Blog Posts by The Editors of EatingWell Magazine

As a new mom I don't have a lot of time for exercise. So when I do get moving I want to make the most of it. I love it that there are foods I can eat to help me get more out of my workout. (Find 10 breakfasts that help you burn more fat during your workouts here.)

By eating more onions, apples, grapes, berries, cabbage and broccoli I could boost my exercise endurance. An antioxidant in these foods-quercetin-when taken in supplement form, helped people bike longer, according to one study. Researchers think the quercetin makes oxygen more available to the lungs.

Get supercharged for your workout with these recipes using quercetin-rich fruits and vegetables, such as:

Apples
Cheddar-Apple Melt: It's hard to go wrong with the classic combination of Cheddar cheese and apples. Try this once and you may be addicted.

Berries
Berry-Almond Quick Bread: Start your day with a slice of this yummy, wholesome quick bread. Whatever berries you have on hand go into a versatile,

So it's been a few days, and so far, I'm sticking to my New Year's resolution to eat better. It's around this time when I usually sabotage my efforts by giving myself a "reward," in the form of a tasty treat, for staying on track. That usually involves a decadent chocolate dessert that doesn't exactly fit under the healthy-eating umbrella.

It turns out that having a little treat is one of the secrets to losing weight. So this year I'm letting myself have some mini chocolate treats, but I'm going to be responsible by sticking to a 100-calorie limit. The recipes I'm treating myself to are all super-chocolaty-enough to curb my craving, but not bust my diet.

Chocolate Nut Bark (74 calories) Use your favorite combination of nuts to make this quick and easy chocolate nut bark.

Frozen Chocolate-Covered Bananas (100 calories) Kids will love dipping bananas in melted chocolate and rolling them in coconut to make this tasty frozen treat.

Thick & Rich Hot Cocoa (98 calories)

I've never been able to diet. I can't do it because I enjoy eating too much. (And since I'm a food editor, it is a hazard of the job!) Plus I never want to feel like I'm depriving myself. But like most people, I have a few extra pounds around my middle that I can't wait to trim.

My answer: delicious 500-calorie dinners. Why 500? Most people can lose weight eating 1,500 calories a day. So if you keep your calories to 1,000 for the rest of the day, you can have 500 for dinner.

To jumpstart my weight loss, I'm going to take our 500-Calorie Dinner Challenge. Here's the idea: I'll cook a delicious 500 calorie dinner five nights a week for five weeks. I'm going to make my dinners from our new cookbook, 500 Calorie Dinners, which has over 150 recipes, each with mix and match options of what to serve it with, including dessert (in case you need something sweet) or even wine or beer. Whatever you choose, the menu works out to about 500 calories.

It's amazing how well you can eat

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My BFF Jessica e-mailed me yesterday: she and her husband are trying to lose weight. To make their resolution a reality, Jessica decided she's going to change what she makes for dinner, so she asked me for 5 quick, healthy dinner recipes they can learn to make this year to eat healthier.

Well, let me tell you, picking just 5 quick dinner recipes is hard for me because I really love our recipes. So I picked recipes that will teach Jessica and her husband a few healthy cooking techniques that they can use to make other meals-like searing a chicken breast-or are super-flexible so she can tweak the recipe using what she has in her kitchen. These 5 recipes represent some of the essential basics of cooking-recipes (and skills) every cook should learn how to do. Here are the 5 recipes I sent her.

Recipe 1: Tarragon Chicken (see recipe below)
Healthy Cooking Skill:

"I'm working so hard and I still can't lose weight." As a nutritionist who specializes in weight management, I've heard this a lot over the years. Yes, these people usually are working hard. Often too hard. One of the biggest mistakes people make when they're trying to shed pounds is to focus on the wrong things: false promises, unproven gimmicks, misguided perceptions about what it means to diet. (Twelve things you should focus on if you really want to lose weight.)

A smart, balanced approach to weight loss may not seem "sexy" or easy but getting caught up in weight-loss myths will only sabotage your success. Here are three top weight-loss myths, busted.

Myth: You can lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks. (What about other too-good-to-be-true-sounding claims? Our nutrition advisor Dr. Rachel Johnson weighs in.)
Truth: You probably can lose 10 pounds in two weeks if you crash diet, but you'll feel terrible-and most of the weight will return once you start eating normally. To truly

I love throwing parties. It's a great way to get all of my friends together without all of us ringing up a hefty bar tab at our favorite watering hole. (Plus, we can listen to music we like!) The key to being the hostess with the mostest is being armed with some ridiculously simple crowd-pleasing appetizer recipes that come together in minutes. That way you don't have to stress out doing anything too complicated before the party starts, and once your friends come over you can actually spend time hanging out. These 5 appetizers are perfect any time of year.

Get the recipe: Smoked Salmon Tartare
Smoked salmon gets an added crunch when served on radish slices.

Get the recipe: Tomato-Basil Skewers
Skewering mozzarella balls and cherry tomatoes makes them easy to nosh at a party.

Get the recipe: Steak-&-Boursin-Wrapped Bells
For an even quicker preparation, try deli roast beef.

Get the recipe: Wasabi Crab on Endive
Spicy wasabi mayonnaise makes crab

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Other than my cat's birthday, I don't throw many parties. Most nights my husband and I are content with our quiet unsocial life and casual approach to dinner-it only has to please us. But since the holidays are here, I've got the urge to throw another leaf in my dining room table, get out the matching plates and invite people over for dinner.

Easy, fast and delicious: that's my kind of entertaining. Here are a few fabulous easy quick dinners that are festive enough for a holiday dinner party:

• For Seared Scallops with Crispy Leeks, all I have to do is mash some potatoes and steam some vegetables and I've made the transition to competent hostessing.
• Because I can never resist buying cranberries at this time of year, I'll make Turkey Tenderloin with Cranberry-Shallot Sauce and bring it out with a flourish.
• Meat-loving friends will enjoy Moroccan Skirt Steak

I am a graduate of a university that is almost always near the top of the lists of binge-drinking schools. Needless to say, I've had my share of hangovers. and I've tried my share of hangover cures to help me get to class. One of my friends who was a nursing student told me that her professor swore by a bowl of chicken soup, a glass of milk and a Snickers bar to cure a hangover. (Everyone seems to have an opinion, right? Take our quiz to see how much you know about hangovers.) It turns out her professor might've been onto something. Just in time for the party season, I offer you a few food cures that may help you get over your hangover a bit quicker.

Eat or drink some fruit-One study conducted in the 1970s found that drinking fruit juice or eating fruit relieved some hangover symptoms. Fruits and fruit juices contain a sugar called fructose, which may help your body clear alcohol faster, according to the National Institutes of Health. Fruits and vegetables (think: supposed