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Nutrition 101: Is Beet Juice the Next Super Food? Does beet juice provide any nutritional benefits for you? 8/20/2009 6:00:00 AM
How to Meet Your Protein Needs without Meat Worried about getting all the protein you need without eating meat? Find out with this easy guide to plant-based proteins. 8/20/2009
Memorable dailySpark Comments from our Members In honor of the dailySpark's first anniversary, I wanted to share some inspirational and funny comments from our members. Thank you all for making my job a true blessing. 8/19/2009 5:02:06 PM
Win 1 of 5 Sets of Workout Clothing from SparkPeople! Enter to win one of five sets of SparkPeople-themed workout clothing in the dailySpark Anniversary Giveaway! 8/19/2009 2:08:13 PM
The dailySpark's Best Food Reviews Check out our favorite foods that we reviewed in the last year. Have you tried these? 8/19/2009 10:00:00 AM
I Profess that I Love to Confess! What prompted Coach Nicole to confess so many "secrets" with readers throughout the first year of the dailySpark? Find out! 8/19/2009 6:38:12 AM
Get a Free Cookbook from Chef Meg We've compiled 20 of Chef Meg's most popular recipes into one downloadable cookbook that you can keep for easy reference. Save, print, and track your favorites, then share them with friends! 8/19/2009
Coach Jen's Memorable Moments In honor of dailySpark's anniversary, I thought I'd take a look back at some of my favorite blogs over the past year. 8/18/2009 10:00:00 AM
Quick Survey from the dailySpark The dailySpark has had a great first year, but we'd like to make our second year even better--and we hope you can help! 8/18/2009 4:39:03 AM
7 Things You Forgot to Ask Your Personal Trainer You may be dazzled by a trainer's certifications or experience, but don't let that prevent you from asking these important questions before you sign on the dotted line. 8/18/2009
5 Nutrition Blogs You May Have Missed This Year Celebrating the one-year anniversary by highlighting some of the nutrition blogs, you may have missed. 8/17/2009 12:00:00 PM
Dinner Companions Can Make Or Break Your Diet Does the sex or the number of your dinner companions influence how much you eat? New research shows that depending on who they are eating with, females eat differently. 8/14/2009 6:02:02 PM
Your Mind, on Exercise--Or--Why Exercise Won't Turn You Into a Cookie Monster Master the fine art of "soul-making" to put yourself in charge of your eating and your happiness. 8/13/2009 5:49:55 PM
Follow-Up: How to Cook Vegetables, Simplified Last week, I blogged about how cooking methods affect the nutritional value of vegetables. Now, we put it into common-sense terms! 8/13/2009 12:07:33 PM
Weight Busters: All Carbohydrates are NOT Created Equal Simple and complex carbohydrates provide the energy our bodies require but they are not created or used the same by the body. Do you need to do some fine tuning in your intake? 8/13/2009 6:46:47 AM
Touching My Toes: What Goal Have You Achieved? Many times it is the simple things in life that bring us the greatest joy. That is why touching my toes last week became another milestone to check off my list of accomplishments. 8/12/2009 5:53:11 PM
15 Healthy Post-Workout Snacks What should you eat to refuel and repair your muscles? Here are 15 quick and easy meals and snacks! 8/12/2009 4:18:00 PM
I Found a Quick Fix for Motivation! I've found a quick fix for motivation/body image issues! Want to know what it is? 8/12/2009 2:52:57 PM
3 Lessons from Maria Menounos' 40-Pound Weight Loss This celeb has her head on straight when it comes to food, exercise and her body. Find out how she lost the "freshman 40" long before she was famous. 8/12/2009 6:42:10 AM
TIME's Great Exercise Debate: What's In It for You? Have you seen the cover story ("Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin") in the current issue of TIME magazine? Find out why that article won't make you smarter... 8/11/2009 6:29:45 PM
Are Diet Soft Drinks Really A Better Alternative? When you decide to make a change to your diet, many people switch out the regular soda for diet. But some recent studies say that diet drinks might not be much better for you. 8/11/2009 2:08:30 PM
What Hungry Girl Really Eats, the Scoop on Her Next Book and More! Last week, I chatted on the phone with Lisa Lillien, aka Hungry Girl, about her new book, her favorite foods--and what's coming next for the queen of guilt-free food! 8/11/2009 6:00:00 AM
6 Diet Rules Meant to be Broken We've all been exposed to various "diet rules" over the years and, accurate or not, many of us still live by them. Find out which rigid rules you can toss, and get the new guidelines to follow for long-term weight loss. 8/11/2009
How to Turn Your Walk into a Run If you've been walking for a while, you're probably ready to kick things up a notch. Find out how to turn your walk into a run with our step-by-step guide. 8/11/2009
2 New Healthy Recipes to Try Tonight Our newest expert, Chef Meg Galvin, share two of her easy, nutritious recipes. Watch the videos now! 8/10/2009 2:09:27 PM