TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Bare Fruit ~ Organic Healthy Snacking

Your New Year’s resolution may be to eat healthier. But what do you do if you have a natural sweet tooth—or an addiction to chips? Try Bare Fruit. The crispy and crunchy apple chips and chewy pears hit the spot. And every serving counts toward the “5 to 9 a day” of fruits and vegetable…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Save Bread Calories

Wasa crispbread, at 20 calories a slice, is another way to cut bread calories. Photo by Melody Lan | THE NIBBLE. Want to cut calories but can’t give up the bread? We switched to Pepperidge Farm thin-sliced bread, for half the calories of a regular slice. We couldn’t give up our beloved bagels, so we…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Organic Nectars Chocolate Bars: Better For You

Have a chocolate craving? Consider if you’d rather have a chocolate bar that’s lower on the glycemic index than those sweetened with sugar. Or maybe you want one that’s guaranteed allergy-free? Then unwrap the new, raw cacao gourmet chocolate bars from Organic Nectars. These new handmade chocolate bars—the first to be sweetened with organic palm…
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TIP OF THE DAY: More Flavorful Vinaigrette

Why buy bottled dressing when it’s so easy to make? Photo by Andi Pantz | IST. One way to cut calories is to give up heavy bottled dressings—especially creamy ones—and make your own. This recipe takes two minutes, has layers of flavor and can be made in the blender or with a whisk. Combine: –…
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CONTEST: Seeking Allergy-Free Cookie Recipes

Do you bake delicious allergy-free cookies—no nuts, milk or eggs? The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) and Divvies invite you to enter your recipe(s) in the annual FAANtastic Divvies Cookie Contest, which “celebrates those who work to make the lives of those with food allergies more delicious.” You can enter as many cookie recipes…
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