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Saturday Indulgence: Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

This is a guest post from For the Love of Cooking.

My daughter had a friend come over after school for a play date and I wanted to make them something special to eat for their snack. I was thinking about making cookies but I didn’t want to load them up with so much butter & sugar. I decided on granola bars when I found this recipe on Tracey’s Culinary Adventuresthat looked quick and easy to make. They were a big hit with both girls and my son too. More Here...

Disney Races: The Most Magical Miles of Your Life

Last weekend was the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. I ran the half marathon last year during the Marathon Weekend, and I have never been so happy to run 13.1 miles. More Here...
How to Open a Pomegranate

This is a guest post from Kirbie's Cravings.

DH and I both really love pomegranates. A few years ago, after being frustrated with how long it was taking us to open one, I did some research on finding a faster method.

I found a method I loved and was much less time consuming. It only takes me about 10-15 minutes to completely de-seed an extra large pomegranate now. I was thinking about writing this post for awhile, but wasn’t sure if anyone was interested. Then recently, I’ve come across a few people asking about the best way to open one, so I thought I’d share my method. More Here...

Protein Shakes: Are They Actually Beneficial?

I don't know how I feel about protein shakes. I have never had one, but I have friends that use them constantly. So it got me wondering, are they actually good for you, or is it just an overrated product? More Here...
Low Fat Pound Cake

This is a guest post by Kirbie's Cravings.

My RSS feed has been flooded with healthy recipes and posts about resolutions to eat better. I’m not really good at dropping sweets my from diet. It just makes me really grumpy and want desserts even more.

So rather drop them cold turkey, I’m still eating my desserts, but trying to lighten some of them up.

This is actually my second attempt at making a low fat pound cake. My first attempt at modifying a recipe did not turn out well. Then I came across this recipe from Bakers Royale and it was much more successful.

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The Runner's App: MapMyRun

Map My Run is a site that I have been using for years. It does exactly what the title refers to, it maps your run!

This website is free to use, you can sign in via Facebook or your email address. In your account online, there are options to create a map, log workouts, log food, and to write in your daily journal your feelings, hours of sleep, heart rate, calories and waist line. More Here...

2013 Resolution: Quitting Smoking with Cigarettes!?

Again it is time for New Year Resolutions. Almost half of all Americans will commit to something such as saving (more) money, giving up bad habits, or accomplishing other goals in their personal life or relationships.

Some of the most popular resolutions are related to happiness, money, weight loss and quit smoking. Let's look at smoking. According to the CDC about 46.6 million American adults smoke cigarettes, despite the well-known health consequences and risks of deadly diseases. The CDC further states that tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Yet deciding to quit is not easy and actually quitting smoking itself is even more difficult. Unfortunately (too) many have tried and failed. More Here...