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Diet Menu Plans With Grocery Lists

Plan your week’s diet menus by writing a carefully planned list and head for the grocery store. Have a healthy snack before your shopping expedition to avoid temptation. Purchasing healthy and low calorie food to take home will help you to stay on your weight loss diet. There is a wide variety of diet plans available for you to choose from. The amount of food you purchase will depend on the size of your family.

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The Sneaky Chef Shares Her Secrets

Modern Mom sat down with New York Times bestselling author of “The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids Favorite Meals,” Missy Chase Lapine. The Sneaky Chef discussed some great ways to keep your kids happy, healthy and fit with Modern Mom.

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15 Minutes to Mental Health

Our mental state is just as important to our overall health as our physical state. As a mom it’s hard to find time to take care of yourself, and even harder if you are a FIRST-TIME mom. Start practicing now and make a habit of taking just 15 minutes a day to relax your mind as well as your body. Here are a few ideas:-Power Nap-Sit quietly and practice your breathing before you go to bed-Get up 15 minutes earlier than the rest of the house and enjoy a hot cup of tea in the quiet.

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Ditch Perfection to Keep Holiday Pounds Off

Have you ever tried to diet over the holidays? If youve ever tried it before, you know it has the potential to turn you into an absolute Grinch. Trying to anticipate what yummy hors d’oeuvres, and more importantly, what delicious desserts, will be served at an upcoming party so that you can look up their likely calorie load and calculate how many you can have (usually only one…and nothing but water to drink) is just no way to live during this festive season. On the other hand, if you throw caution entirely to the wind, you could end up on January 2nd with more than just a few extra pounds to lose. So what’s the trick to keeping unwanted pounds from creeping on over the Holidays? Try putting a few of the little Buttoned Up principles to work.

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New Health/Fitness Articles

Be sure to check out my new articles: “Go Healthy! Easy Snack Substitutes” http://tinyurl.com/yb499zu”5 Quick and Easy Exercises at Home For A Total Body Workout” http://tinyurl.com/yc39kra Let me know what you think! More to come…