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Dieting & Nutrition

4 Food label myths debunked

While the front of packages and Nutrition Fact Panels on foods provide a wealth of information, the label lingo can get confusing....

Fall Recipes

Easy fall farmers' market recipes

Here are a few simple farmers' market recipes for fall. The farmers' market experience is one of simple goodness. Whether set up as...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

How to eat healthy even though you're tired and broke!

With long days at the office, busy weeknights and weekends at home with family and friends, and our ever more complex, nonstop pace,...

Fall Recipes

Cat Cora's favorite easy, healthy dinner recipes

As a working mother of four boys, dinnertime can sometimes feel like an impossible task. In our house, I enlist help. Getting kids...

School Food

School lunch ideas: No more trading lunches

Did you know your kids were into day trading? Well... school lunch trading, that is. To keep your children from saying “I’ll trade...

SheKnows TV: Delicious Life Challenge

5 Ways to get your 5-a-day veggies

Want to add more veggies to your daily diet? SheKnows shows you how!

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Chef Rock your lunch box

When your child starts moaning, “PB&J again?!” what’s a mom to do? Here are school lunch tips from the book, 44 Things Parents...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Healthy fast food for back to school

Investment banker turned restaurateur David Kostman, founder of Nanoosh Mediterranean Hummus Bars & Counters, shares his passion for...

Letter from the Editor

Meet the SheKnows Experts!

Get to know our team of SheKnows Experts, a panel of highly-regarded authorities in their fields who have been hand-selected by our...

Decor & Themes

How to prepare for summer entertaining

I love having friends and family in my home and I consider entertaining an extension of my design work; I can be creative in how I...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

6 Snacks to beat the 3 o'clock slump

While many of us run to the nearest vending machine for chocolate, soda or candy to get through the 3 o’clock slump, these choices...

Dieting & Nutrition

Lower your salt intake

Tthe newly revised 2010 Dietary Guidelines decrease the recommended upper limit for sodium intake from 2300 milligrams to 1500. The...

Family Recipes

Dovetailing meals on vacation

Dovetailing is the art of taking leftover ingredients from a previous meal and using them to create a fabulous meal the next day --...

Cooking Tips & Trends

10 Gotta have-its for your pantry and fridge

OK, kids, it’s time to hit Chef Doug’s boot camp for culinary dropouts. First lesson: Here are the items to always have handy in...

Summer Recipes

What to make when it's too hot to cook

What a day! Boss was grumpy. Coffee machine was the fritz and to top it off you’re in your car on your way home from a long day and...

Children's Health

Get kids to eat more vegetables

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 73 percent of Americans are not meeting the recommended number of...

Entertaining Menus & Recipes

Romantic summer meals with aphrodisiac foods

It’s summer -- and who isn’t in the mood for a little lovin’? Heck, I’m in the mood for a little lovin’ all the time! With my “cook...

Kitchen Gadgets & Tools

Safe knife skills in the kitchen

Cooking isn’t all fun and games. Proper knife safety precautions are essential to keep you and your family safe. Below are some...

Summer Recipes

How to grill fresh fruit

Some people find it hard to believe that you can grill fruit because of its moisture -- but that’s one of the things that makes it...

Family Travel

What to make for dinner before vacation

It’s time for vacation! You’ve run your errands, packed your bags, and cleaned the house… what’s next? Dinner. Here are some simple...

Wine & Cocktail Recipes

Delicious sangria recipes

What’s better than beer and wine at summertime party? Sangria! This light refreshing drink is a great alternative to the mundane and...