By Jackie MacDougall, GalTime.com

Over 100 million people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl last year. That means, according to my non-scientific guestimation, there were approximately 50 million ticked off partners and kids, feeling completely tuned out and neglected by the sports fanatic in the house.

I'm here to tell you, Super Bowl Sunday doesn't have to drive a wedge between family members. In fact, it's actually a great opportunity to bring your family unit closer together and maybe even create a spark in your relationship.

•Guest List Whether it's just your small brood, some close friends or the entire neighborhood, in this game -- you make the call. While Maci and her husband go wherever the social scene is, Christine and Byron have turned Superbowl Sunday into a day of tradition. "We have watched it with the same group of people for years -- since before kids! Just lots of fun!"

•Atmosphere With the holiday decorations down (cough cough -- honey, could you

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The traditional game day foods are crowd pleasers, but they can also be some of the worst foods for you health-wise. The good news is that with these simple makeovers, you don't have to find new foods to serve on Super Bowl Sunday. By: Holley Grainger, M.S., RD

BEEFY CHILI

People love chili because it's a simple one-pot meal that feeds a hungry crowd. Preparing with fatty ground beef and topping with cheese, sour cream, and corn chips can really bump up the fat and calories. This version cuts 70% of the calories, 70% of the total fat, and 83% of the unhealthy saturated fat from traditional chili recipes without eliminating any of your favorite flavors. With just a few simple substitutions, this chili will become a new crowd favorite.


Makeover Tip: Replace high-fat ground beef with lean ground turkey breast and lean ground sirloin to lower the saturated fat, and add extra flavor with bacon and beer (which has less sodium than canned broth). Top with reduced-fat cheese and you're Read More »from 5 Super Bowl Food Makeovers

So you're having a little get-together this February 6th? No need to stress. Celeb event planner Jes Gordon, author of Party Like a Rock Star, offers surprisingly simple tricks.

By Bethany Heitman

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1) If you're serving beer, don't keep the bottles or cans in the fridge - they will be hard for people to access and take up too much space. Instead, pick up some colorful buckets at the dollar store, fill them with ice, and store drinks in them. If you place two tubs at either side of the room, you'll force people to move and mingle more as they go back and forth to get drinks.

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2) Cupcakes are a crowd-pleasing dessert. Start with a ton of basic butter-cream frosting (you can either buy it or find a really simple recipe online). Then separate portions into different bowls, and mix in flavors. Add pomegranate juice (or a drop of Pama Liqueur) to one, a drop of mint extract to another, and a splash of

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We tried ten brews; three merit a spot in your fridge
by Carolina Santos-Neves

Apparently, Noah had some brew stashed aboard the Ark. In ancient Babylon, clay tablets were used to record recipes for this thirst-quenching beverage. The pharaohs of Egypt were buried with vessels of beer, to sustain them on the journey to the afterlife. Refreshing, affordable, and a perfect partner with all manner of foods, this combination of yeast, malt, and other ingredients has long been humankind's drink of choice.

As the beer movement has continued to, well, ferment, with increasingly esoteric methods and ingredients, we at Epicurious have tried to cover the scene from all angles: In addition to presenting primers on American and Irish beer, the ongoing Top Five series, and a guide to pumpkin ales, we've also taught you how to pair beer with food and prepare seriously tasty beer cocktails. We've even picked our favorite canned microbrews. But one thing we had yet to do is taste-test

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By Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit

Real Super Bowl parties don't have silly food themes based on which teams are playing. (Apparently that's what a few of my colleagues are planning to do.) Resist. I'll be making what I always make: nachos. Any significant moment in my life has been marked with a big plate of nachos. After every little league baseball game victory, my folks took me to a place called The Derby for a heaping mound of nachos. After I finished my college thesis, I rewarded myself with a few pitchers of Labatts (hey, it was cheap) and an order of Cactus League Nachos from Gipper's Sports Grill in Lewiston, Maine. Soon after I met my wife I think I made a tray of nachos. Ok, perhaps I'm exaggerating the role of nachos in my life, but I really do dig them. I've thought about opening a restaurant that only serves beer and nachos. I'm still working on a few details. In the meantime, here are a few of my highly subjective tips to making nachos.

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What's your favorite football food? Have you ever tried to make a healthier version?

By Penelope Wall

Penelope is a web producer and writer for EatingWell.com. When she's not busy geeking out at the computer, she loves cooking and trying new recipes on her friends. Some of her favorite foods are dark chocolate, coffee, apples, sweet potatoes and cheese.

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When I read this recipe, I had to try it. Bacon in a brownie just sounded too interesting to pass up. The author of the recipe designed it so that a man can make and appreciate it. It's from a book by a food blogger, Susan Russo, called "Recipes Every Man Should Know."

You'll need:

• 1 box of brownie mix
• Ready made whipped cream
• 6 bacon strips (or if you're daring, use the whole pack)
• Caramel sauce

That's it. This only takes a few minutes to make, plus baking time. My guests thought it was outrageously good. The combination of salt, chocolate and caramel sauce is to die for. I'm going to be making it again for my Super Bowl party.

Visit La Jolla Mom for the Bacon Brownie step by step and photos.

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By Jennipher Walters - DietsinReview.com

You're probably pretty excited for the upcoming Super Bowl, right? And while forgoing the fatty finger food, the unhealthy tailgate treats and the pitchers of beer are key to making sure you don't wake up the next morning bloated and not feeling your best, why not turn that television time into a workout?

That's right, you can get a pretty good workout by doing just a few simple moves during the three-minute commercials of the big game. This way, you don't miss any big plays of the game, yet you aren't sitting on the couch for four straight hours.

You'll alternate upper-body, lower-body, core and cardio moves during each "commercial break." Once you go through the entire list -- if you have time -- do it again to double the calorie burn! All of these moves require no equipment, so there are no excuses not to get moving like your favorite players are!

Here's Your 24-Minute Football Commercial Workout

Commercial Break No. 1: Do as many push-ups

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