McDonald’s is my guilty pleasure | Living with Gleigh

I must confess, one of my guilty pleasures is eating at McDonald’s. I like to go inside, get my food and watch the mothers with their toddlers.

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updated 9:57 PM May 20, 2012 0

Is The Food Pyramid Killing Us?

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Blogs 12:32 PM May 21, 2012 Amy Croan, a Community Blog

Can Diet Sodas Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke? | Timi Gustafson RD

A just released study on diet sodas suggests that the no-cal or low-cal versions may be kinder to your waistline but bad for your heart and even your head.

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9:56 PM May 20, 2012 0

Fresh Farmers Market Frittata

I love making frittatas. In my house I'm known as ... "The Frittata Queen"! I can make them a million different ways and yet there is alway something similar. Farm fresh ingredients only need sea salt and black pepper to make it complete. The flavor that you get from Organically grown  leeks, broccoli, kale, onions,...

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Blogs 10:28 AM May 20, 2012 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

Steps for women to take to maintain their health | Healthy living

May 13-19 has been designated as National Women’s Health Week to emphasize the importance of women taking steps for longer, healthier and happier lives. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health recommends women:

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updated 5:32 PM May 15, 2012 0

Safeway’s "Search For Our Next Chef" Competition Finals

This week is the finals for the Safeway Culinary Kitchens Search For Our Next Chef Competition. On May 16 in Safeway's Culinary Kitchens in Pleasanton, CA the 3 finalists for the event will compete using Safeway's 100% natural, signature brand Open Nature. The finalist were chosen after chefs from across the country competed in San...

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Blogs 8:44 AM May 15, 2012 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

Good Grief

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Blogs 12:58 PM May 14, 2012 Amy Croan, a Community Blog

DITCH AMBER! I’m saying NO TO DOMINO’S!

I have been biting my tongue since this news came out last week.  I was so upset when I saw so many people excited about the fact that Domino's Pizza had decided to "jump into the Gluten Free pizza game" in all of their locations.  They even admit that the ingredients are Gluten Free and...

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Blogs 8:50 AM May 14, 2012 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

Poolside summers | Living with Gleigh

Last week my neighbor and I were doing the neighborly thing and chatting over the fence about the upcoming hot weather. Then she said, “Remember when the kids would be outside playing in little swimming pool all day?” Aahh, simpler times; the days when the kids were small, had less of an opinion and finding them a pool of water made me a good parent.

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8:52 PM May 13, 2012 0

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest opens campground

Campers don’t have to wait much longer for campfires, s’mores and star-filled nights. The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest will open most campgrounds before Memorial Day weekend, by May 24.

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8:52 PM May 13, 2012 0

More Americans suffer from asthma | Timi Gustafson, R.D.

Asthma rates in the United States have been on the rise over the past decade and are now at an all-time high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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7:17 PM May 13, 2012 Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald 0

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  • Amy Croan
    Maple Valley's Amy Croan blogs about public health topics from personal health, school health, community health, to disease & wellness, and global health.
  • Baby Babble
    Life through the eyes of a diabetic, first-time mom.
  • Gluten Free Foodies
    Celebrate the foods that you can eat!
  • Slow Simmer
    Food for thought