Website of the Day: Free Rice


Updated 07/30/08 5:36 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 44 comments

Website of the Day: Free Rice

'Tis the season of giving thanks and giving back, so it only seems appropriate that the site FreeRice has been getting a great deal of attention. The site's goals are twofold: Provide English vocabulary lessons for free and help end world hunger by providing free rice to hungry people. The site is a definition game, offering you multiple definition choices for a given word and asking you to click Read more

Easy Ways to Get More From Your Food Budget


Updated 05/18/12 8:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Stop Wasting Food

Go the extra mile with your food budget with these tips from LearnVest. For years, many people — my husband, mom, sister and even my son — told me to stop wasting so much food. Throwing away half a piece of chicken here or a handful of grapes there never seemed like such a big deal to me. If I was full or no longer in the mood for that particular food, then I had no problem tossing Read more

Avery Island, Part Deux: Boils, Bottles, Bloodies & Boudin


Updated 05/03/12 7:00 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Avery Island Food

If you're itching for a culinary adventure, there's no need to leave your home! Escape to Avery Island for a crawfish feast with Food Orleans. This was my lunch. I ate it all. Avery Island is a gorgeous place; it's surrounded by a long lace of bayous, has plenty of wildlife roaming around freely (deer, bears, raccoons, alligators), and houses the beautiful Jungle Gardens and Bird Sanctuary. Read more

A Makeover For Your Grocery List


Updated 04/18/12 6:35 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Shopping For Kids With Food Allergies

If your child has been diagnosed with a food allergy, you know both cooking at home and dining out can quickly become a challenge. Since healthy eating begins at home, and eating at home begins at the grocery store, we turned to Amie Valpone of The Healthy Apple for some advice on how to stock your pantry for success, whether you're dealing with food allergies or just want to take a cleaner Read more

Packaged Dinners That You'll Feel Good Feeding Your Family


Updated 03/21/12 3:20 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Healthy Frozen Meals

It happens to the best of us, those weeknights when everyone's running in different directions, and cooking dinner is simply not an option. While frozen and packaged foods may have a bad rap, our friends at Dinner: A Love Story are providing us with eight nutritious and totally tasty options for a quick and easy meal that the whole family can enjoy together. PJ's Organic Chicken Burritos These Read more

A Reader Recipe: Vegan Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread


Updated 03/18/12 7:49 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

BabyCakes Vegan Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread Recipe

FitSugar reader Whipped recently shared this recipe for vegan chocolate-chip banana bread, which she got from the BabyCakes Bakery cookbook, in our Healthy Recipe group. So I have been craving some banana bread lately. I want a moist, tender, chocolately chip banana bread . . . and I'd like it healthy, too, please? No butter? No eggs? No dairy? Yup. Perfect chocolate-chip banana bread. And it's Read more

Endurance Athlete Brendan Brazier on How to Fuel an Active Lifestyle the Vegan Way


Updated 03/13/12 4:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Vegan Endurance Athlete Brendan Brazier's Nutrition Tips

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! Ironman triathlete and ultramarathoner Brendan Brazier realized early on in his career that diet would play a big role in his overall performance. "Longer events really level the athletic playing field. It becomes more about training and the speed of recovery than about natural ability," Brazier says. Read more

From the Community: Dr. Oz’s Top 10 Healthy Eating Musts


Updated 03/13/12 10:49 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Healthy Eating Tips From Dr. Oz

FitSugar reader JessicaSmithTV posted these healthy eating tips from Dr. Oz in our 10 Pounds Down! community group. In honor of National Nutrition month, we asked Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, author, and host of the Dr. Oz Show, to share with us his top 10 musts when it comes to eating for better health, weight loss, and overall wellness. We were surprised to learn a few of these! 1) Read more

OnSugar Blog: Chicken & Carrot Porridge Baby Recipe Plus Storage Solutions!


Updated 03/08/12 3:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Chicken and Carrot Baby Food Recipe

Lots of moms like to think out loud, and CherylDee is one of them. Here is one of the latest posts to her Lipsticks to Baby Bottles blog. This is probably one of Kiara's favourite dishes, and I believe many Asian kids, too! It's easy peasy to make and tastes delish! What you'll need: Minced chicken Diced carrots Rice (brown rice if you want a healthier choice) Bovril (optional) Garlic Read more