Halloween is in a few days, and for some us, it is the most tempting holiday to break diet guidelines. I love candy corn, chocolate and peanut butter, caramel apples and cider mill sugar donuts. The last few Halloweens I have worked on ways to treat myself once in awhile rather than sitting on the floor with my kids in a sugar coma. You don’t have to deprive yourself an occasional piece of candy here and there; just don’t let it derail the diet you’ve worked so hard to maintain over the past year.

If your company is seeking a way to begin or continue to generate excitement around health and wellness, and Health Fair is a great way to do it. There are several benefits to initiating a Health Fair although planning can be somewhat involved. Getting health and wellness vendors involved can help to curb the expense of providing the fair. The return on this investment of time will be well worth it.

Salads aren’t just for summer. They’re a simple, straightforward way to add nutritious, seasonal ingredients to your diet year round. Vegetables boost the immune system and are celebrated for their powerful antioxidant properties. I recommend a mix of hearty greens, such as escarole, radicchio, arugula, and endive for fall. I love this recipe because you can easily remove the cheese and add roasted chicken or fish in its place. The salad's versatility can make it chock-full with protein or little treats. Whatever you choose, the recipe works well with how you might like to eat on any given day. Part of healthy eating is variety!

The healthiest way to lose weight is neither crash diets nor bursts of exercise. The body likes slow changes in terms of food and exercise.

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Between bags of candy and spooky celebrations, October 31 is a favorite day for many children and adults. However, the festivities aren’t all fun and games for children. This Halloween, protect your little ghost or ghoul by following these safety guidelines.

Cooking Spaghetti Squash

I love the fall partly because of the weather but all because I love fall fruits and vegetables like apples, pomegranates, endives, spinach, pumpkins and squash. One of my favorite forms of squash is the spaghetti squash. It is higher in beta-carotene; the orange variety is also bit sweeter than its paler counterpart, although both have a mild flavor that is easily enhanced by the food served with or on it. A foodies dream, a four-ounce serving of spaghetti squash has only 37 calories.
This is one simple recipe for spaghetti squash that I found a long time ago but changed some ingredients to make it a healthy side or a great main dish instead of using traditional noodles.

September 14^th was Lenawee United Way’s “Day of Action”. Over 300 people donated their time on over 40 different projects throughout Lenawee County. While rain made video more complicated than usual, local photographers donated their time and expertise by providing hundreds of quality snap-shots. Watch a compilation our compilation of this amazing day-

I remember when I was a kid I would race off the bus after school, run right in the kitchen and grab junk food to eat because I was so hungry. I would not eat the healthy dinner that my mom cooked for me because I was so stuffed from the ice cream, candy and chips that I ate after school.