Eating Well on Shine

350-calorie dinners to put the brakes on holiday weight gain

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With Christmas just a few weeks away and lots of parties on the calendar, I need to do something RIGHT NOW to keep my calories in check so I don't have to spend the beginning of the new year on a treadmill 24/7. I'm not going to starve myself, but I am going to work some quick and easy low calorie dinners into my menu, like these 5 main course recipes for 350 calories or less, to help combat holiday weight gain.

How safe is your chicken? 3 ways to eat safe

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I think that eating, or making choices about what to eat, is getting harder. Now before I take a bite, I consider where the food was grown and if the farmer used pesticides or hormones, among other concerns. Recently I’ve started to worry about food safety too. Just this week I read a new Consumer Reports article that found that two-thirds of the chickens they bought at the supermarket and tested had salmonella and/or campylobacter, the leading bacterial causes of foodborne illness. In light of this news, here are three things I’m going to make sure I do to keep

Add this ingredient to your lunch to help you shed pounds

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My husband and I are fairly active people, but we're always looking for more ways to shed a few pounds. (Who isn't, right?) So when I read that adding more fiber to your diet can help you lose weight, I started to think about where I could sneak in some extra fiber during the day. I came up with these delicious high-fiber lunches to bring to work.

Really? Chocolate cake for hot flashes?

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Feeling hot, hot, hot? When menopause is the cause, who wouldn't be up for trying a natural remedy? Research suggests that lignans, estrogen-like compounds, may help relieve hot flashes. Find out what food they're in and how much you need to eat.

Low-fat football snacks for tight ends

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Even though I love football dearly, I love game-time snacks even more. But my husband and I are watching our waistlines, so instead of super-greasy fried food and creamy dips, I whip up these healthy low-cal football snacks instead.

3 foods to eat when you overeat

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I love food and from time to time, like on Thanksgiving, I've been known to eat too much. I can immediately tell I've overindulged when my pants get too tight, but I never thought about the damage I'm doing to my body. But there's something I can do to rebound—research suggests that these 3 foods will help undo the damage caused by a rich meal.

Really easy post-thanksgiving dinners—really

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I put my heart and soul into cooking the Thanksgiving meal, and in the days afterward the last place I want to be is in the kitchen. I know I'll still have to eat, but I'm going to give myself a break with some easy, ultra-quick dinner recipes.

3 breakfasts to head off winter weight-gain

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Let's face it, during the holidays most of our eating rules—mine included—fall by the wayside. But there's one that I absolutely don't give up: eating breakfast. Find out what 3 ingredients I include in my breakfasts to head off winter weight gain.

6 instant healthy snacks for the holiday road trip

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My fiancé and I do tons of road-tripping during the holidays. To save time and money, we snack in the car rather than stop for a meal along the way. We never leave home without two big containers of water—one for each of us—and a bag full of quick healthy snacks to keep us going the whole car-ride long. Here are some of my favorites.