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Healthier Alternatives
As we spring approaches, most of our New Year's Resolutions have already started to fail. Well, since eating healthier is probably on many people's lists, we found some great products that can help you stick to a healthful 2019! MinusCal is a new bar that tastes amazing with all the energy-boosting benefits of a typical…
Healthier Alternatives to Halloween Treats
You preach healthy eating to your family all the time. Why shouldn’t that apply to Halloween, too? You don’t have to give into the temptations of eating unhealthy treats until your stomach aches. Here are some healthier Halloween treat alternatives that you’ll actually feel good about feeding to your kids.
Healthy Halloween Candy Alternatives
Halloween is known for being a scary time of year, but as registered dietitians and moms – the most frightening part for us is that the average trick-or-treater consumes about 3 cups of sugar (4,800 calories!) on Halloween night alone. Eeks! And then theres still all of the leftover candy to consider.
Healthy Alternatives to Fast Food
Whether we’re talking hamburgers and French fries, roast beef sandwiches and fried cheese sticks, or fried chicken with gravy-slathered mashed potatoes, fast food is usually high in refined grains, high in carbs, high in fat (and not the good fats), high in sugar and high in sodium. The only thing fast food is low in, in fact, is nutrition. With the frenetic pace of modern living making it harder and harder to cook three meals a day, finding healthy alternatives to fast food becomes critical if you want to eat a healthy diet. Luckily, convenience food doesn’t need to be unhealthy. You can still eat healthy food when you’re on the go or in a hurry. You have two basic options: Pack some healthy food to take with you or stop somewhere. If you must go into a fast food restaurant, pick the pre-made salad. Otherwise, here are some ideas for healthy alternatives to fast food that are quick and easy.
Sugar-Free Doughnut Recipe
Avoiding sugary treats can be very difficult for people who are following dietary restrictions. If you miss having doughnuts with your morning coffee, you can create a sugar-free version with merely a few ingredient substitutions. Since these doughnuts are baked instead of fried as well as being sugar-free, they’re a healthier alternative to the more traditional pastry.