For Your Holiday Sweet Tooth

By , on December 15th, 2011

You can’t really get through the holidays without encountering Christmas cookies. (Don’t worry, I’m not going to tell you how many calories are in your favorite.*) If you’re like me though, you don’t want to spend hours and hours in front of the oven concocting treats. One of my favorite things to whip up for my friends this time of year is sugared pecans. I’ve been making them for so long that I’m afraid of what will happen if I don’t bake them. And here’s the thing: they are beyond easy to make- even for someone who is admittedly baking/cooking impaired. Plus, pecans are good . . . → Read More: For Your Holiday Sweet Tooth

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Sugar Mama

By , on February 1st, 2010

My name is Tracey and I have a sweet tooth. My family has long realized that it’s futile to even try to keep ice cream in our house. In fact, I probably could eat Sour Patch Kids for breakfast. Sugar is indeed my longtime arch nemesis, but over the years I’ve compiled an arsenal of less damaging sweet treats that I can indulge in on a daily basis more or less guilt-free. It’s still a constant inner battle when choosing yogurt over a Hershey bar but I’ve come to the conclusion that eliminating all sweets from my life just . . . → Read More: Sugar Mama

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Simple Smoothie

By , on January 28th, 2010

Usually after I workout I like to enjoy something a bit sweet like a cup of yogurt. (Dannon Light & Fit or Yoplait Light are my favorites.) However, today I decided to jazz up my usual snack a bit. There’s nothing groundbreaking about making a fruit smoothie but I wanted to share my quick little recipe because it was tasty, filling and only 145 calories.

What I used:

1 6 oz container of Dannon Light & Fit Peach Yogurt- 70 calories1/2 banana- 50 calories1/2 cup sliced strawberries- 25 calories1/2 cup ice

Blend to your little heart’s . . . → Read More: Simple Smoothie

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Healthy Halloween? Sort of.

By , on October 27th, 2009

Photo by Juushika Redgrave

It’s coming. All those holidays that are centered around food. And not just any kind of food, but rich, decadent, diet-demolishing food that is so hard to resist. It starts this weekend with the Halloween candy, and afterwards it’s all downhill from the Thanksgiving turkey and mashed potatoes to Christmas cookies, egg nog and New Year’s eve cocktails. I’m definitely not the type to deprive myself completely but there is something to be said for indulging a bit but keeping things within reason. This year I’m hoping to find a nice balance where . . . → Read More: Healthy Halloween? Sort of.

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