February 2010
What’s Your Favorite Eat-Healthy Chain Restaurant?
February 27, 2010 by Erin
Without a doubt, my favorite chain restaurant for healthy options is Panera Bread. Sure, you can order some fantastically high-calorie options there (the brownies are amazing, but trouble!), but they’ve also got amazing soups and salads that are... Continue reading...
Eat Clean with Banana Date Breakfast Bread
Earlier this week we featured three yummy books, one of which was Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Cookbook. As you already know, I love the book for its healthy recipes and tricks and tips sprinkled throughout. And today we’re sharing the yumminess... Continue reading...
FitLinks: Week of Feb. 22, 2010
February 25, 2010 by Erin
Throw on your reading goggles and check out these fun links from around the web! One year, 100 pounds. This blogger is on a mission! —The Root Need some moves for your stability ball? Watch this video! —Fitness On The Run The tricks of the supplement-marketing... Continue reading...
UnderReview: Cuerpaso & Athlekinetix
February 25, 2010 by Jenn
We know that all of you aren’t into dance, aerobics and Pilates/yoga, so today we’re reviewing two harder-hitting, more athletic-type workout DVDs. So lace up those sneakers, get your game face on, and let’s do it! Cuerpaso Workout Cuerpaso’s... Continue reading...
More Fit Than Flop
February 24, 2010 by Jenn
The following is a post sponsored by Fitness Footwear. For our sponsored post policy, click here. The FBGs looove our flip-flops. Sure, they aren’t always good on the feet, but this time of year, when the weather is still frigid in the northern... Continue reading...
3 Cookbooks We Love
February 24, 2010 by Jenn
We all know that eating at home is one of the best ways to make sure that what you’re eating is healthy and low-calorie (’cause those restaurants are sneaky!). That’s why we’re reviewing not one but three cookbooks and food-related... Continue reading...
Can You Credit/Blame Your Mom for Your Body?
February 23, 2010 by Jenn
It’s a funny part of (mostly female) human behavior (mostly female): Pear-shaped ladies wish they had better legs, and apple-shaped lassies wish they had the abs of a pear. Oh, how the grass is always greener on the other side. But if you ever... Continue reading...
Eating Good in the Neighborhood
February 23, 2010 by Erin
At some restaurants, it can be nearly impossible to find a healthy item. Sure, you can customize many entrees using phrases like “on the side” and “light on the…” and “substitute veggies for (insert less-healthy item... Continue reading...
You Are What You Eat After Exercise
February 22, 2010 by Jenn
You know the saying “You are what you eat?” Well, it rings true for everyday eats—and even more so for post-workout noshes, new research suggests. A recent study out of the Journal of Applied Physiology found that eating a lower-carb meal... Continue reading...
A Housework Workout
February 22, 2010 by Erin
When my husband and I recently went from apartment dwellers to homeowners , we knew there was a significant amount of responsibility involved. Anything that requires dropping a chunk of change, signing your name in at least 50 places and having an end... Continue reading...
