I finally got to try the Wii Fit last weekend in between the cookies and cupcakes at the BlogHer08 conference. I played one of the balance games - Table Tilt - and did quite well, I must say. Consumer Reports (CR) has also been busy trying out the new fitness game. I first told you about Consumer Reports’ preliminary review of the Wii Fit a few weeks ago. As promised, here are highlights from CR’s full report. Read more…

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Listen up girls… spending too much time online, regularly drinking alcohol, and not getting enough sleep can make you gain weight, according to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers followed more than 5,000 girls between the ages of 14 and 21 for one year and found these three habits increased their BMI.

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I just got back from the BlogHer08 conference in San Francisco and I gotta confess, I’m detoxing a bit. See, the problem is I can’t resist sweets… and there were so many of them like these yummy cupcakes at just about every corner, so of course, I indulged… a lot! Read more…

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Back by popular demand… another one of these cool cookbooks - Better Homes and Gardens, Kid Favorites Made Healthy - is this week’s prize. It has 150 yummy recipes “kids can’t resist” like this one for Fast Fajita Rollups. Read more…

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Here’s a recipe from Better Homes and Gardens’ Kid Favorites Made Healthy, which by the way is this week’s FFTV giveaway. Just 20 minutes start to finish! Read more…

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Congratulations to FFTV reader, gercker5 - she won this week’s drawing for this Reebok Resistance Tube!

Two more weeks of July giveaways to go… so you still have a chance to win this month!

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Have you tried Starbucks’ new Vivanno Nourishing Blends yet? I just tasted one this weekend and I will definitely be going back for more. They’re basically smoothies packed with protein and fiber… without any artificial colors, artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup - yay!

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There’s a break in the salmonella investigation - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a jalapeño pepper grown in Mexico and processed in Texas has tested positive for the strain of salmonella that has made more than 1,200 people sick over the past few months. But the FDA stresses the case is not closed yet. Read more…

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When it comes to running shoes, you gotta get some that will support your most intense workouts or you could end up in pain or injured. But with so many to choose from, how do you know which ones are best? Our friends over at Consumer Reports’ ShopSmart magazine did the - yes - legwork for you. Read more…

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It’s okay to eat any type of raw tomato again. After months of concern that tomatoes were linked to the salmonella outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifts its alert because the farms that may have shipped tomatoes at the beginning of the outbreak are no longer harvesting them. Read more…

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