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Members Tell How They Save at the Pump SparkPeople members share tips on saving money on gas—and sometimes getting a workout in the process!
11/4/2009
Members Share Their Cheap Fun When you're watching your wallet, nights out on the town are out, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. SparkPeople members tell us how they have fun on a shoestring budget—and sometimes for free! 
 11/4/2009
Members Share Tips on Saving at Home From planting a garden and turning down the thermostat to making nice with the neighbors and closing off a few rooms in summer, SparkPeople members have great tips for saving some green at their home sweet homes. 
 11/4/2009
How Money Problems Can Affect Your Health Money influences countless factors in our lives, from the kind of peanut butter we buy at the grocery store to the neighborhood we live in to the friends we make. But did you know that money (and especially debt) can actually affect your health? 11/4/2009
How Members Eat Well for Less Food is an ever-growing part of our budget. It's a misconception that to eat on a budget, you must eat unhealthfully. SparkPeople members contradict that myth by sharing ways they stay healthy and eat well for less. 11/4/2009
Vote for Your Favorite Un-Chained Recipe Thanks to all who entered our first ever SparkRecipes contest. Now we need YOUR help choosing 10 semifinalists. Find out how you can help us choose the winners! 11/3/2009 2:54:24 PM
VIDEO: ''We Lost 140 Pounds Together as Husband and Wife'' Find out how Bobby and Anne helped each other on their amazing tandem weight-loss journey! 11/3/2009
Carbohydrate-Counting Chart for People with Diabetes For people with diabetes, counting carbohydrates is essential to blood sugar control. Refer to these charts to find out how many carbs are in various everyday foods. 11/2/2009
Happy Halloween from Around the Web Happy Halloween! We've peered into our magic cauldrons to share the best healthy Halloween news with you today! 10/31/2009 12:01:38 PM
Adjusting Your Sails: Finding the Realist in You! Attitude can play a major role in our success to embracing a healthy lifestyle. 10/31/2009 5:34:09 AM
10 Treats For Under 100 Calories--No Tricks! Think there's no room for treats in your healthy eating plan? Think again! These Halloween sweets are so low in calories that you'll think you're being tricked! 10/30/2009 4:15:44 PM
Would You Like a Muffin Top With that Coffee? Could your daily coffee breaks be expanding your waistline? 10/30/2009 11:12:57 AM
4 Tricks to Kick Your Candy Cravings to the Curb Are you surrounded by Halloween candy temptations? These tips will help you stay in control of your cravings! 10/30/2009 5:58:47 AM
A New System to Help You Identify Affordable Nutrition A new system revealed at the American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Expo is intended to help consumers make cost-conscious, nutrient rich choices. 10/29/2009 12:27:27 PM
Watch 11 New Videos from Chef Meg Watch all of Chef Meg's new videos. She's got five new recipes and six quick cooking tips, just for SparkPeople! 10/29/2009 6:00:07 AM
Will Pickle Juice Really Become the Next Sports Drink for Exercisers? Pickle juice contains a large amount of sodium, and when added to water, can make an excellent electrolyte replacement drink if you can tolerate the flavor. 10/28/2009 4:52:29 PM
Make Over Your Favorite Restaurant Meal, Win a Vita-Mix We've extended the deadline to submit your recipe to the Un-Chained Recipe Contest. Make over your favorite restaurant meal and you could win a $450 Vita-Mix! 10/28/2009 12:01:40 PM
One More Reason To Drink Your Water The idea that you need to drink 8 glasses of water a day is a myth, right? Maybe, but there are a lot of reasons to make sure you're getting enough. 10/27/2009 6:02:52 AM
The 4 Most Fattening Fall Foods Be on the lookout for these surprisingly high-calorie treats this holiday season. 10/27/2009
Meet the Members: Meeting (and Exceeding) Goals is Possible! These three SparkPeople members won our daily T-shirt giveaways, and now they're Spreading the Spark in return by sharing their best tips. 10/26/2009 3:07:34 PM
Breaking News: 'Smart Choices' Program Halted After the FDA released a plan calling for standards for front-of-package labels, Smart Choices said it would voluntarily suspend the program. 10/24/2009 12:43:56 PM
Obtaining Your Family's Medical History: Do You Know Yours? Knowing your family's medical history may help your doctor be more aware of potential medical issues regarding your own health. 10/24/2009 5:38:31 AM
Should Bigger Babies Be Denied Insurance Coverage? In Colorado, a 4-month old was denied insurance coverage because he was considered "obese." Is that reasonable? 10/23/2009 3:59:42 PM
Habits of Fit People: Sleep in Your Workout Clothes Could sleeping in your exercise clothes help you stick with a morning workout routine? Here are 3 reasons it can help! 10/23/2009 10:44:13 AM
Founder of Turbo Jam Shares Her Top 5 Strength Exercises Wonder how Chalene Johnson, founder of Turbo JamŽ, fits strength training into her busy schedule? She shares her favorite time-saving, effective moves! 10/23/2009 6:00:00 AM