For many of us, the new year is an opportunity for a restart. We make resolutions, set goals, pick a meaningful word for the year, or even if we don’t name the change out loud, we secretly tell ourselves that this year will be different. But what happens when the change stalls or the cleanse you were doing is over or you fall off of your diet or exercise wagon? Hitting this wall often happens…
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The search for good snacks seems never ending. Here are 24 of my favorite healthy snacks for any craving that are great for adults or kids. Healthy Snacks for Any Craving You have got the home-cooked dinner thing down (hopefully The Scramble is helping you in that department. If not, check out out The Scramble’s family-friendly meal plans to see how much easier getting dinner on the table can be), but what about healthy snacks?…
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“Oh! Well then I shouldn’t tell you what I had for dinner last night!” Is a response I often get when people find out what I do for a living, and it always makes me a tiny bit sad and just a smidge self-conscious. Why? Because it shows that some people worry that I am going to judge them for their food choices. It betrays the shame people feel about what they are eating. It…
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Sometimes we have to fall off the wagon in order to see how well we are doing. Here our our tips what to do when good habits slip. I have noticed something that I like to call the “Oh, F*$k It!” phenomena. For me, this most often takes place when I have been burning the candle at both ends and I finally break down and “cheat” somehow. Maybe it’s ordering a pizza, buying a chai…
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