Yeah, you read that right. I’m bummed, too. I mean, we all know DQ Blizzards and Thin Mint cookies aren’t health foods… but who knew the combination could be this bad? Seriously - like drinking 2 Big Macs???! Nutritionists from the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) found a large Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard from Dairy Queen has more than 1,000 calories, 31 teaspoons of sugars, and more than a day’s limit of saturated fat. A small one has 540 calories and 12 grams of... Read Full Story

Sidney Craig, who co-founded Jenny Craig Inc. weight-loss centers with his wife Genevieve, died Monday at his home in Del Mar, California. The company eventually opened more than 600 centers in four countries. Sidney Craig was 76. ShareThis Read Full Story

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. YOGA Testers said they could get away without doing poses the right way and don’t... Read Full Story

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. ShareThis Read Full Story

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! In fact, I was so preoccupied with the Mrs. Field’s cookies during one break that I lost my wallet. Seriously, it was missing for 2 days. But thankfully, Mary Hunt of In Women We Trust turned it in - yay and thanks again! I spent... Read Full Story

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. So, how do you win? Just tell us in the comments below… what you do to try to make your kids’ meals healthier. Everyone who comments will be entered in a drawing to win. Contest ends this Friday, July 25. Good luck! ShareThis Read Full Story

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! Ingredients 12  ounces beef flank steak or sirloin steak or skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 4  8-inch whole wheat, spinach, or flour tortillas Nonstick cooking spray 1/3  cup finely chopped onion 1/3  cup finely chopped green sweet pepper 1/2  cup chopped tomato 2  tablespoons bottled reduced-fat Italian salad dressing 1/2... Read Full Story

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! ShareThis Read Full Story

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! They come in two flavors - Orange Mango Banana and Banana Chocolate (I tried the chocolate one). Here’s what you get in each: Orange Mango Banana Blend A banana, Naked® Juice, whey protein and fiber powder, your... Read Full Story

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. While finding the genetic match is important, authorities still don’t know where the pepper became tainted - did it happen on the farm in Mexico… in the plant in McAllen, Texas… or... Read Full Story