eating healthy
10 Satisfying Snacks Under 175 Calories
7 Aug 2019
For me, three meals a day without snacks is a jail sentence and a dieting plan that’s bound for failure. But you know what? Snacking is not only good for you, [...]
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Food for Thought About Digestion
31 Jul 2019
So many things in life seem to get better with age. Cheese … wine … our financial portfolios (hopefully) … and our maturity – to name a few. One thing [...]
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Fear Takes a Holiday
18 Jul 2019
Before I started slimming down and living healthier through Meal Plan Map, I hated holidays because they forced me to work harder to meet my editorial deadlines. [...]
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How to Travel Light, Travel Right
11 Jul 2019
So, where are you vacationing this summer – and are you planning to take your healthy living lifestyle with you? It’s really not that tough to stay in [...]
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5 Simple Ways to Boost Your Heart Health
9 Jul 2019
You might have heard that heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death among both men and women in the United States, but did you know that a healthy lifestyle can help [...]
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Diet-Safe Dining Out Strategies
1 Jul 2019
Dining out is a fact of our busy life. We tell ourselves we will choose healthy options… but do you really know what is – and isn’t – healthy on the [...]
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Dig in to a Healthy New Approach to Eating
28 Jun 2019
Healthy wholesome foods are free of chemicals and preservatives, and in the case of organic, they are grown without the use of pesticides. Sadly, in our culture, [...]
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Tossing Together a Few Thoughts About Salad
30 May 2019
How about a salad for lunch or dinner? Well, for many of us, the word salad denotes a bowl of cut greens, sliced tomato, purple Bermuda onion, a slice or two [...]
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7 Tasty Treats Under 50 Calories
22 May 2019
My name is John and I am a snackaholic. Because of this affliction my work lunch often includes a number of between-meal munchies – and, in a somewhat [...]
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4 Tips for Surviving Spring & Summer Parties
15 May 2019
Millions of party-minded Americans will be hitting the backyard barbecue circuit this summer. These food-heavy gatherings pose special obstacles for the [...]
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A Sugar by Any Other Name…
29 Apr 2019
Oh, sweet mercy! Buying a blueberry pie because it sported a “NO SUGAR ADDED” sticker left me with a bad taste in my mouth when I read the ingredients label [...]
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Cooking Up a Diet That Works for You
27 Mar 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please join us in welcoming Chef Michael Davis, our newest expert blogger. Chef Michael cut his teeth at Johnson and Wales University where he [...]
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5 Worst, 5 Best Frozen Foods for Your Fridge
25 Mar 2019
In case you’ve missed the many grocery store flyers crammed inside your daily paper, March is National Frozen Food Month. And although it’s a holiday [...]
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Eat Your Way to Better Health: The Meal Plan Map Interview
6 Mar 2019
Ivy Larson has cooked up a revolutionary new approach to clean eating. In The Clean Cuisine Cookbook, she demystifies what it truly means to eat clean while offering [...]
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In The Kitchen with Celebrity Chef Devin Alexander
19 Dec 2018
During my 20 years in the business of writing about weight loss, nutrition, diet and food, I’ve encountered oodles of experts. Celebrity chef and New York Times [...]
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Savor Our Top 6 Thanksgiving Blessings
21 Nov 2018
Do you approach the holiday season with a feeling of dread, instead of delight? Is it because you fear you’ll throw caution to the wind and – by the time you have [...]
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Smarten Up with Our 7 Best ‘Brain Foods’
8 Aug 2018
When it comes to healthy eating, knowledge is power. A diet high in fats and low in fruits and vegetables is bad for your body — you know that already. But what [...]
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