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What I am about to tell you might change your life. To prevent an avocado from browning, all you have to do is spray it with a little bit of cooking spray. I first heard of this concept on the Epi-Log, but wasn't sure if it was true. So I tried it myself. I ate half an avocado and sprayed the remaining half with Pam. Then, I covered it with foil like I would normally do with an avocado half. Read more
Do You Use Cooking Spray? Yes — all the time. Sometimes. No. Read more
If your pet's still hesitant about wintertime walks, and not as willing to wear the booties as you'd hope, try the tip I was emailed just this week: Prevent those painful ice balls between paw pads and spritz the paws with a cooking spray before talking that next potty break. You'll still need to wash his feet when he gets back in (which you should be doing anyway because of the possible poisons Read more
When he was 22, living in New York City, and right out of college, Barack Obama dated Genevieve Cook. The relationship was significant to warrant mention in his memoir Dreams of My Father, but now we can read Genevieve's perspective in Vanity Fair. The magazine's piece, focusing on the now president's first serious relationship, is an adaptation of a new Obama biography by David Maraniss and Read more
FitSugar reader Whipped has just the thing for this weekend's brunch: a less indulgent recipe for French toast, which she shared in our Healthy Recipe group. This challah French toast with maple-apple compote is killer. Think warm, sweet challah-bread french toast topped with warm, cinnamon sugar-sautéed apple slices and dripping in even more thick, syrupy cinnamon sugar. These kind of remind Read more
Happy National Grilled Cheese Day! Just because you're following a healthy diet doesn't mean you have to skip out on this classic sandwich. Check out these tips on how to make a healthier grilled cheese. Start with the right bread: For many of us, grilled cheese meant a slice of American cheese melted between squishy white bread. Now that we're all grown up, skip overly processed white bread Read more
"When I had my baby, after 50 hours of unbelievable labor, I came home to a kitchen that was not quite through a remodel and a pretty empty fridge," said Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan, founding editor of The Kitchn. "After that, I swore that from then on I would always cook for my friends when they had babies, and that is how my famous Taco Box evolved." We thought Sara Kate's New Baby Taco Box Read more
FitSugar reader Dara8182 makes over traditional crab rangoon into 41-calorie bites! She shared her recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. I love making over traditional, unhealthy takeout recipes. I've never been a fan of crab rangoon, but I figured there has to be a better way to prepare these. So I thought about what I don't like about the ones I've had. First, that they are deep fried, and Read more
FitSugar reader Whipped is getting ready for the warmer weather with this Summer-evoking recipe for blueberry-lemon coffee cake, posted in our Healthy Recipe group. So with all of this Summery weather we're being spoiled with in Chicago, I was in the mood for one of my favorite warm weather treats . . . blueberry-lemon coffee cake! When I was a kid, we’d get together with all of our Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Yes, pink slime is gross. No one wants to think about anything being in their burger except actual meat. But the huge controversy may be about more than just pink slime. The biggest concern with pink slime is that we're buying (or eating) a product and we don't exactly know what it's made of, says Prescott Frost, a Read more
