You can make your own yummy fruit leathers by pureeing fresh or frozen fruit into a thick runny liquid.  This is a great way to save less than perfect fruits (make sure they are still good though) because you just puree the pure fruit, by itself, it into a smooth mush (or add honey for [...]

Dried veggies and fruits are a great snack and travel well to school, the gym, the office, and are also great as a low calorie high-power anytime snack.  To save money and make sure you are getting the most organic, healthy version of these snacks, make them yourself with these easy instructions:
STEP 1
Wash the fruit [...]

Spices, herbs, seasonings, jerkies, fruit leather snacks and other dried goods are great, but the store bought varieties are so expensive!  Drying your own herbs and spices and making your own fruit leathers or jerkies can be easy, fun, and done at home!  Follow these tips for drying your foods, and stay tuned for fruit [...]

My new book, Eat Right for Life:  How healthy foods can keep you living longer, stronger, and disease free, which I wrote with Dr. Raymond Schep, is estimated to be released in bookstores in a few short weeks (by September 26th at the latest!).   
Book Details:

Pub. Date: September 2010
Publisher: KP Books (Krause Books, a subsidiary of F+W Media)
Format: Paperback, [...]

As promised, here is part 2 of the great online shopping savings extravaganza!!!
www.FatWallet.com
www.Zappos.com
www.pricegrabber.com
www.shopping.com
Go forth and save!

You all know by now that I am crazy for deals.  I just can’t pay full price, it feels so wrong!  So, I have compiled a great list of websites that will help you save major cash on your online shopping adventures:
www.smartbargains.com
www.beezid.com
www.woot.com
www.currentcodes.com
www.shopzilla.com
But wait….there’s more!!!  Tune in tomorrow for part two of the list!

Looking for a light, refreshing lunch or dinner that doesn’t involve a hot oven?  Try this simple and delicious summer salad recipe!
Ingredients:

1 cup mixed lettuce
1/2 cup raw spinach leaves
1/4 cup walnuts or pecans
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1 apple, cored and chopped
Dash of cinnamon

Directions: 

Sprinkle cinnamon over chopped apple
Combine all ingredients in a bowl
Top with your favorite dressing [...]

Apple slices going brown?  Sprinkle a small amount of lemon juice over the inside of the apple to keep them looking fresh!
Celery go bad faster than you can eat it?  Remove it from the plastic bag and wrap it in tinfoil before refrigerating, or cut it into slices and place in a container filled with [...]

Baked ziti is one of our favorite family dishes, but since we are making a great effort to watch our calories, fat, and un-complex carbs, it has been off limits.  We had really been missing our ziti, so we slimmed it down last night and it was great!!!  The texture was just a little different, [...]

The sides of the walking trail my family and I frequent are overflowing with ripe blackberries, so we just couldn’t help but take our buckets and spend some time in the sun picking fresh berries.  Once we got home, I realized we had way more than enough to eat on top of our cereal or [...]