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Welcome to the Eat Better Blog. Here you can learn simple ways to eat healthy, to inspire your cooking, your appetite, and your life.

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Trying Something New

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on February 08, 2010 | 0 comments

Do you feel like you are always eating the same lunch or dinner? I do. The same sandwich for lunch, the same piece of meat, rice or potato, and frozen veggies for dinner. I need inspiration! As a working mom, I get stressed about dinner. If I don’t...

Categories: Healthified, Desserts, Dinner, Lunch, New

I Can Make It Better

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on February 08, 2010 | 0 comments

I have a confession to make. I hardly ever exactly follow a written recipe. Instead, I use them as a guide and think, “How can I make it better?” It drives my husband crazy. He will love something I did and tell me to write it down. He knows...

Categories: tara, Feta, Experiment, Pot Luck, Olives

Big Game, Good Eats

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on February 01, 2010 | 0 comments

Football playoffs are coming to an end and at my house, we are gearing up for the second biggest eating event of the year (Thanksgiving is number one). The problem with game day is that we eat during the pre-game show, throughout the first half, all through...

Categories: Entertaining, Appetizers, Healthified, Desserts, Holiday, Football, Super Bowl

It’s All Sweet to Me

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on February 01, 2010 | 0 comments

I have a mean sweet tooth. I always have, and I know I got it from my Dad. Usually women are the ones looking for chocolate, but my dad, like me, is always scrounging the pantry looking for something to satisfy that ever-present sweet craving. I gave...

Categories: Healthified, Desserts, Chocolate, exercise, Brownies

Focus on the Journey

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on January 28, 2010 | 0 comments

The holidays are behind us and a brand new year awaits. Clean slate. Inviting. I love this time of the year! So much possibility lies ahead. It is a time to start fresh and think about what I want to accomplish for the year. I have never really been big...

Categories: Healthified, Breakfast, satiety, tara, exercise

New Year….New Blogger!

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on January 28, 2010 | 0 comments

A new year is the time to start fresh, right? Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tara Gidus and I am the fresh new face of the eatbetteramerica.com blog. I am thrilled that I’ve been invited to blog here because I love the idea of being part...

Categories: Healthified, new year, tara

Is Beef or Bison Better?

Posted by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica on October 14, 2009 | 0 comments

Visited a National Park recently? Maybe you traveled for summer vacation, or perhaps you've enjoyed armchair viewing of the wonderful Ken Burns documentary on National Parks that recently aired on public television channels. In September, we took a memorable...

Categories: Healthy Recipe, Dinner, Lunch, Salads

Beautiful Beets

Posted by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica on September 25, 2009 | 0 comments

I have to admit that beets are one of my favorite vegetables...but I realize that not everyone likes them--including my husband. That is, until he tried my beets! Fresh oven-roasted beets are fabulous and much easier to make than they sound. Here's how...

Categories: Salads, Side Dishes, How to

Favorite Fitness Tips

Posted by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica on August 28, 2009 | 0 comments

As summer winds down and temps start to cool off a bit, it's a great time to amp up your fitness before winter comes. Our family loves family hikes and bike rides which become a bit more enjoyable when it's not blazing hot. Try these tips to make fitness...

Categories: Activity, Weight Loss, How to, Fitness

All About Herbs

Posted by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica on August 21, 2009 | 0 comments

Herbs, those lovely green plants loaded with lots of homegrown flavor are easy to grow in pots, windowboxes, or in an herb garden. You can also buy them fresh from the grocery or farmer's market or by mail or opt for dried herbs too. All herbs have a...

Categories: How to, Herbs

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