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For Resolutions, More is More
by jillbcooks 12/31/2010 12:19:00 PM

The barrage of commercials for weight loss systems, exercise equipment and healthy foods has begun. While New Year’s Eve leaves another occasion for indulgence, it is also an apropos time to reflect on what might be called healthy indulgence.  Let’s face it, diets don’t work. The human mind doesn’t like a sense of deprivation, and when a person tries to change ingrained behaviors, stress often overcomes the effort to change and the original situation gets worse (think, losing fifteen pounds, but gaining back twenty).  So, this year my attitude is a bit different and more sympathetic toward myself. I don’t plan to chastise myself, but to adopt resolu...


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Tags: health, New Year, pineapple, water, ingredient, carambola, variety, resolutions

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Reclaim the Family Dinner Table
by jillbcooks 1/1/2009 10:15:00 AM

Getting dinner on the table and gathering the family to enjoy it together is no simple task for any busy family.  Work, traffic, sports, play rehearsal, Cub Scouts, and all the stresses of daily life make cooking seem more challenging than ordering pizza and devouring it while flipping on the television while other family members retreat to homework, video games, exercising or the multitude of activities that keep busy families on the move. If your family is anything like mine, it takes everyone’s efforts to pitch in and get things done around the house.  Dinner is no exception. Kids can share in kitchen duty, and probably would do so happily.  Cooking together...


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Tags: cooking, dinner, family fun, meal, New Year

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