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In our fitmixer Boot Camp, snacking is a MUST (yea – that’s a good MUST)! Here’s the thing, it can get tricky to grab a quick snack in a hurry if you are not prepared. I went to the grocery store today and started putting away groceries in my typical manner when I realized, if …

A lot of people have been asking me about healthy snacks to have in between their meals. Hopefully this list will give you some ideas! Tuna Cracker Sandwich 3 Whole-wheat crackers ½ Cup canned tuna 3 Large whole-wheat crackers 3 Cucumber slices 1 Tablespoon fat-free mayo or yogurt Mix mayo in tuna. Add salt and …

Last night I hosted Bunco at my house, a mindless dice-rolling game. (It’s really all about the treats and the prizes you win)! I loved all the little prizes I purchased for the winners (I even bought one of each for myself). For some reason when I went shopping for gifts that day, summer was …

I love fast food.  No, not the kind you go through the drive-thru to get, but the kind you make at home to feed your family a healthy dinner without spending hours in the kitchen. I’m busy. I have four kids, one husband, twenty loads of laundry, never ending dust, seven toilets to clean, and …

I just got home from an eight-day vacation, and five of those days were on a cruise – a cruise with midnight buffets, twenty-four hour pizza stations, free ice cream with one touch of a button and nightly gourmet dinners with a bazillion options to choose from (or the option to choose ALL bazillion items). …

I love my Dad; he is 84 years old, acts like he’s 40 and is constantly on a diet. Over the years I have seen his jiggely belly expand out and in almost as many times as the sun rises. In his leanest days, his stomach is trim and tucked in, but in his “chubby” …

When I was a little girl my Mom always use to say, “The whiter the bread, the sooner you’re dead!” I know it sounds a little cryptic but her whole intent was to convince us that we should savor our “whole wheat” bread peanut butter and jelly sandwiches packed in our school lunches rather than …

A few weeks ago I was at my Mom’s house rummaging through her spice cabinet to make homemade salad dressing. I was shocked at how “boring” her spices were. She had the all the traditional spices: salt, pepper, cinnamon, garlic powder, onion salt, and nutmeg, but missing were some of the “hipper” spices of the …

A few days ago, my teenage daughter informed me that she was no longer going to eat processed food. According to her health teacher at school, processed food is “bad” for you and contributes to “fatness” (her term), cancer, and depression. Hmmm…very interesting. I looked at the apple she was slicing while telling me her …

Last night at dinner I almost choked on my pork roast because I looked over at my 12 year-old son…and he was dishing more asparagus onto his empty plate! For some of you, this may seem like an occasion that should be completely over-looked, but for me, I wanted to light fireworks in my backyard …