I don't know about you, but mornings in my house are pretty busy. Between my husband, five kids, homeschooling, and house work I usually tend to forget all about breakfast. That is until around lunch time when I'm completely starving and ready to devour everything in…

If you’ve ever read anything about weight loss, or seen any diet commercial, you are familiar with the concept of portion control. Yes, it’s all about serving size. You’ve heard, as I have, that restaurants are killing us with giant portions, that protein servings should be the size of your palm, that it isn’t what you’re eating, it’s the amount you’re consuming that’s matters.

Over the past several months, as I’ve been striving to lose weight and get healthier, I’ve…

The most difficult meal to eat healthy on vacation (for me) is breakfast, hands down. With another trip just weeks away, this is my plan for how I will eat healthy during breakfast while on vacation1 What are your tips & tricks?

http://runningtheraceb4me.com/2013/05/09/breakfast-bummer-how-to-eat-healthy-on-vacation/

If you didn’t think it was possible for a muffin, brownie or cookie to be healthy then you are in good company (neither did I , or many others I know). But leave it to an Irish-Italian who loves food as much as she loves being fit – and you are bound to find the solution to that conundrum.

Enter, Cavegirl Bakes Gourmet.

PLUS A GIVEAWAY from Cavegirl Bakes Gourmet! Check out the post today!!…

Keeping up with this new dieting experience, I had to pick up a few items I kept forgetting to look for. Who knew Walmart and the local grocery stores sold organic food? I know, I know...that's a given. But, I never had an interest in them because I assumed the price would be way to high for my piggy bank. That was definitely true when considering the price of items at the grocery and "real" food grocery stores with the price…

For the most part I have stayed Gluten Free since my fast in January. I've tried a few GF products and have compiled a list of my favorites (and two to stay away from!).



Fruits and veggies are the biggest part of my diet though. I'm still trying to find different recipes that work for me that are healthy but aren't time consuming to make. As a toddler mom, I need to use every minute…

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Dedicated to the moms who attended the“Citibabes Nutrition Lunch and Learn” with Laura Cipullo on Wednesday, April 19^th

So the fish sticks are still a “stinking” issue at our house! As I have shared in previous blog posts—especially “Something More than…

On my own personal journey of eating healthier, I discovered that I was spending a LOT more time in the kitchen than the days gone by of mac & cheese, chicken nuggets, hot dogs and Gold Fish. Cutting and peeling an apple doesn't seem like a very time consuming process, but when every meal and snack is prepared from whole, clean, healthy foods, you up your time in the kitchen by at least double. BUT... that time in the kitchen allowed me to stumble upon a very good way to both introduce…

My older sister is a juicer / healthy food eating type of girl and I always admired her dedication...and shape...but it's just not me! Those who know me, know I'm not the healthiest eater. I choose to eat what tastes good. I like potatoes, ribs, wings, BBQ sauce and OMG french fries! Things that can be found in the freezer section and other things that will have me sitting back with my pants unbuttoned, uncomfortably full, but…

My family and I just returned from vacation with my in-laws and my brother-in-law’s family. My father-in-law told me that my pancakes were going to make him fat! My mother-in-law taught my kids a song about a fat girl that no one wants! And the usually simple act of feeding my kids in public appeared as dysfunctional as an SNL skit! For example, I was feeding Bobby salmon or tilapia to ensure that he consumed some protein, or even gnocchi—one of the newer foods in his…

Okay, I'm guilty. I’ve done it many times. I’m sure you have, too… at least once. Now I’ve come to believe it’s just plain rude. 

I’m talking about taking cell phone photos of your food in restaurants.

You know what's most annoying? The flash. If you need a flash, then…

The thought finally occurred to Lorin and I that we should probably start teaching Miranda to spoon-feed herself.



This is something that I have been dreading because I have serious issues with cleanliness.



You are looking at a person who has her child master the sippy cup, only to bring the bottle back because she can't handle the sticky, juice-splattered floors.



Oh the torture!



Despite my inner…

Last week, I did a post about the child obesity epidemic in the United States.  In that post, the first point I wanted to make is that food is fuel.  When you realize that very fact, it becomes easier to make better choices.   It’s all about how you view yourself.

If you could buy yourself a brand new car and…

You will need

1 Apple

2 Pears

3 Plums

4 strawberries

5 oranges (I would recommend small oranges like mandarins otherwise you will make too much juice for the…

When I was a child, one of my favorite foods was pasta. For almost two years straight, I ate pasta with butter and/or mac-and-cheese for two…and sometimes even three meals a day! My mother was so fearful about my rejection of all other foods that she took me to the doctor who told her that I was just going through a phase. Well, he was certainly right…because now I eat all foods. It only took me about 22 years to get to this place!

Well, I guess my little apples didn’t fall far from…

Yesterday, I was shopping at a local market and came across some hand-packaged baby bok choy.  There were 5 perfect heads of bok choy in each bag, and they were charging less than $2.00 for all of them!  I love a good deal even more than I love baby bok choy, so I quickly grabbed some, tossed it into my reusable shopping bag, and headed home to make a simple, delicious dinner.…