Question: What did one baby carrot say to a Cheeto?

Answer: Orange-cha scared we’re gonna crush you?

Game on!

As kids head back to school, Bolthouse Farms and about 50 other carrot growers are launching a $25 million marketing campaign to take on salty snack foods with the hopes of landing in some school lunch boxes. Read more…

Images of buff sun worshippers in Brazil are fading into those of bulging waistlines. A new report shows nearly half of adult Brazilians are overweight and about 15 percent are obese. Brazil’s Health Minister calls it “a situation of absolute red alert.”

Today,  I am happy to bring you a guest post from Carmen Staicer  – Chief Mom at Diets In Review, a site which provides the tools and information needed to shape a healthier you. Carmen recently lost 80 pounds, is raising six loud, opinionated kids, and training for her black belt in Muay Thai Boxing. Read more…

[Disclosure: I received a complimentary sample of this product. My policy is to only post giveaways about products I honestly like, or those I think FatFighterTV members would enjoy.]

How about one last burst of frozen treats before the official end of summer? Not that you can’t have frozen goodies after Labor Day or anything. But if you want a frozen fruity way to cool off while it’s still warm out, Dreyer’s/Edy’s new Antioxidant Fruit Bars in Pomegranate and Açai Blueberry may do the trick. Read more…

Congrats to FatFighterTV friend – Aisling – for winning last week’s giveaway for the Adidas performance tank. Enjoy!

We talked about this week’s new report that shows how water can help you lose weight here. Now, our friends over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? our doing their own research and putting water to the test. Join them for all the fun right here.

A new poll finds many Americans would. The survey from the Nutrisystem Diet Index shows 52-percent of American women would choose a summer without sex over gaining 10 pounds; one in four men would do the same. Results also show about three-fourths of Americans would give up television, cell phones, or computers for a flat belly during beach season. But when it comes to giving up their favorite foods, 46-percent of those surveyed said they would not diet, even when they knew they needed to lose weight.

You often hear that you should drink water before you eat to help you feel more full so you eat fewer calories. Now, researchers have proof that it can really work. They found drinking two 8-ounce glasses of H2O before each meal while also cutting back on portions may help dieters lose weight and keep it off.

Check out how you can spice up plain ol’ water here.

Remember this video of me walking my cool cat, Chancey, in a funky lime green-colored stroller? Back then, I told you it was the purr-fect workout. Well, things have changed… sort of. Read more…