Breaking a soda habit can be a hard thing to do -- take it from a reformed (and then relapsed...and then reformed...and then relapsed...) soda drinker. However, we've got a list of healthy drinks that aren't just plain water to help you on the days when you're struggling. RELATED: 10 Healthy Fall Drinks to Warm Up With A List of Healthy Drinks: 10 Fun Ways to Stay … [Read more...]
Paleo Recipes for Kids: Veggie Spaghetti
Having the will power to follow a Paleo-style diet can be difficult. For parents, this challenge is multiplied. How do you find Paleo recipes for kids? RELATED: 10 Healthy Fast Food Meals on the Go This recipe is tried and true in the FitnessHQ kitchen and guess what? One hundred percent of the kiddos approve. You can let them "indulge" in spaghetti without any guilt, … [Read more...]
12 Healthy Energy Snacks For Your Workday
I'm not sure if it's an American thing, a Southern thing, or just a Kaitlin thing, but this girl loves to snack. I'm like a little grandma -- I keep a bag packed at all times with healthy snacks to keep myself from getting off track. Because seriously, eating healthy is hard enough without being hungry on top of it. RELATED: 6 Snacks to Avoid When You're Eating Clean But … [Read more...]
A Defense of Paleo and Whole30 Diet Plan
People eat the way they do for many different reasons. Some eat with health in mind, some eat a certain way to lose weight, some eat with abandon and some eat to optimize their athletic performance. When people change their eating habits temporarily for whatever reason, we tend to call this a "diet". Merriam-Webster even goes as far as to define a diet as "a regimen of … [Read more...]
10 of the Healthiest Greek Yogurt Substitutions
Who remembers a few years ago when Greek yogurt was the new super food? I'll be honest -- I wasn't a believer at first. Greek yogurt is sort of tart, chunky and watery all at the same time and tasted nothing like the smooth, creamy sugar-laden yogurt I had grown up eating out of a plastic tube. However, as time went on, I grew accustomed to its unique taste and began exploring … [Read more...]