Stone Fruit Variety or Snack Food Flavor?


Updated 07/20/09 3:34 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 3 comments

Stone Fruit Variety or Snack Food Flavor?

Today Party and I were talking about Summer stone fruits, and she remarked that she thought many of the season's fruit varieties had funny-sounding names that reminded her Gatorade flavors! I have to agree — some of the fruit names bear a striking resemblance to names that you might come across in the snack-food aisle. Are you able to identify whether the name is a stone fruit variety or a Read more

Hit the Health Food Store With These Earth-Friendly Tips


Updated 04/10/12 10:23 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Eco-Friendly Tips For Grocery Shopping

Buying groceries from the local Whole Foods or other health food store (like January Jones did last weekend) often means you're doing your body good. Once you're there, the choices you make may also do good for the planet. Follow these earth-friendly tips on your next grocery shopping trip. Choose an eco-friendly mode of transportation: Reduce smog-causing pollutants by walking, biking, Read more

23 Handy Uses For Vinegar


Updated 03/27/12 1:49 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Uses For Vinegar

It's always a great idea to use the products you have that are already sitting in your kitchen for other purposes. You're saving green and being green! Not to mention, using these natural products will be less toxic for you and the other dwellers in your household. Here are a couple of great uses for vinegar: Fabric softener. Add about 1/4 cup of vinegar to your laundry load to soften your Read more

The Essential Habits of a Healthy Home Cook


Updated 01/18/12 2:42 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Cooking Tips

Unless you know what you're doing, cooking at home can be as detrimental to your health as eating out. As far as your body is concerned, cooking with processed ingredients high in saturated fat, sugar, and sodium might as well be like eating McDonald's. But becoming a healthy cook isn't as hard as you think. Here are some essential habits for healthy home cooks, starting from the moment you set Read more

Bizarre Home Cures That Work


Updated 10/31/11 3:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

DIY Home Cures That Work

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Ease pesky health issues with vodka, duct tape — more From the Editors of Prevention Of course there are some health staples you should never be without — bandages or OTC pain relievers come to mind. But you can treat or cure a surprising number of minor ailments with these unexpected household objects and Read more

10 Things to Do in 10 Minutes (to Improve Your Finances)


Updated 10/12/11 11:54 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

10 Things to Do to Improve Your Finances

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You’re busy. We’re busy. And we’ve all got stuff to do. It’s that feeling that gets to us: The longer we put something off, the more we continue to put it off. And those small tasks that will help our financial lives can sometimes be the ones that we put off the most. The key is to keep moving, and pick the low-hanging Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: Flourless Brownies!


Updated 05/20/11 10:30 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Recipe For Gluten-Free Brownies

Bake it! Flourless gluten-free chocolate brownies with almond butter — Fitnessista Test your cereal smarts; are you starting your day on the healthy foot? — Shape Will taxing sugary drinks help curb obesity? — That's Fit Satisfy your sweet tooth while dieting with this nutritionist-approved candy — Vitamin G Warmer weather means it's gazpacho time! — Oh She Glows Treat yourself like Read more

No Time to DIY? Order a Garden Box Instead


Updated 04/12/11 10:13 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Mini Farm Box Sale

Interested in gardening, but not sure where to start? One easy first step is to join our community group The Girls' Guide to Gardening. Then, if you're handy, you can try DIYing my garden box. But if you're pressed for time, you don't have to break out the lumber and electric drill to enjoy a garden box in your backyard. Instead, you can buy one that's easy to assemble, set up, and plant through Read more

Gisele and Tom Kiss, Dance, and Drink to Keep the Carnival Party Going


Updated 03/09/11 9:53 AM · Posted by · 42 comments

Pictures of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen Kissing and Partying at Carnival

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady checked out the Carnival crowd from the balcony of their hotel in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Gisele danced, sipped on a fruit cocktail, and shared a little PDA with her husband, who was sporting a ponytail to hold back his long hair. The couple arrived in Gisele's native Brazil over the weekend and got the party started at a sexy parade where Gisele showed off her Read more

How to Indulge on Vacation Without Busting Your Bikini


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Tips to Prevent Weight Gain on Vacation

You worked so hard to get your body slim and sculpted for your Summer vacation. And now that you've made it to your sunny and sandy destination, you're ready to slip off your cover-up, plop yourself onto a lounge chair, and sip down a fruity cocktail. Go ahead, you deserve to do whatever you want and enjoy yourself, but before you do, here are some ways you can live it up without letting yourself Read more