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I’ve never really been a fan of chicken nuggets. I was NOT the kid who ordered chicken nuggets and fries in my Happy Meal, nor did my mom ever make us frozen chicken nuggets during the week nights. It just wasn’t my style. I also LOATHE the fact that chicken nuggets seem

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While it is common to examine the calories and fat grams on a food label, sodium is generally overlooked. Most of us just don’t think about sodium until our doctor tells us we have high blood pressure.

Although our bodies DO need SOME sodium to balance the electrolytes in our body (~500 mg), the problem in

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Yesterday was our 18 week ultrasound appointment. For those of you who don’t know, it’s kind of a big deal. This is the appointment where they get numerous shots of baby’s legs, feet, arms, hands, torso, brain, spine, etc., looking for any “red flags” that there could be something wrong. Oh and they tell you

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WARNING: If you are not a SERIOUS chocolate lover, proceed with CAUTION.

The above picture is just a mere snapshot into the bliss that I discovered IS chocolate oatmeal. Sure, I’d heard around town that adding a little cocoa powder to your usual bowl of oats will send you in to a chocolate food coma, but

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Like most people in this world, I am an animal lover. Growing up, I always wanted to be a veterinarian because I just LOVED animals. I subscribed to magazines like Zoo Books (anyone remember those?), watched a lot of Animal Planet, and adopted wolves and white tigers once a year through several organizations. If I watched special

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Seems like a lot of ladies in the blog world are pregnant and having babies these days. I realize that most ladies are blogging about their experience and for good reason. However, I also realize that most of you aren’t pregnant and still want info that is non-pregnancy related. So bare with me, I’m

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1. KALE. 

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I overlooked Kale for many years because I wasn’t very experimental when it came to my greens; I generally stuck with leaf lettuce and romaine. However, this is one veggie that none of us should be passing up! Kale is an excellent weight-loss food because of its’ unusually high fiber content; a 1 cup

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 It’s a breakfast week in our household. After spending quite a bit of money on groceries last week in order to entertain our weekend guests and host a Super Bowl party, we mutually decided that we would use up the eggs in our fridge in as many creative ways as possible. Monday we did egg

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I am now in my 4th month of pregnancy and feeling much better. My only gripes as of late are being TIRED (where is my energy jolt?), occasional heartburn, and headaches. Other than that I feel pretty wonderful!

SuperBowl 2012; Grandma love.

I did want to note that my appetite still needs fed every 2-3 hours.

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1. The Marilyn Meme Article. (Please read by clicking on the title)

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This morning I read an article that was incredibly thought provoking. Images, like the one pictured above, have been popping up all over facebook.  While they definitely seem to have good intentions, what is this message REALLY telling us? That we have to be

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