Nutrition & Recipes

Featured Recipe: Healthy Holiday Margarita from Uplift

12.12.2012

Healthy Holiday Margarita

The thing with drinking around the holidays is that there is, er, a lot of it! So instead of abstaining completely, the best thing to do is lower your overall beverage calorie intake by drinking low-cal, all-natural (and totally delicious!) cocktails with "whole food" ingredients. In other words, you can make healthier versions of old favorites!

Helena Wolin, Katie Currie & Leanne Shear of [...]

Tips to Stay Active with Your Kids Over the Holidays from Rupa Mehta

12.12.2012

Active Kids

As we approach the holidays and the conversation and wine start flowing, family bonding over food becomes as easy as pie.  With kids home from school on vacation, we've called on Rupa Mehta for tips to make family bonding over exercise and health just as fun - and with less calories!

Called a “pint-sized guru” by VOGUE Magazine and the “Rachel Ray of Fitness” by the  [...]

Featured Recipe: Key Lime Pie from Mika Street

12.12.2012

Key Lime Pie

With winter here, key lime pie is a great reminder of the warmer weather approaching in the months ahead. Inspired by her Florida roots, Mika Street, owner of Uptown Pilates, brings us this low fat and super simple to make key lime pie recipe.  Now you can have your "pie" and eat it too.

Ingredients

8 oz low fat or fat free cream [...]

Featured Recipe: Pomegranate Salad from Mika Street

12.12.2012

Pomegranate Salad

We love this pomegranate salad recipe from Mika Street, owner of Uptown Pilates.  It's oh so simple to prepare, light and healthy, and the vibrant pomegranate seeds give it a great festive feel that will help decorate any dining room table.  And pomegranate seeds are not only low calorie and high in fiber, but they are also a great source of vitamins, including Vitamin C and [...]

Featured Recipe: Marinated Feta & Olives Appetizer from Michelle Eichas

12.11.2012

Brought to us by Michelle Eichas, Dietitian and Health Coach at Exceed Fitness, this marinated feta and olives appetizer is a great low-calorie, easy-to-make hors d'oeuvre to serve your guests or bring to a cocktail party...and can even be made in advance!

Marinated Feta and OlivesIngredients

1 cup sliced pitted olives, such as Kalamata or mixed Greek
1/2 cup diced feta cheese, preferably reduced-fat
2 tablespoons [...]