
Don’t Be Faked Out by Misleading Food Labels
When you pick up a tempting food, scan the nutrition label, and think, "Wow, cool" -- because it's surprisingly lite, low-cal, or free of trans fat -- you expect those claims to be bona fide, right? Hah! Food packagers can be oh so sneaky.
5 Reasons You Can't Lose Weight -- and How to Eliminate Them
You haven't had a bite of pizza or a lick of ice cream in, like, forever, but you still can't lose a pound. What’s up with that? Here's the real what, plus some expert fixes.
The Skinny on Juice-Bar Smoothies
As the summer heat begins to settle in, more and more of us are passing up our favorite coffee-shop concoctions for frosty, fruity treats from the local juice joint. Although juice bars, which have become as trendy as iPhones, often make lofty promis
The World's Sexiest Fruit!
It gets its name from the word ahuacatl, Aztec for, well, testicle -- which it clearly resembles. And because of its shape, the Aztecs prized it as a powerful aphrodisiac. After several centuries and many name changes (geez, thank goodness!), we now
6 Ways to Take the Guilt out of Eating Pancakes
If you've been denying yourself pancakes for health and waist reasons, get out the griddle -- they're back.
What to Eat and Drink the Day Before Saying "I Do"
Summer means weddings, and here come the brides -- 44,230 of them each weekend! Whether it's you, your best friend, or an adored daughter who's counting down to The Big Day, here are five easy steps to ensure you’ll look and feel your best durin
7 Ways to Eat Meat and Stay Healthy
Lamb chops or pork chops, bison burgers or veal breast, round roast or porterhouse steak? Sure, you know meat's high in cholesterol and saturated fat, and that it's less healthful than fish and poultry, but what if you really, really need to tear int
Summer Skin-Saver: Cucumbers!
Fresh, crunchy cucumbers are not only low in calories and high in fiber -- they're also full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that can feed your complexion from inside and out. Here's how.
Mother’s Day Gifts with a Healthy Twist
Hey, she nurtured you. Made sure you ate your veggies, washed your face, and brushed your pearly whites. So this Mother's Day, say "Thanks, Mom!" with one of these mouthwatering treats
Best Bets for Fast-Food Breakfasts
You know those time-crunched mornings when you're starving, and an Egg McMuffin seems like the only fast-enough solution? But you also know it's a 300-calorie, 12-grams-of-fat diet detour? Well, turns out there actually are fast-food ways to start th
Antioxidant All-Stars for Super Healthy Salads
When temperatures start rising, there's no more refreshing meal than a crisp, fresh salad. But as it turns out, not all veggies are created equal.
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