Fit Fare

Many people claim that they have found THE diet that keeps them free from colds for years. Well, we haven’t found that diet as of yet, as my husband seems to have caught a cold. But, we have swapped much of the meat in our diets for those healthy fruits and vegetables and […]

Well, ok, not actually Charlize Theron, but her trainer, Jackie Keller. In the November issue of InStyle magazine, Jackie shared an antioxidant and protein-rich wild-berry smoothie that she makes for Charlize Theron. Now, you too can look like Charlize … ahh, but if only it was that easy!
Wild-Berry Smoothie
Recipe courtesy of Jackie Keller, […]

Hi, I’m Terilynn and I eat raw foods. That means on any given day I eat fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, sprouts and sprouted grains. I consider myself more of a raw foodie than a raw foodist, as you will notice from my posts. They lean more toward raw cuisine as an […]

Your mother was right—warm milk really will help you fall asleep. Why? Because it contains tryptophan, an amino acid which your body converts to melatonin and serotonin, both believed to induce sleep.
Tryptophan is found primarily in dairy foods, such as milk, cheese, yogurt, and eggs; it is also found in oats, bananas, nuts, and poultry.
You […]

If it wasn’t for our old neighbors, who introduced us to the wonderful world of Indian food and fostered our love for it, I wouldn’t be feeling it. With a brand new cuisine, you really need someone to take you by the hand, show you their favorite foods and allow you to gently wade into […]

Oatmeal is so, so good for you. It’s a grain that is rich in fiber, which is great for digestion. Oprah turned me onto steel-cut oats, which are the tops for nutrition, but I am still a really big fan of rolled oats.
What’s so good about oatmeal? Well, oatmeal is rich in a type of […]

This week’s installment of Learning to Like Vegetables highlights a recipe with nearly endless variations. I provide it only to suggest a starting point for you to come up with your own perfect mixture of ingredients. However, to start, we need one key ingredient - red cabbage.
This week’s installment of Learning to Like Vegetables […]

Thanks to BzzAgent, I stumbled on an interesting website called Vital Juice Daily recently. Through the site, I receive interesting (and useful) daily emails with tips on getting and staying healthy. Today’s topic? Using essential oils to ward off illness. Check it out here.

I really wasn’t sure what to expect from this new food product, I mean, it’s fruits and nuts, right? Packaged into a 2 serving pouch, each bag contained a mix of dried fruit and a separately wrapped package of nuts alongside. I don’t know about you, but I have never consumed a snack pouch of […]

On Sunday, we’ll be getting an extra hour of sleep, and it looks like we need it. According to Mathias Basner, a sleep researcher at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the average American gets 6.5 hours of sleep, about an hour less than in the 1950s.
Our bodies need sleep just like they need […]