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Eating Healthy Meals at Home for Only $5

by Marie

Erin from 5 Dollar Dinners has just come out with a new cookbook that is a must have for feeding your family on a budget. I was given a copy of The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook to read and review, and I love it. Easy and yummy meals for just $5 each!

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Resolutions for the Mind, Body, and Soul

by Marie

For me, 2010 is the year of the mind, body, and soul. Even my milk jug lid knows it’s going to be a good year as I found this image the other morning for breakfast! Below I’m making some resolutions in each of those areas, along with a few links to go with them.

Mind:

Read. I [...]

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Creating a Good Green Salad

by Lindsey

(Mixed greens with strawberries, cashews, feta, and chicken.)
I never thought I liked salad because all I ever saw when I was growing up was insipid iceberg lettuce, dry preshredded carrots and gloppy ranch dressing. Now that kind of salad has its place, just not in my kitchen.  Salad can be much more adventurous and [...]

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Helping Kids Eat Healthier at School

by Marie
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Guest Post by Andrea Garen of Meals Matter.

Children who eat nutritious foods do better in school, but coming up with healthy back-to-school lunch ideas that children will actually eat can be a challenge for many parents. The key is to balance nutrition with your children’s personal taste by getting them involved in the back-to-school lunch [...]

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Healthy Snacks for Kids

by Marie

Head on over to one of my favorite food blogs This Week For Dinner to read more about one of my family’s favorite snacks. These little yummy green things are super healthy and tasty too! Can you guess what they are? Come find out.

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Quick Tips to Curb Your Appetite

by Marie
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As I’m one week into my family’s Biggest Loser Contest, my body is going through withdrawals. I’ve gone from eating all day long and anything I wanted, down to 3 healthy meals and 2-3 snacks in between. I’ve cut back on the fats and trying to have better portion control. And to be honest, I’m [...]

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Super Healthy Kids Giveaway

by Marie

Today’s Giveaway is helping to keep our kids eating healthy. Amy, from Super Healthy Kids is full of ideas for eating right. Check out her blog to keep up to date with fun recipes and other food ideas for healthy eating.

Super Healthy Kids features this fantastic Healthy Habits Plate. It has 3 portioned sized sections [...]

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What is Portion Control?

by Marie
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There are two words not used in my current vocabulary: Portion Control. I have none of it. Especially now as I am pregnant, I eat a lot. Every pregnancy I have been able shovel, I mean shovel, food into my mouth. It is a sight to see. Once my “morning sickness” goes away, I am [...]

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