Diet.com has a really nifty tool you can use to find out nutrition information and Weight Watchers points values of any fast food meal. You can text the restaurant and…
Your out-to-eat conscience
I’m intrigued by the book Eat Out, Eat Right, which is described in an Amazon.com review as “small enough to fit into your purse or in your briefcase” and comes…
Squeeze test tips
At the bachelorette party I attended this weekend somehow the conversation turned to breast cancer and how to detect it. One of the modern gals in attendance, a physician’s assist,…
Counting calories
I don’t always recommend being too obssessive compulsive about the food you eat, but for some people, calorie counting is the only thing that works for them when they’re trying…
Paging Dr. Web
The Modern Gal has been a bit under the weather for the past 24 hours after what she suspects might be a case of food poisoning (she knew that Taco…
Dark chocolate decadence
The Modern Gal definitely has a sweet tooth, and one of the ways she satisfies it is with a nibble of dark chocolate everyday. Myrecipes.com has taken that nibble a…
The Modern Gal’s favorite healthy(ish) snacks
By request from Angie, one of my favorite modern gals, I present you The Modern Gal’s favorite healthy(ish) snacks either by design or in moderation. This is by no means…
Sunday night spa treatments
Health magazine recently had some fantastic tips on how to make your own spa day at home (unfortunately they didn’t post the article online and my copy is in a…
100-calorie food party
MyRecipes.com is dishing up a 100-calorie snack for every day of January. They all look good, but they also look somewhat labor-intensive, so I’m promoting these as hors d’oeuvres for…
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut, McDonalds! McDonalds!
I’m on a big healthy food cooking kick right now as part of my resolve to get healthy this year. I spent the equivalent of a day’s salary on fresh…