Sunday Giveaway: Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Palm Sugar (And a Gluten-Free Brownie Recipe!)

This giveaway is part of New Year New Rear Week, FBG’s annual tradition of starting your New Year off with a fit bang. Get all the special posts and giveaways here! We’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts! Okay, so not exactly. But we do have a lovely bunch of Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Coconut Palm Sugar to [...]

Nectresse Review: Just How Sweet Is This New Natural Sweetener?

You guys remember a few months ago when we tried Arctic Zero and pretty much flipped over the natural low-calorie-sweetness power of monk fruit? Well, as we suspected, monk fruit is getting more and more popular. So much so that it caught the eye of the maker of Splenda, who launched Nectresse, its own all-natural [...]

3 Steps to Break Sugar Addiction: Part Two

Last week, Jonathan Bailor, the author of The Smarter Science of Slim, shared with us the signs of sugar addiction. And today he’s giving us easy strategies to break sugar addiction without going without your favorite treat forever! In part one of this post, we showed how sugar addiction is real and is a real problem. [...]

Are You Addicted to Sugar?

You always hear about people saying that they have a “sweet tooth,” and—I’ll admit—I’m one of them. While I definitely like my fruits and veggies, I still need—ahem—want something sweet after dinner. And, okay, sometimes after lunch, too. That’s why every single day, I give myself a piece or two of dark chocolate and occasionally splurge when [...]

The 7 Signs of Sugar Addiction: Part 1

Ya’ll remember Jonathan Bailor, the author of The Smarter Science of Slim, who did that amazing guest post for us on why a calorie is not a calorie? Well, he’s baaack! And this time he’s tackling a rather sticky—and sweet—issue: sugar addiction. Read on for the first in this two-part series on sugar addiction. We’ll cover [...]

3 Tips to Keep That Halloween Sugar Consumption in Check

With Halloween coming up tomorrow, we wanted to share a few facts on the sweet stuff (or not-so sweet stuff): sugar. So read on as guest blogger Courtney Failla, a dietetic technician for EverydayHealth.com and its calorie counter tool, fills us in on what we need to know before we trick or treat (or just have [...]

FitLinks: Trail Running Tips, The Danger of Sugar & More!

Feeling ready to hit the trails? Reach your goals? Kick the sugar habit? All of that and more in today’s FitLinks! It’s like a virtual high-five for all of your awesome feats! —LifeKraze Fab motivation tips to get you moving when you don’t feel like it—and, hey, who’s that?! —Glamour This will make you think twice [...]

A Week Without (Much) Sugar: What I Learned From My Sugar Detox

I’ve always had a pretty solid grip on my sweet tooth. After all, when you don’t deprive yourself of foods you like, it’s easier to splurge here and there and resist overindulging. So I don’t know if it’s the pregnancy hormones that have had me under their power for the last couple of months or [...]

Splenda Essentials: Adding a Little Nutritional Oomph to Your Sweetener

I’ll be completely honest: I rarely add artificial sweeteners to my food. I typically use a little bit of real sugar when supplementing sweetness. Really, I can only think of a few of items I add sugar to (unless I’m cooking and baking, of course). Grapefruit, sometimes. Strawberries, on occasion. Cheerios, almost always. Coffee, when [...]

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Bad for You? Yes, Says Dr. Oz

Today’s post on whether high fructose corn syrup is bad for you is part of FBG’s Back to Basics Week that features the best beginner fitness and beginner nutrition posts that help you to be a little healthier and—in theme with the week—a little smarter. Read on to learn how to ditch HFCS—and the health-related reasons why [...]