Oikos prize pack winner!

Congrats to FatFighterTV member – geralynj – for winning last week’s giveaway for the Oikos prize pack. Enjoy!

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Oikos prize pack giveaway

Since I recently switched from the artificially sweetened brands of yogurt to the creamier, healthier, preservative-free Greek yogurts, Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt (made by Stonyfield Farm) has been one of the brands I’ve been buying.

Tags: Food & Nutrition, giveaway, Oikos, organic, yogurt

The great pumpkin shortage

I first heard there was a pumpkin shortage from Lori over at Finding Radiance. Now, I keep seeing stories about it everywhere, like this one that says people in some parts of the country may have a hard time finding Halloween pumpkins.

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5 healthy store-brand foods as good as (or better than) big brands

I’ve tried a few store-brand foods in the past that I haven’t liked, so for awhile it made me hesitant to try again. But lately, it seems they’re getting better. In the latest issue of Consumer Reports (CR), trained testers took part in blind tests and compared national brands with store brands [...]

News Nugget: Can ice cream really control your brain?

This may be worse than brain freeze – ice cream controlling our brains??? Scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center say fat from foods like ice cream and burgers goes to the brain and can control it. Their study shows once the fat molecules are there, they trigger the brain to send messages to the body’s [...]

News Nugget: Food prices falling

Remember when the costs for ingredients and fuel were so high, food makers raised their prices or shrank package sizes to make up for it? Now, we may finally see a little relief from the higher prices. A new report shows retailers are dropping prices to pass along savings from lower ingredient and gasoline costs. [...]

Chobani Greek Yogurt winner!

Congrat to FatFighterTV member – gervitsd – for winning last week’s giveaway for the Chobani Greek Yogurt sampler package. Enjoy!

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Holey Donuts! winner

Congrats to FatFighterTV member – Marilyn – for winning last week’s giveaway for three boxes of assorted Holey Donuts! Enjoy!

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News Nugget: Calories count more than type of diet

Whether you eat a low-fat diet or prefer low-carb doesn’t seem to matter. Instead a new government study says all that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with your plan. The report – in the New England Journal of Medicine – finds it comes down to the basic rule of calories in, calories out. [...]

October Resolutions (from Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat?)

From FFTV: Halloween is right around the corner, and you know what that means – it’s the beginning of eatin’ season. But never fear – the gals over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? have got you covered…

Tags: candy, diet, Exercise, Food & Nutrition, Halloween, holiday parties, Thanksgiving

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