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Food Heavyweights Asked to Help in Childhood Obesity Fight

The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), a Washington-based coalition chaired by First Lady Michelle Obama is focusing on the private sector to help stop…

Healthy Recipes: Chocolate-Cherry Snack Bars

Servings: 16 Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (including 1 hour cooling time) To Make Ahead: Store airtight for up to…

Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving can be one of the hardest holidays for people wanting to lose weight. Food is plentiful and often soaked in butter and fat. However,…

Reimagining the Cranberry During the Holiday Season

When you think of canned cranberry sauce, images of the gelatinous, sugar laden holiday staple come to mind. But without all the added sugar, cranberries…

Tips For Packing Your Own Lunch to Improve Your Health and IQ

No matter how healthy the options are, eating at school or a cafeteria at work or, even worse, a fast food restaurant for lunch can…

Healthy Recipes: Watermelon Sorbet

This incredibly refreshing icy dessert is made without using an ice cream maker. Servings: 12 Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 3 1/2 hours (including…

Healthy Recipes: Cherry-Vanilla Milkshake

So thick you’ll need a straw and a long spoon to enjoy this frosty cherry-vanilla milkshake. 2 servings, about 1 1/2 cups each  Active Time:…

Healthy Recipes: Gingered Cranberry-Pear Cobbler

Cranberries add a particularly pleasing tartness and color to pears. Fresh ginger, lemon and vanilla brighten up the pears, while reduced-fat sour cream adds flavor…

Easy Sweet Treat for a Healthy Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is a time to show your loved ones just how important they are, usually with gifts like cards, flowers, and chocolate! Go ahead…

Healthy Recipes: Mixed Green Salad with Grapefruit & Cranberries

Grapefruit juice is the base for the tangy vinaigrette on this salad studded with grapefruit segments and dried cranberries. It serves 12 as a starter…