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Category Archives: Healthful Tips
Lighten Up the Mac ‘N Cheese!
I love macaroni and cheese, but I definitely do not enjoy the stick-to-the-waist effect that comes with it. A traditional macaroni and cheese can pack up to 1000 calories per serving because each bite is smothered in cream, butter and cheese. And if you choose to make mac and cheese from the pre-packaged boxes, then [...]
Easy Healthy Snacks
Find yourself wondering off to the vending machine too often or peeking into the staff pantry a little more than usual? Then you need to start to load your desk area and your bag with healthy, scrumptious snack options. They are wholesome, low-fat yet jam-packed with nutrients, very different from the chemical-laden, fat-laden commercial snack [...]
Yoga Pose May: Corpse Pose
Hello everyone! It’s been very quiet at Juicy Fresh Bites for the past few weeks, and especially last week. This is because I spent an entire week in the BAHAMAS! It was my boyfriend’s university graduation trip. It was an awesome vacation with lots of time on the beach bathing in the warm sun and [...]
Ordering Starbucks
Photo by shewatchedthesky Before I learned to go with the flow with my body and develop more harmonies thoughts regarding food, the most memorable and agonizing moments of going into Starbucks (or any other coffee shop really) was a tug-of-war between indulging in a cup of full-fat caramel macchiato or depriving myself by restricting my [...]
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Easy Food Swaps for Better Health
Anyone who has made habit changes before can tell you this: the first step always seems the hardest. And this certainly holds true when it comes to making changes for a healthy lifestyle. If you feel like that’s you –having not a single clue on how to actually start improving your diet– there’s no need [...]
Food Challenge: Wheat Berry
For this week’s Food Challenge, I’m trying out a whole grain — wheat berry. So far the only whole grain options that I am familiar with are: oats, popcorn and brown rice. I definitely have not been courageous in the past with expanding my taste for whole grains, so I’m really excited about adding wheat [...]
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Have a Power Breakfast!