How To Find Healthy Alternatives For Your Favorite Holiday Dishes

Thanks to the power of the internet, there are SO many ways to make your favorite holiday meals, snacks and treats a little more nutritious without skimping on the deliciousness you look forward to every year.

We've rounded up our three favorite sources you can use this season to reduce the guilt and focus on what this time of year is really all about: celebrating.

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How To Prevent Holiday Weight Gain (Without Sacrificing Your Favorite Treats)

Gingerbread cookies, stuffing, pumpkin pie, candy canes, egg nog—we're literally surrounded by treats during the holidays. While most of us want to celebrate and indulge a little, the fear of gaining holiday weight can make us feel extra self-conscious about what we're putting on our plates. You should absolutely enjoy every treat and truffle you want this year, but there are a few things you can do to prevent one day of fun from turning into multiple days of mindless eating.

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5 Slow Cooker Recipes To Make This Fall

As we transition to fall and the colder weather that accompanies it, it's a great time to start enjoying some warmer foods—and the helping hand of your favorite kitchen appliance.

While the internet is chock full of ideas, read on to check out some of my personal favorite slow cooker recipes (also known as a crock pot) that I'll be whipping up this fall.

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Stress Management Tips For Surviving Back To School

If you've ever felt personally victimized by back-to-school season, you're not alone. Whether you're a single mom, a stay-at-home mom, or a working mom, this is undoubtedly one of the most stressful times of the year. And one of the times where it's way too easy to put our health on the back burner. So if you're struggling to keep up with it all and feeling incredibly overwhelmed, try implementing one of these tips to make life a little easier during these next few weeks.

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6 Nutritionist-Backed Tips For Recovering From Vacation

All moms deserve a break. A few days to get away from the hustle of parenting and relax (an activity we frankly don't get enough of). But when we're in that mode of vacation and waving off our routines and schedules, any healthy eating habits we've developed are usually the first to go—and that's totally fine. But if you've had a little too much fun on vacation, there are a couple of things you can do to recover and ease back into your normal routine.

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The Myth Of Calorie Restriction

Most weight-loss programs or methods recommend some form of calorie restriction. While calories do play a role in weight, the quality of the calories you're eating is actually way more important than the quantity of them.

Food either helps you or hurts you—and if your body doesn't get the nutrients it needs, you'll feel like shit. End of story.

So if you want to eat healthier and experience the impact that can have on your health, there are other ways you can do so.

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8 Simple Ways To Optimize Your Sleep

You know that feeling you get when you're on a great sleep schedule? You wake up refreshed with superman-levels of energy. But as moms with laundry to do, work to manage, and hidden monsters to check for, sleep is often the first casualty when life gets overwhelming.

But as time-consuming as it is, sleep is an integral part of your overall health. If your kids need 8 hours of rest to function, so do you.

Here are some tips for optimizing your sleep so you can stop feeling like an energy-deprived zombie and start feeling like Supermom.

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14 Easy Habits For A Healthier Lifestyle

No matter how motivated you are in the beginning, this extreme all-or-nothing approach isn’t sustainable. After a day or two, you burn out and go back to old habits.

That’s why I advocate for quick wins. Focusing on little, attainable victories will maintain your motivation and help you reach your goals over time.

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