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DealDash Recipes: Healthy Granola

August 25, 2016 DealDash Reviews

Granola is a very popular food that you can use for breakfast, brunch, or even a trail mix-type snack. The thing is, it’s not always healthy…

Granola is delicious and can be very healthy for you, however if you buy the kind that they have in the supermarket it can be filled with extra fats and sugars that you might not even notice unless you really scrutinize the nutrition label. Luckily, though, if you make the granola yourself it can be very heart-healthy. Heart-healthy foods are those that contain heart-healthy unsaturated fat such as nuts, olive oil, seeds & berries,  — Read full post

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DealDash Recipes: Baked Potato Chips

August 21, 2016 DealDash Reviews

Who doesn’t love potato chips? Salty, crispy, potato-y goodness abounds! Unfortunately, traditional potato chips are full of fat, oils, and calories. Here’s a recipe for baked potato chips that is much lighter than the original.

Ingredients:

  • 2 Russet potatoes
  • 1 Tbs olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions:

  • Preheat the oven – 400 degrees is just right
  • Scrub the potatoes completely, rinse, and pat dry. Using an extremely sharp knife, Slice the potatoes very thin (about 1/8″ or thinner.)
  • Place potato slices in a large bowl and toss well until coated with olive oil, salt, and
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DealDash Cooks: Kid’s Snacks

August 12, 2016 DealDash Reviews

Kids love to snack between meals, but sometimes the easiest snack food is just not healthy. Here are some fast and fun snacks kids will love.

No matter if your kids are tiny or big, they all love to snack! Some of my kids favorite snacks are fruit snacks, chips, and other unhealthy things. To try to combat the unhealthy snacks I try to make healthier choices for them with an element of fun. Here are a few ideas for some healthy kid’s snacks.

Grape Dolphin – As you can see in the picture above, the Grape Dolphin is super  — Read full post

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DealDash Helps: Decipher Food Labels

August 11, 2016 DealDash Reviews

If you don’t have a degree in science or nutrition then you might find food labels a little difficult to understand. Let’s take a look.

When you’re at the supermarket trying to decide what to put in your cart it’s a little bit too late to be doing research on the subject of what’s the healthiest for you and your family. Here are some tricky food labels that you can figure out now and use your newfound knowledge later when you are shopping.

Whole Grain/Whole Wheat – Whole grain and whole wheat look and sound very similar, but are the  — Read full post

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DealDash Helps: Tiny Calorie Swaps

August 7, 2016 DealDash Reviews

Most of us Americans could stand to lose a few pounds. Here are some handy tips on how to reduce your calories by making tiny lifestyle changes.

Are you a little overweight? Could you stand to lose just a few pounds? I know I could! Here are a few of the sneaky little ways that I have discovered to cut a few calories here and there throughout the day. If you save 10 calories here, and 20 calories there it doesn’t take long to add up to a fairly significant savings by the end of the day.

Swap your plate.  — Read full post