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10 Ways to Make Thanksgiving Dinner Healthier
Learn just how many calories your Thanksgiving favorites are contributing to your meal and how to minimize them.
By Karen Asp

14 Healthier Holiday Desserts
Try these healthier versions of holiday desserts to help your family enjoy the season without overindulging.
By Angela Bekkala

15 Low-Fuss, Big-Flavor Recipes
Save your energy for your next race and take it easy in the kitchen. Learn how to create fare with monster flavor, but without all the fuss. These ...
By Nicole Reino • Active.com

8 Snacks With Less Than 150 Calories
Skip the highcalorie, nutrientlight snacks. Instead, to achieve your weightloss or maintenance goals, aim for one or two snacks a day that pack les...
By Nicole Reino • Active.com

Active Cookbook: Your Favorite BBQ Recipes Made Healthier
It doesn't take much effort to create figurefriendly, tasty BBQ recipes. This month's Active Cookbook remakes classics like bacon burgers, onion ri...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Sustainable Food and Recipes for Athletes
Sustainable foods taste better, are healthier, and support humane, ecofriendly practices. Learn more about sustainable food, and how to cook with t...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Post-Workout Meals and Snacks That Lower Inflammation
Foods with inflammationlowering properties help the body recover quickly after a hard workout. Learn how to optimize your postworkout meals and sna...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Healthy Carbs for Endurance Athletes
This month's Active Cookbook focuses on carbs for endurance athletes, but it won't give you runofthemill pasta recipes. Experiment with these plant...
By Sabrina Grotewold

10 Homemade Nut-Free Snacks for Kids
Does your kid have a nut allergy or attend a school with a strict nonuts policy? These snack recipes are so tasty, your kids won't even know what t...
By Jackie Veling

The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports
We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game.
By Angela Bekkala

8 Popular Kids Snacks That Are Shockingly Unhealthy
Hold on to your squeezable yogurts, the calories and sugar in these kid snack classics will surprise you.
By Nikki Chavanelle

7 Healthy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Kids Will Love
Stop chasing after the ice cream truck and instead serve up a healthier version that has ingredients you can pronounce and is full of real food.
By Angela Bekkala

The Right Portion Sizes for Every Age
As your child grows, make sure they’re getting the correct nutrients they need without overdoing it.
By Joan Hodges

The Best Instagram Accounts for Healthy Family Recipes
A carefully curated Instagram feed (no pun intended) can help your family eat right with healthy, delicious and easytoprepare recipes.
By Angela Bekkala

8 Kid-Approved Heart Healthy Recipes
By preparing heart healthy meals and teaching your children nutritious habits now, you are setting them up for a lifetime of healthy eating.
By Angela Bekkala

13 Energy-Packed Breakfast Ideas for Kids
Start your kid’s day off with a burst of energy by whipping up one of these tasty breakfasts.
By Angela Bekkala

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10 Ways to Make Thanksgiving Dinner Healthier Learn just how many calories your Thanksgiving favorites are contributing to your meal and how to minimize them. By Karen Asp

14 Healthier Holiday Desserts Try these healthier versions of holiday desserts to help your family enjoy the season without overindulging. By Angela Bekkala

15 Low-Fuss, Big-Flavor Recipes Save your energy for your next race and take it easy in the kitchen. Learn how to create fare with monster flavor, but without all the fuss. These ... By Nicole Reino • Active.com

8 Snacks With Less Than 150 Calories Skip the highcalorie, nutrientlight snacks. Instead, to achieve your weightloss or maintenance goals, aim for one or two snacks a day that pack les... By Nicole Reino • Active.com

Active Cookbook: Your Favorite BBQ Recipes Made Healthier It doesn't take much effort to create figurefriendly, tasty BBQ recipes. This month's Active Cookbook remakes classics like bacon burgers, onion ri... By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Sustainable Food and Recipes for Athletes Sustainable foods taste better, are healthier, and support humane, ecofriendly practices. Learn more about sustainable food, and how to cook with t... By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Post-Workout Meals and Snacks That Lower Inflammation Foods with inflammationlowering properties help the body recover quickly after a hard workout. Learn how to optimize your postworkout meals and sna... By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Healthy Carbs for Endurance Athletes This month's Active Cookbook focuses on carbs for endurance athletes, but it won't give you runofthemill pasta recipes. Experiment with these plant... By Sabrina Grotewold

10 Homemade Nut-Free Snacks for Kids Does your kid have a nut allergy or attend a school with a strict nonuts policy? These snack recipes are so tasty, your kids won't even know what t... By Jackie Veling

The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game. By Angela Bekkala

8 Popular Kids Snacks That Are Shockingly Unhealthy Hold on to your squeezable yogurts, the calories and sugar in these kid snack classics will surprise you. By Nikki Chavanelle

7 Healthy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Kids Will Love Stop chasing after the ice cream truck and instead serve up a healthier version that has ingredients you can pronounce and is full of real food. By Angela Bekkala

The Right Portion Sizes for Every Age As your child grows, make sure they’re getting the correct nutrients they need without overdoing it. By Joan Hodges

The Best Instagram Accounts for Healthy Family Recipes A carefully curated Instagram feed (no pun intended) can help your family eat right with healthy, delicious and easytoprepare recipes. By Angela Bekkala

8 Kid-Approved Heart Healthy Recipes By preparing heart healthy meals and teaching your children nutritious habits now, you are setting them up for a lifetime of healthy eating. By Angela Bekkala

13 Energy-Packed Breakfast Ideas for Kids Start your kid’s day off with a burst of energy by whipping up one of these tasty breakfasts. By Angela Bekkala

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10 Ways to Make Thanksgiving Dinner Healthier
Learn just how many calories your Thanksgiving favorites are contributing to your meal and how to minimize them.
By Karen Asp

14 Healthier Holiday Desserts
Try these healthier versions of holiday desserts to help your family enjoy the season without overindulging.
By Angela Bekkala

15 Low-Fuss, Big-Flavor Recipes
Save your energy for your next race and take it easy in the kitchen. Learn how to create fare with monster flavor, but without all the fuss. These ...
By Nicole Reino • Active.com

8 Snacks With Less Than 150 Calories
Skip the highcalorie, nutrientlight snacks. Instead, to achieve your weightloss or maintenance goals, aim for one or two snacks a day that pack les...
By Nicole Reino • Active.com

Active Cookbook: Your Favorite BBQ Recipes Made Healthier
It doesn't take much effort to create figurefriendly, tasty BBQ recipes. This month's Active Cookbook remakes classics like bacon burgers, onion ri...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Sustainable Food and Recipes for Athletes
Sustainable foods taste better, are healthier, and support humane, ecofriendly practices. Learn more about sustainable food, and how to cook with t...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Post-Workout Meals and Snacks That Lower Inflammation
Foods with inflammationlowering properties help the body recover quickly after a hard workout. Learn how to optimize your postworkout meals and sna...
By Sabrina Grotewold

Active Cookbook: Healthy Carbs for Endurance Athletes
This month's Active Cookbook focuses on carbs for endurance athletes, but it won't give you runofthemill pasta recipes. Experiment with these plant...
By Sabrina Grotewold

10 Homemade Nut-Free Snacks for Kids
Does your kid have a nut allergy or attend a school with a strict nonuts policy? These snack recipes are so tasty, your kids won't even know what t...
By Jackie Veling

The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports
We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game.
By Angela Bekkala

8 Popular Kids Snacks That Are Shockingly Unhealthy
Hold on to your squeezable yogurts, the calories and sugar in these kid snack classics will surprise you.
By Nikki Chavanelle

7 Healthy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Kids Will Love
Stop chasing after the ice cream truck and instead serve up a healthier version that has ingredients you can pronounce and is full of real food.
By Angela Bekkala

The Right Portion Sizes for Every Age
As your child grows, make sure they’re getting the correct nutrients they need without overdoing it.
By Joan Hodges

The Best Instagram Accounts for Healthy Family Recipes
A carefully curated Instagram feed (no pun intended) can help your family eat right with healthy, delicious and easytoprepare recipes.
By Angela Bekkala

8 Kid-Approved Heart Healthy Recipes
By preparing heart healthy meals and teaching your children nutritious habits now, you are setting them up for a lifetime of healthy eating.
By Angela Bekkala

13 Energy-Packed Breakfast Ideas for Kids
Start your kid’s day off with a burst of energy by whipping up one of these tasty breakfasts.
By Angela Bekkala

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