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Do Rising Food Costs Change Your Buying Decisions? The cost of items like eggs and chicken has gone up significantly in the past year. Have you noticed? Has this trend affected what you’re putting in your grocery cart? 2/3/2012 2:00:00 PM
Tunes That Keep Me Moving and Grooving Beth shares her favorite workout tunes that keep her moving and grooving. 2/3/2012 6:00:00 AM
Let’s Go Streaking! Find out how Coach Denise uses SparkStreaks as a motivational tool that helps her reach various goals, along with how you too can start streaking today! 2/2/2012 2:00:00 PM
Is One of the Most Nutritious Kid's Meals Coming to Your Neighborhood? Learn which fast casual dining restaurant has created new kid's meals that could be the healthiest option around. 2/2/2012 10:00:00 AM
Project Inspiration: Fight Bad Moods with Creativity Michelene shares another one of her healthy living tips on how they help her stay on track. 2/2/2012 6:00:00 AM
Nutritious And Delicious Super Bowl Recipes All time favorite Super Bowl recipes from SparkRecipes. 2/1/2012 5:00:00 PM
Ultimate Weight Loss--It's Not What You Think SparkPeople member Robert shares his journey to overcoming emotional eating and losing over 100 pounds. 2/1/2012 2:00:00 PM
Great Excuses to Not Work Out We've heard them all, but are any exercise excuses really viable? Find out! 2/1/2012 6:00:00 AM
Meet a Man Who's Inspiring Thousands of Kids to Embrace Healthy Living The power of one decision, one goal, one belief that the hard work is worth it. Read an inspiring story about Coach Sam, my Dad. 1/31/2012 10:00:00 PM
You Can Have It All, Just Not All at Once When we learn to stop demanding perfection of ourselves, we're able to keep ourselves from being our own worst enemy. You can't give 100% of yourself all the time. And that's OK. 1/31/2012 6:00:00 PM
Gardening May Help Prevent Falls in the Elderly Falls account for over 2 million emergency room visits each year, however according to a recent report gardening may help prevent falls in the elderly. 1/31/2012 2:00:00 PM
13 Sugar-Free Dessert and Snack Ideas Looking for some smarter ways to satisfy your sweet tooth without turning to sugar? We've got plenty! 1/31/2012 1:09:00 PM
When Exercise Hurts More Than Helps In 2010, I experienced my first serious running injury. I made the problem worse by continuing to push through pain instead of listening to my body and resting. 1/31/2012 10:00:00 AM
Do It Every Day Jerome shares his tips on how he successfully lost over 100 pounds and has kept it off for over 2 years. 1/30/2012 10:00:00 PM
Chef Meg's Roasted Winter Vegetables By roasting these hearty winter vegetables, we soften their strong tastes and bring out their natural sweetness.
 1/30/2012 5:00:00 PM
7 Sure-Fire Tips to Get Kids Excited about Healthy Cooking With all the talk of how we should help kids stay healthy and fight childhood obesity, my mind keeps returning to the same thought: Teach them to cook! 1/30/2012 2:00:00 PM
20 Active Date Ideas More fun than dinner and a movie, these ideas turn date night from sedentary to active! 1/30/2012 1:06:00 PM
The Not-So-Extreme School Lunch Makeover After more than fifteen years, the school lunch regulations have been updated. Learn more about the new changes that students and parents will find next fall. 1/30/2012 10:00:00 AM
Negate What You Ate: Nachos Find out what it would take to burn off a heaping plate of this favorite (but fatty) sports bar snack.
 1/30/2012 6:00:00 AM
Meet Greg, 155 Pounds Down, Thanks to SparkPeople Beth interviews Greg Gaul a SparkPeople member who lost an amazing 155 pounds. 1/27/2012 6:00:00 PM
Physical Activity Boosts Kid’s Brain Power These days, kids feel more pressure than ever to maintain a high G.P.A., and new research shows that exercise might help. Can physical activity really boost brain power? 1/27/2012 10:00:00 AM
Worried about Weight Loss? The Rx: A Big Chill Pill Allow yourself some space, breath, and peace to know that despite all the swirling piles of information, you can make this work. 1/26/2012 6:00:00 PM
Chef Meg’s Cut The Fat, Keep The Flavor Video Think that you have to cut flavor as well as fat and salt when trying to lose weight? Think again.
 1/26/2012 2:00:00 PM
VIDEO: 23 and 1/2 Hours -- What is the Single Best Thing We Can Do for Our Health? How much of your day is spent being sedentary? Coach Denise shares a video about how we can still make a big impact on our health by making small changes to our daily activities. 1/26/2012 9:00:00 AM
VIDEO: 10-Minute Upper Body Dumbbell Workout This is the perfect strength-training workout for beginners. Grab your hand weights and you'll tone and strengthen your arms in just 10 minutes! 1/26/2012