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    Healthy Bites, SELF Magazine

    Healthy Bites, SELF Magazine

  • 3 Delicious Ways to Escape This Weekend (Without Leaving Home!)

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineHappy Friday my healthy eating beauties! If you're feeling anything like me, you're getting a bit sick of all the summer travel. Sure it's fun in June, but by mid-August it's getting a little bit tired.

  • 3 Simple Ways to Battle the Bulge

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineWith all the traveling and cookouts this summer, I've been noticing a bit of, how shall I say it, extra junk in my trunk. Mind you: I think curves are sexy and there's nothing wrong with adding a few every now and again. What's not sexy is constant overindulging. It ca

  • 1 Superfood, 3 Original Ways to Eat It: The Blueberry Reinvented

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineI am bananas over blueberries--bananas are pretty delish too, but nothing like my affinity for a ripe box of blubs. You already know the benefits of going blue, but did you know that blueberries can play a starring role in some of your favorite dishes? Adding this supe

  • Don't Believe The Hype: High-Fructose Corn Syrup Is NOT OK!

    By Caitlin Berens, SELF magazineStill sipping on your morning soda? Perhaps the commercials downplaying the effects of high-fructose corn syrup have won you over. Not so fast: there's still reason to be weary...

  • The First Lady Discusses Detox: Are You Surprised?

    By Sarah Schmidt, SELF magazineWith her crusade to end childhood obesity (and those killer arms!), First-Lady Michelle Obama is one of our healthy-living heroes. But when she opened up about her eating habits, we were surprised to hear about her propensity for cleansing. (Detox dieting can be a dang

  • 5 Frozen Food Staples For Easy Weeknight Meals

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineHappy Monday my Healthy Bites beauties! Just doesn't have the same ring to it as "Happy Friday," huh? It's hard to manage all your must-do activities during the week (work aside).

  • 3 Quick and Healthy Ways to Freshen Up Your Brown Bag Lunch

    By Caitlin Berens, SELF magazineTired of the same PB&J or turkey sandwiches? It's possible to satisfy your taste buds without dropping a dime in the cafeteria with lunches that are not only a cinch to prep, but have good-for-you nutrients like antioxidants and fiber to boot. Related: Beat the heat w

  • Pool Party? What to Serve a Bikini-Clad Crowd!

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineTotally pumped that it's the weekend? Me too. It's probably the only time you'll hear me use the words "totally" and "pumped"--especially in the same sentence. I am hosting a pool party this weekend and have rattled my brain all week wondering what one serves a bikini-

  • Is Eating Meat Making You Gain Weight?

    By Caitlin Berens, SELF magazineAttention meat-lovers! Piling your plate with animal protein could expand your waistline. The more meat people eat, the more likely they are to gain weight, a recent study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds.Related: Find out how you can get a wow boot

  • Train Your Brain to Control Cravings (3 Simple Tricks!)

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineOne common work-week diet trap: the 3-o'clock munchies. You know the feeling. Before you know it, you're standing before the vending machine, with the voice in your head saying "I want, I want, I want!" Here's how to silence those thoughts without feeling deprived.

  • The Perfect Summer Fare: 1 Superfood, 4 Simple Ways

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineI like to say: When all else fails, eat cheese! It truly is the wunderkind of festive summer fare. Cheese lovers abound--and there truly is no superfood that is easier to prepare and serve, even on short notice. You're certain to please (just about) everyone's palate w

  • Packing for a Summer Picnic: Top 9 Healthy Bites for Your Basket

    By Margy Slattery, SELF magazine'Tis the season for picnicking. The weather is warm, the days are long, and parks across the country are filling up with al fresco diners. The record heat on the East Coast has even eased up this week, the evenings becoming cool and breezy. So pack up a basket, roll o

  • 4 Best Lunchtime Staples to Solve Your "What Do I Eat Today?" Dilemma

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineWe're all guilty of it: In a state of desperation, we rely on the workplace caf to satiate a hungry tummy. Whether it's midday or that 3 PM sugar craving, we tend to make poor selections in the name of hunger. (Hey! You try to resist an over-sized brownie with a growli

  • Weekend Get-Away? Top 5 Store-Bought Snacks for Your Roadtrip

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineEveryone loves a good road trip (right?). In my opinion, there's nothing like a quick summer get-away. The not so fun part? Deciding what to pack--for snacks! I've got my weekend wardrobe covered (cover up? check. bathing suit? check. Done!). But when it comes to decid

  • 7 Healthy Weight-Loss Tips From Dr. Oz's Daughter

    By Merritt Watts, SELF magazineDaphne Oz, daughter of celebrity doc Dr. Mehmet Oz, was overweight and jaded by fad diets as a teen. So you might think college, land of the fabled "freshman 15," wouldn't have done her any favors. But instead, she lost 10 pounds in her first semester and she has writt

  • Live Blogging Losing It With Jillian Michaels: The Alvarez Family

    By Jennifer D'Angelo Friedman, SELF magazine

  • The 5 Best On-the-Go Breakfast Foods Ever

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineI know I have mentioned the importance of a morning meal before, but let me reiterate: Eating breakfast is an absolute must! Why, you ask? For starters, you need to reset your metabolism. Fueling up with the right foods will jump start your fat burn for the entire day.

  • Makeover Monday: Three Simple Steps to Clean Eating

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineOverindulging on the weekends not only results in a little post-weekend pooch, but it can also make you hungrier come Monday! Palmitic acid, found in foods containing saturated fat, like ice cream and beef burgers (hello, Saturday BBQ!), causes the brain to ignore "I'm

  • Summer Weekend Special: 3 Healthy BBQ Essentials

    By Samantha Levy, SELF magazineI'm not sure about you, but my favorite part of the summer season is spending long days at the beach followed by fun evenings with friends, grilling delicious food. But there's one thing that can spoil hot nights faster than a bright red sunburn in a cute new sundress.

  • In the News Now: Should You Sip A Drink to Get Some Sleep?

    By Margy Slattery, SELF magazineIf energy drinks have your brain (and body) running in circles, consider this new trend: A plethora of so-called "relaxation drinks" -- more than 350 varieties, according to the New York Times -- are promising to calm you down, help you sleep, prevent jet lag and even