Heart healthy snack

Scary but true, our hubbies now take Lipitor to keep their cholesterol in check. In hopes of one day getting them off the drug we’ve been checking out potato chips. You read right, chips that have been proven to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Corazonas make heart healthy oatmeal squares, tortilla chips, and potato chips all of which were proven in more than 140 clinical studies to help fight [...]

Freeze-Dried Fruit Chips

While it may not curb our appetite for chocolate, there’s a lot to be said about the satisfyingly sweet nature of dried fruit. However getting our little ones to see the value in fruit – let alone “eww…chewy” dried fruits – is a constant battle. We’re well aware of the competition for who has the best lunchbox snacks during recess and we certainly don’t want the kids feeling like their snacks are the raisins to everyone else’s chocolate covered pretzels.

Mrs. Mays Fruit Chips are crunchy [...]

A more healthful frozen treat

A Coldstone Creamery just opened nearby and the kiddies couldn’t be more excited. Unfortunately for them having half a day’s calories come from a Birthday Cake-flavored Sunday isn’t exactly our idea of a healthful option. But the last thing we want to deal with when walking back from school is temper tantrums and sulky faces. The solution? Oprah-endorsed Ciao Bella sorbet.

All of the Ciao Bella sorbets are low in calories [...]

Tastiest cups of Joe around

By now most of us are aware of the health, taste, and environmental benefits of organic foods. Organic coffee however is still a growing area and many people are unaware of the benefits of a cup of organic Joe.

A few years ago for a biggie wedding anniversary, we went to Alain Ducasse’s Adour in New York City and finished off our decadent tasting menu with a cup of organic Nicaraguan coffee. No exaggeration, it was the best cup of coffee we ever tasted (thank goodness because it was $10!).

Organic coffee is [...]

Custom energy bars

You’ve had it up to here when it comes to deciphering nutrition facts. Why can’t portion sizes be the same across the board so we can actually make accurate comparisons? And more importantly why is it that our local Health Nut stocks a ton of products with saturated fats, artificial flavors, and hydrogenated oils – ludacris! Unbeknownst to most moms those so-called healthy granola snacks are most mass produced,over-processed, and full of sugar. Despite knowing this we still often find ourselves relying on energy and granola bars to fuel us through our day (especially when we’re in a rush), so when we discovered Element Bars.

We knew we hit the nutrition [...]