Nutrition

Fit Momma Question: What If I Hate Salad?

September 21, 2011

Ironically, I’ve gotten several Fit Mommas confessing to me lately about their detestation with salads: Every time I try to eat a salad, I gag. If I can’t eat salad regularly, am I doomed to be at this weight for the rest of my life? As you know, I’m a shameless salad-aholic. If someone makes [...]

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Do’s and Don’t of Packing School Lunches for the Kids

August 15, 2011

Guess what we just got in the mail? I have exactly six days and 15 hours until these babies need to start being filled. What? Me? Counting down? HECK, YES. It’s time, my friends. It is time when I come to the stark realization that despite my love for these dear ones, I am ready [...]

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Breakfast of Champions

August 8, 2011

Back in a different life, I was a typical, overscheduled teenager whose school day started at 6:00 AM. I rolled out of bed in the dark, threw on stolen clothes from my father’s closet (his oversized shirts where somehow very cool), lined my eyes with shimmery blue eye liner, rolled the bangs in a very [...]

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Kids and Nutrition: Take the Kids Grocery Shopping

August 1, 2011

Hola! We are back! Like really, truly home this time. The only future trip we have planned involve some serious contractions, an epidural, and a new babe. But we’ve got to wait 8 weeks for that one… I’ve had a few conversations lately with moms about how to get their kids to eat healthier. A [...]

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Food Find: La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious Tortillas

July 14, 2011

As you know, I’m now living in a small town. A very small town. Getting stuck in traffic means catching a red light at one of the two stoplights in town. I’m tickled to be here for many reasons, however there have been some sacrifices that can be summed up in four words: No Target. [...]

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Food and Travel

June 16, 2011

It’s the season of travel! Yeeha! One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to find, buy, and eat the local food. Yes, it’s true I have food on the brain no matter where I’m at on the globe, but it fascinates even more when I’m in a new place. Eat Healthy Food [...]

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Metabolism: What Is It and Can We Change It?

June 6, 2011

There have been times in my life when I’ve been convinced that I missed the “speedy-fast metabolism” memo in heaven. I’m sure by the time I found my way to that department they were plum out, so I had to settle with my “slow-as-molasses” metabolism. Metabolism. What the heck does that mean? What is it [...]

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Family Dinner and Busy Evenings

May 10, 2011

I believe in family dinner. I try to get food on the table and people around it anytime we are home. The fact is, however, with kids who are involved in activities most nights of the week, sometimes that Norman Rockwell family dinner doesn’t happen. Baseball practice starts at 5:30 PM with a 30 minute [...]

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Eat Well and Stay Full With The “Feel Full Formula”

April 20, 2011

There’s nothing that drives me more crazy than having a meal, then being hungry 30 minutes later. It’s just wrong. OK, maybe my kids not flushing the toilet and throwing their sticky popsicle sticks on the floor of my car may drive me a little more nuts than that. Contrary to what many may think, [...]

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Personal Trainer Secret: EAT WELL

April 6, 2011

Personal trainers cost a lot of money. They are a luxury for sure. You’d think after handing over your children’s inheritance, spending time with them each week sweating your brains out, you’d see some serious results right? Wrong. There’s something most personal trainers (except for me) won’t tell you: YOU HAVE TO EAT WELL IN [...]

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