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Ingredients 1 cup cottage cheese, creamed2 tablespoons lemon juice2 tablespoons milk2 tablespoons low fat salad dressing or mayonnaise2 tablespoons green onions, chopped1/4 cup parsley, coarsely chopped1/2 teaspoon tarragon leaves1 dash pepper Directions Mix ingredients in a blender, scraping sides of blender with a spatula or rubber spoon and as needed until mixture is smooth and […]

Doing this exercise on a stability ball makes it a little more challenging as you have to keep yourself balanced while doing the exercise.

A calorie intake counter is a digital food journal. The advantages of a calorie intake counter over a pen and paper journal is that the amount of calories in each food are already programmed into the counter. This means that you get a running total of the amount of calories you have consumed throughout the […]

Ingredients 2/3 cup chicken broth1 tsp cornstarch1 tbsp minced garlic, divided3 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided1/4-1/2 tsp crushed red pepper1 pound raw shrimp (21-25 per pound), peeled and deveined1/4 tsp salt, divided4 cups broccoli florets2/3 cup water2 tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 tsp lemon juiceFreshly ground pepper to tasteLemon wedges Directions Combine chicken broth, cornstarch […]

Using a medicine ball in your fitness routine can help strengthen your abs and back.

An obese teenager can feel like high school is some sort of punishment. The teenage years are difficult enough with puberty, acne, dating and peer pressure. But add being an obese teenager into the mix and it can make the teen years pretty miserable. High school is hard. First of all, there’s the coursework to […]

Overweight is the amount of body weight including muscles, bone, fat, and water that are in excess. Obesity is the excess of accumulated body fat. It is possible to be overweight based on factors of muscle, such as the case of body builders, which have muscle that weighs three times the amount as fat. Most […]

A fitness instructor demonstrates 3 different exercises to build your leg muscles.

Shopping for food that doesn’t contain more than your daily allotment of calories on the side of the box can seem to be frustrating. After all, at the specialty stores it’s not unusual to see lettuce going for five dollars a head, which can make that five dollar “ready” pizza which is big enough to […]

This exercise can be performed slow and controlled or fast to get your heart rate up.