Want to save your wallet at the grocery store? Then dont worry about buying these 15 produce items organic. “The Clean 15″ is conventional produce with limited pesticides. Lets get shopping!
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17 Day Diet Complete – iPhone app update
The physician-approved 17 Day Diet was created by Dr. Mike Moreno providing visible results in 7 days and weight loss of up to 12 pounds in the first 17 days. It’s not a fad diet, but a balanced eating plan that adjusts every 17 days so that your metabolism won’t slow down and you won’t get bored. If you’re ready to be thinner and feel better, get 17 Day Diet Complete and start today! Here is a quick list of what the app has:
recipes
food & exercise lists
weight tracker & weight loss progress graph
17 day diet guidelines
it calculates up your daily serving needs and tells you if you’re under or over
daily water tracker
meal and workout trackers
NEW! Personal diet support chat – ask anything and you will be answered personally through the app!
NEW! The ability to make [...]
Drink Up!
Find many Pomegranate recipes in this book Pomegranates: 70 Celebratory Recipes
Pomegranate Mango Smoothie! Only 3 ingredients and super healthy.
1 Mango
1 Pomegranate, seeded
1 cup Almond Milk
1. Remove the seeds of the Pomegranate with your hands or this handy Pomegranate DeSeeder 
2. Add all items to a blender, blend, pour in a glass and enjoy!
NOTE: You could also squeeze the juice of the seeds into the blender, if needed. Or, just use 1/2 cup pomegranate juice instead.
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The Dirty Dozen
The 12 fruits and veggies you should be buying organic.
With over-whelming research and publications about organic foods, it is difficult to ignore the benefits. Among other benefits, buying and eating organic reduces the amount of chemicals you place in your body and it’s better for the environment from the lack of pesticides. However, there are two main things that hinder my organic eating. 1.) Organic produce isn’t always in large supply. 2.) Lets just face it, eating organic is expensive.
Thankfully, I found the “Dirty Dozen.” The Dirty Dozen has become important in my grocery lists and has helped my wallet on weekly shopping trips. The D.D. is a list of 12 items to help you buy organic, healthy foods. It was compiled by the USDA after washing produce with the mother of all washing systems. The produce that made the list still [...]
Valentines Day Sweets
With the little self control I have, I do my best to avoid sweets. That pint of Ben and Jerry’s containing four servings and over 1000 calories is easily consumed in a night when no matter how many times I say “I’ll just have a bite.” But in honor of Valentines Days, I have decided to make some of my favorite cookies: cake-mix cookies. But, with a little twist. Instead of the oil and eggs the recipe calls for, I will be substituting yogurt and egg whites to cut back on fat and calories.
The traditional recipe is as follows:
1 box cake mix
1/2 c oil
2 eggs
Twisted Recipe:
1 box cake mix (Valentines funfetti)
1/2 cup non fat yogurt, plain or vanilla
1/2 cup egg whites
1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until it forms a dough
2. [...]
Work Those Abs! Summers Coming Soon! At Home Ab Workout Routine.
I am a big fan of home workouts, and ones that you can get done in a short period of time, you sweat a lot, & don’t need any equipment – except a yoga mat is nice for floor exercises, I recommend the Gaiam Premium Yoga Mat 
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