Healthy Lunchbox Additions

The truth about healthy snacks for kids is that they often serve parents too. Parenthood usually leads to less adult time, which generally translates to less “partying,” and hence, food replaces boozes. While it is quite easy to gain weight from drinking too much, snacking too often and consuming high-calorie snacks can also result in [...]

The Modern Nipple

I have no children and yet I cannot help but cover a new baby bottle on the market. Though I have no kids of my own, I have one niece, one nephew, and about 10 cousins that have at one point nursed too much, too little, been overwhelmed by gas and/or milk flow, and had [...]

New Product Review: Natural Fruit Soda

Corn syrup-free fruit sodas are nothing new but this brand might help bring the trend outside of the treehugger demographic. The brainchild of Portland, Oregon-based David Yudkin and his family, HOTLIPS is a line of “natural fruit sodas” made from produce picked from the Pacific Northwest region. HOTLIPS is not the family’s first foray into [...]

Fage Adds Nonfat Yogurt Options

Greek dairy giant FAGE announced a new line of products dubbed FAGE Total 0% Flavors. The fat-free yogurt range includes a variety of exotic flavors. The line, which comes in split cup packaging, is the first to feature the following new flavors: Strawberry-Goji, Blueberry-Acai, Mango-Guanabana, Cherry-Pomegranate, and Honey. Made from skim milk, the flavors include [...]

Tim Gunn Inks Weight Watchers Deal

Weight Watchers has tapped fashion expert and Liz Claiborne Chief Creative Officer Tim Gunn as a consultant to help dieters embrace fashion. The former head of Parsons’ fashion design department was hired to provide inspiration during the weight loss process and has already worked with the Weight Watchers PointsPlus™ program advertising campaign featuring Jennifer Hudson. [...]

Hydration Helpers: Low Sugar BPA-Free Tools

Detox goals usually only last a few days. Cutting carbs, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol are often a short-lived dietary move. One that may having a more lasting impact is to lower one’s alcohol and caffeine intake and to ingest more water and soup. Two tools that might help are a low-calorie water soluble vitamin mix [...]

BPA Debate Heats Up In Europe, New England

The debate over the presumed danger of bisphenol A (BPA) is sparking new discussions amid the European Commission‘s recent move to ban the chemical often used in clear plastics, in baby bottles, according to the BBC. While six American companies voluntarily stopped using BPA in baby bottles last year, Canada was a leader in fight [...]

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