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Beware of Toxic Water Bottles! 08.04.2015

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A healthy meal wouldn’t be complete without some refreshing water. Most of us are used to purchasing bottled water without a single thought. Yet, studies have shown that certain plastics contain chemicals and contaminants that can cause serious harm.

Use these shopping tips to protect yourself and your loved ones from toxic plastic bottles. Looking at the bottom of these containers will tell you what you need to know, but only if you understand them!
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Buying spices: what, where and how much? 03.04.2015

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Eating well is one of the most important things in our lives, because it gives us energy and thus the day to day activities are much easier. At the same time, getting some healthy food for your family meal is important. But while eating raw food is a good idea, from millennia now people have started to use spices in order to enrich the taste of their food. Few things have changed since then, because even the way we prepare spices, with the mortar and pestle, has remained roughly the same. What has changed is the way we combine them with food and the astounding results that we obtain as a whole thanks to this!

Buying spices can be quite challenging at first, because there are so many flavors out there, and this is exactly why we have created this small guide to help you get the spices you need.
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Healthy Grocery Shopping Tips: Fresh versus Frozen 24.03.2015

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A healthy family means preparing healthy meals throughout the week.  But fresh produce can be expensive, especially in the winter months. How can you buy healthy food without draining your wallet?
Well, you do not have to sacrifice food nutrition for the amount of groceries you buy at your local grocery store.  Most stores have a wide variety of fresh produce and frozen vegetables so you have plenty to choose from.  We’ve compiled some shopping tips on how to pick nutritious ingredients so healthy food can get back on your family grocery list.
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Grocery Shopping Tips: How to Select and Buy Bread 20.03.2015

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If walking down the bread aisle feels like trying to decipher a calculus equation, we are here to help you with a little food nutrition guide 101. Perhaps a little more than a decade ago, you didn’t need to be an astrophysicist to bring home the bread literally. Now, just like the ways of earning a living has changed, you know earning some bread, buying bread has also changed. Nowadays, people are much more self-aware about the foods they choose to put in their bodies. The buzz word is choice. This article sheds some light on some healthy tips and smart shopping to help you keep some of those hard-earned dollars where they belong – your pockets. Shopping on a budget is a skill that can be mastered. Part math to fit your budget, and art to determine the best fit bread for yourself and your family’s needs. Learning how to spend less on groceries is a talent worth nurturing, after all, you have to grocery shop for life.
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Tips and Tricks for Shopping Smart and Buying the Freshest Fish 17.03.2015

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You’re smart, so you know that fish is a healthy alternative to meat. You know that there is a variety to choose from; there’s salmon, blue fish, perch, and tuna to name a few. But how do you go grocery shopping for fish that is fresh and won’t bust your family shopping budget? Smart food shopping is never easy and shopping for fish can be intimidating. But don’t worry! Read our tips on buying fresh seafood and you will become a fish shopping guru.
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Shop Smart with Grocery List Strategies: What not to Buy in Bulk 10.03.2015

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If you want to save on foods, start at the beginning – with your shopping list.

Smart shopping is all about strategy and flexibility. Shopping on a budget may have you thinking, “bulk bulk bulk!” but that is not always the best plan. To really start saving money, you’ll have to shop smart, too. There are many effective grocery shopping tips already out there, and here’s another you may want to try.

Whether you’re a member of a wholesale chain or not, this plan may help you feel more at ease and ready to start saving money while shopping smart. Use this plan as a guideline for how to organize your grocery list. It works by separating your list into three main categories: the Must Haves, the Get Ifs, and the Treats.
And which is worth buying in bulk?

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Scent Marketing Can Make Differences: Smells that Sell 06.03.2015

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Today’s consumers go smart shopping and are in constant hunting for the best possible goods and service, that is competitive price alone cannot draw in smart consumers or satisfy them. Consumers today are not only keen on saving money but also benefiting family life too. They don’t want to just take advantage of coupons or promotions in order to save on foods but be part of consumer culture.
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A Well Laid Out Kitchen 28.08.2013

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I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I really enjoy cooking, baking and trying new recipes. When I look at houses for sale (because sometimes I just like to do that, don’t judge) the kitchen is always a focal point for me. The most amazing house can take a quick downturn if the kitchen is outdated, too small, or poorly laid out.

You can easily paint cabinets, replace counters and add a nice tile backsplash. But if your kitchen isn’t laid out well it isn’t going to feel right. The usability is greatly diminished and it makes working in there very difficult. You can even grow to dislike being in the kitchen at all if it is hard to work in.
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Late Night Snacks To Have You Sleeping Well 23.08.2013

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Sometimes, after a long day doing.… well, all the many things I do in a day, I look at the clock and think, “I really should hurry off to bed so I can get up early and do all of this again tomorrow.” I really try to get a decent amount of sleep each night so that I can function at full capacity (or at least pretty close). But quite often I find that I face a little problem. Just as I am ready to head off to bed I get that all too familiar feeling…

I’m hungry!

So now what do I do? I know that I need to head to bed now if I want to get enough sleep, so I don’t want to spend time making (and eating) a snack. But I also know my stomach is not going to be quiet and just let me go to bed either. And of course I won’t sleep well if my stomach is this empty and my blood sugar isn’t balanced. I also need to be careful because a sugary bedtime snack can lead to a blood sugar spike, and then crash, that can lead to a groggy and grumpy morning.
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