10 Quick and Healthy Bedtime Snacks

I know my kids want to spend every waking second outside playing. Often when they come in, they will ask for a snack before going to bed. This is our top 10 healthy bedtime snacks as well as a few guidelines. Read more

7 Facts About Your Metabolism and Weight Gain

Don’t blame your weight gain on your slow metabolism. Your weight gain is due to you consistently eating more calories than you burn, or a caloric surplus. There are some medical exceptions to this rule but let’s not deal with exceptions now. For most of us, we gain weight because we eat too much and exercise/burn calories too little. Read more

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Salad

I started thinking about how I can get my kids to eat salad. They love vegetables, but don’t really love salad. Here are my solutions and tips for getting your kids to not only eat salad, but love it! Read more