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On the calendar Easter is next Sunday, but by looking at any of the stores   Easter should have been shortly after Valentine’s Day. You can’t go through a store without those tempting treats popping out at you. Personally I’m a sucker for the Cadbury mini eggs, those things just call me! I’m sure you have an Easter treat that just screams your name.  Leave me a comment below and let me know what it is.  Oh my how could I forget that I’m also a SUCKER for peeps, you know the marshmallow ones. Yum, Yum give me some! Okay enough about the unhealthy, let’s talk about surviving Easter without packing on the pounds.

I hope of a few of these ideas help you out. If you have any additional tips, I would love to hear them just leave them in the comments below.

This year you will set resolutions, you know that you will even though you VOWED never again.  You know deep

down you are setting a few.  Ok let’s call them goals instead of resolutions, I think everyone needs goals. (more…)

Did you know that the average American will consume 3,000 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving Day? That can really derail your nutrition and workout plan. Here are the Top 5 Reasons to workout rather than doing typical Thanksgiving activities. (more…)

Here we are again, it’s November and we are on the starting line for the holiday mayhem. Each year you say this year will be different and then you get wrap up and STRESSED TO THE MAX!!! Here are 7 ways to reduce holiday stress. (more…)

This year my husband and I are cooking Thanksgiving for his family. As I perpetual planner, I needed to get the menu all straight in my head. This is the only way that I can relax and ease into the holiday.  I spent the weekend scouring my cookbooks and old Cooking Light magazines and this is what I’ve come up with.

We are going to deep fry a turkey, I know I said FRIED. Well surprisingly deep fried turkey has only 25 more calories in 3.5 ounces than traditional roasted turkey and only 4 more grams of fat. Instead on focusing on those small caloric difference, I focusing on how much it’s going to free up my oven and not make my house feel like a sauna.  (more…)

So.. this morning at work we had a long discussion about Thanksgiving side dishes.  Here are some of the conclusions we came up with, but I would love to here your thoughts.

1. Macaroni and cheese
   • should not contain onions, bread crumbs or Velveeta or American cheese!
   • SHOULD contain — real cheese, milk, eggs and macaroni
2. Sweet Potatoes
   • should not be sliced
   • SHOULD BE whipped or massed and baked in a pie, served as a side dish or if you need the extra fiber baked and served in the skin.
3. Stuffing
   • this was a VERY controversial issue! Some were all about it, and some were just say no! I am of the school that stuffing is nothing but WET BREAD would you eat wet bread on any other day? Then why would you do it on Thanksgiving.
4. Cranberry Sauce
   • another controversial one
     • some were all about the chunky cranberry sauce
     • others were shake it out of the can with can marks and all
     • me.. it’s NASTY  and just say no!

So.. talk me what are you thoughts on side dishes, have a missed any, please share!!!