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10 Natural Foods Gifts
Want to create gifts that promote health and taste great? Here are some of our favorite ideas.
10 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season
Try slowing down a bit so you can stay sane and healthy. Easier said than done, you say? Here are tips for keeping your focus on what's important to you this holiday season.
10 Tips for the Healthier Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is all about the feast and celebrating the harvest. While the holiday may be widely associated with over-indulgence, there are 10 tips to make the day and the feast healthier.
Active Thanksgiving Day Traditions
Gathering relatives and favorite people together for a holiday meal can be more than feasting and television watching. Reinvent your traditions to make this a day to be truly grateful.
How To... Make All Natural Scented Salt Scrub
What better way to spread joy in natural living than to charm loved ones with a homemade gift?
Tasty Flavor Pairing Ideas for TLC Party Crackers
Our tasty entertainer-style TLC Party Crackers are a perfect match for every special occasion.
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Walk somewhere wonderful
Yes, walking is exercise, but it’s also a lifestyle that yields many wonderful sights and experiences. This holiday season, make it a point to meander somewhere you usually drive. Go caroling, tour another neighborhood to see decorations, or shop somewhere farther than your usual stomping...
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Recycle a centerpiece
No need to recreate the wheel to decorate your holiday table this year—just leverage items that most of us have lying around, or reuse last year’s decorations. Mini pumpkins from Halloween, gourds, healthful edibles (apples are colorful), small musical instruments, candles (candle...
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Create colorful side dishes
How better to brighten up a holiday table than to introduce color—deep greens, oranges, maroons, yellows, and other rich shades abound in this season’s harvest. From crookneck, acorn, and butternut squash to eggplant, sweet potatoes, carrots, radishes, and dark leafy greens, late fall...
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Craft a kugel
Baked noodle pudding, or kugel, is one of Hanukkah’s best–loved staples, alongside latkes and jelly doughnuts. Kugel can be sweet or savory, creamy with dairy (often sour cream or cottage cheese), studded with raisins, pineapple or cinnamon, and served hot or cold. Alternatively, you can...
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Send a natural care package
Wholesome care packages are a unique gift idea for the holidays: green, healthy, and wonderfully practical. When putting one together, think about the recipient’s lifestyle and what sorts of items she can really put to use. Stocking care packages with natural and homemade or recycled products...
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Set holiday fitness mini-goals
The holidays are wonderful in so many ways—but not for workout regimens. Legions of otherwise disciplined health–seekers have fallen in the face of daily indulgences, marathon meals, cold weather, confounding schedules, and long–term visitors. Some good news: Setting...
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Give the gift of green living
This year, instead of buying someone a gift, offer her a “greening” certificate! Design and print out an actual certificate redeemable for a few hours of greenification in your pal’s home. Today, challenge yourself to come up with an exciting greenification game plan. Here are some...
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Write a letter
Snail mail—and the deeper, more thoughtful consideration that goes with it—has become quaint in these technologically savvy times. Borrow a page from the past and write a loved one a heartfelt letter this holiday season. Challenge yourself to tell her what she means to you, pledge...
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Give the gift of time
Busyness and lack of time are hallmarks of 21st–century life. Take a step out of time this holiday season by setting aside blocks of time to spend with people you haven’t seen in a while (or don’t spend enough time with). Today, challenge yourself to set up a rendezvous (or two...
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Blog your playlist
Excitement about your workout music can transfer to your workout itself—and anything you can do to stick to your exercise routine during the challenging holiday period is a good thing! Blogging or posting what music inspires you to work out harder, longer, and more joyfully is a fun way to...
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Take a sleep inventory
Sleep is vital to health and wellbeing. Yet many of us don’t get enough of it. With the endless rounds of parties, late nights, and responsibilities, the holidays in particular can wear you out; there’s never a better time to make sure you’re getting enough sleep. Today, challenge...
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Make a holiday de-stress pledge
Holidays can be stressful for a lot of reasons (family dynamics, financial pressures, lack of time, break–ups or grief in the face of public cheer). But recognizing seasonal stress triggers can help mitigate them. One way to help cope is to formally acknowledge the stress that holidays can...
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Make a holiday welcome banner
What clearer way to welcome friends and family your holiday home than a banner strung across your entryway or gathering room? Banner-making is a fun activity for parties, and you can use the same banner year after year. This year, challenge yourself to buy a cloth or paper banner and gather...
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Make your resolution early
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people make New Year’s resolutions—and nearly as many fail to keep them. What can you do to improve your chances? Try making that resolution before January 1st. There is no scientific evidence to show it works, but we all know that taking action...
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Bake cookies for someone in need of cheer
Cookies are a pick-me-up for most of us, but for folks who are struggling this holiday season, receiving a gift of this sweet treat can lend a real sense of warmth and caring. Today, challenge yourself to bake up a batch of delicious, all natural, whole grain cookies and deliver them to your local...
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Master mashed potatoes
“Mashies” are a cornerstone of the Thanksgiving table, and we know why—their rich, creamy, buttery goodness! Here are some tips for mastering this hearty dish—and ways to make it less rich, if you wish. Today, challenge yourself to make better mashed potatoes by: • Cutting...
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Give something away
In many countries around the world today, people are observing Boxing Day. Celebrated on the first weekday after Christmas (usually on the 26th), this holiday is traditionally reserved for handing out presents to people who have provided some type of service during the year or by simply giving...
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Follow the 90-10 rule
During the holidays it’s fun to celebrate, attend parties, visit loved ones…and sample lots of delicious foods. And even though food is just a small part of what the holidays are all about, you might feel left out if you don’t indulge in some decadent holiday treats. That’s...
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Give a green gift
Learning how to live greener is so much fun. It’s all about feeling like you really can make a difference. No matter how small a change, when it’s combined with everyone else’s it really does help. Which is why giving a green gift is so great. You get a chance to spread your...
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Be the last in line
During the holidays, overflowing buffet tables piled high with goodies make it difficult to watch calories. That’s why it’s important to make a plan for visiting them.
One way to enjoy buffets is to survey the offerings ahead of time and avoid piling the food on your plate until you’ve seen...
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Dye eggs differently
Color us confused: Although the FDA has weighed in on FD&C Red Dye #40 and declared it safe, anecdotal claims abound that the dye causes health complaints in children and adults alike. Why risk it? When you’re coloring your Easter eggs this year, challenge yourself to experiment with richly hued...
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Have some heart on Valentine’s Day
How many trees are felled to make those glossy, glittery valentines every schoolkid exchanges each year? Answer: Too many. Fortunately, there are fun, from-the-heart alternatives. Today, challenge yourself to show someone you care with one of the following green “love” ideas:
• Homemade baked...
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Get fit during a flick
Lots of us spend time on the sofa watching holiday movies this time of year. That doesn’t mean you have to remain sedentary for two hours! Today, challenge yourself to incorporate push-ups, sit-ups, or treadmill time into the equation, either mid-film or during intermission.
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Water it down
Cocktails are part of celebrating – and sometimes part of why we don’t feel quite so good later. If you’re attending a holiday party – challenge yourself to alternate every drink with good old-fashioned water.
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Declare your fitness intentions
Worried about sticking to your regimen this season? Make sure your family and friends know about your goals ahead of time so they can help you work toward them. People will be much more likely to encourage you if you make it clear how important your fitness is to you. You can even make this favor a...
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Be a worker bee
Want to move more during this season of rich foods and leisurely parties? Get to work. Running a household requires stamina – especially if you choose the right jobs. Today, challenge yourself to help your hosts with the hardest housework (e.g. vacuuming, raking leaves, shoveling snow, taking out...
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Stroll with holiday cheer
The soft glow of warm lights, a brisk breeze in your face, a few words with friendly neighbors’…such are the varied delights of strolling through your neighborhood sharing the joy of holiday décor. Today, challenge yourself to take a walking tour of holiday houses in your area.
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Start a new family tradition
Though we all enjoy good food and good company during the holidays, lots of families also welcome a yearly football or soccer match. Today, challenge yourself to add fitness to your family’s celebration Some ideas:
• Team up for ultimate Frisbee, football, soccer, or basketball.
• Go alternative...
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Delve into decorations
It’s that time again: Whatever your holiday box contains - ornaments, menorahs, or mkeka mats - holiday decorating is a spirited way to get moving and get your home feeling festive. Today, challenge yourself to tackle one ambitious decorating task, from hanging lights and dressing trees to...
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Move more this holiday
For most of us, the holiday season involves a lot of socializing, overeating and couch surfing. Try something different this year by making it a point to move a little when you’re tempted to spend the whole day lounging.
Today, challenge yourself to make a list of ways to keep active in the off...
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Stress less
For many, holidays equal stress as we find ourselves in unusual or pressured circumstances. Engaging in stress-relieving exercise can help. Among other benefits, exercise is known to increase feel-good endorphins, encourage a meditative state of mind, and better your mood. Today, challenge yourself...
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Home-bake your presents
There's something about receiving gifts that have been baked from scratch - they taste delicious and they're thoughtful too. Today, challenge yourself to look at your holiday shopping list, singling out the people you suspect would really appreciate home-baked goodies. Then, identify a healthy...
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Host a toy swap
If you think there’s enough kid stuff in circulation already, try trading up for the holidays. Here’s how it works: Challenge yourself to organize an event where you and your friends – or neighbors, classmates, etc. – bring your gently used toys, books, and even clothes. Have participants label...
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Throw a wholesome holiday party
Although you might not associate holiday parties with healthy food, it doesn’t mean you can’t sneak some better-for-you options into your spread. There are lots of wholesome recipes and finger foods that are tasty and will please your guests. Here are just a few options:
• Casseroles with whole...
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Give to people you don’t know
This holiday season, extend your generosity to people outside your social circle — to people who might find the holidays difficult or lonely.
This week, make an effort to identify a charity or local homeless shelter where you can volunteer for a few hours and help people less fortunate than...
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Cook ahead
Sharing food with family and friends is one of the joys of the holidays. But if it’s your job to cook the meals, you may find yourself spending more time in the kitchen than enjoying the festivities. Not that cooking isn’t fun. However, being prepared ahead of time can make the process a lot more...
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Give of yourself
Sometimes the best gifts are intangible. Instead of going out and buying presents for everyone on your shopping list this holiday season, identify a few people who might really appreciate it if you gave them your time and energy instead.
This weekend, brainstorm different ways you can give a few...
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Identify a meaningful gift
It feels great to give a gift that shows you are paying attention. The best gifts are gestures of truly showing loved ones you see them. Sometimes, gifts even help people move toward an important (or forgotten) part of themselves. Do you have a family member who used to play piano and gave it up...
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Oat-Almond Linzer Cookies
Linzer cookies are crisp sandwich cookies with a shape cut out of the top cookie that reveals a bright red, shiny raspberry filling.
Ginger-Spice Cookies
Heart to Heart® cereal adds a subtle crunch to these sweet and spicy cookies.
Pumpkin Souffle Cake
Light and fluffy from the whipped egg whites folded into the batter, this pumpkin cake is also fortified with stone-ground cornmeal, which contributes a nutty flavor and crunch.
Kashi Flakes Crust™
This easy-to-make, crunchy crust can be used in chiffon pies or pies with custard fillings, such as lemon or pumpkin.
Honey Date-Nut Cookies
Chewy, crunchy, and crispy all at once, these cookies feature a traditional date-nut combo that makes them fabulous for the holidays.
Kashi® Country Cheddar Cheese Cracker & Mushroom...
Makes 8 servings.Cooking time: 30 minutes (active), 90 minutes (total)