(BPT) - Summer is a time to switch out our wardrobes, exchange coats for swimsuits and boots for flip-flops. But if the winter months took a toll on your waistline you may not want to shed those extra layers. Lighten up for warmer summer days by making simple swaps and conscious diet decisions. 

(NAPSI)—If you’re looking for a quick meal or snack on the go, too often, your options have been limited to the drive-through or grabbing processed snacks. As consumers gravitate toward healthy choices, some retailers are focusing on providing fresh, tasty options. Here are a few tips to help you eat smarter on the run.

In a world where fatty, fried and frosted foods are often the cheapest, quickest and most readily available options, it can be easy to forget the true purpose of eating -- to healthfully fuel our bodies. 

(StatePoint) Eating right is essential to keeping your body running at its best. But nutrition advice doesn’t always account for people’s varied lifestyles, health needs and tastes.

(StatePoint) In a world where fatty, fried and frosted foods are often the cheapest, quickest and most readily available options, it can be easy to forget the true purpose of eating -- to healthfully fuel our bodies. 

(BPT) - Upwards of 100 million viewers will tune in to watch a professional sporting event this winter and spring season. As the fans wait for those historic moments of triumph and dramatic play-by-play recaps, they also partake in a celebration of food and feasting at halftime, and throughout the game.

(BPT) - En vez de sentarse a disfrutar una comida nutritiva, ¿dedica su pausa para almorzar a hacer gestiones, pagar cuentas u organizar la próxima actividad de su hijo? Con demasiada frecuencia los padres y profesionales que trabajan deben elegir entre una comida sana, o la realización de tareas importantes a la hora del almuerzo. Con el comienzo de un nuevo año, es hora de recuperar ese almuerzo necesario, con algunas ideas sanas que le permitirán prepararlo en cuestión de minutos.

(BPT) - Rather than sitting down to a wholesome meal, do you spend your lunch break running errands, catching up on bills or organizing your kid’s next big activity? Too often busy parents and working professionals have to choose between eating well and doing important tasks during the lunch hour. With the start of the new year, it’s time to take back lunch with a few healthy ideas that will makeover your meals in just minutes.

(BPT) - One of the many exciting and sometimes stressful parts of the holiday season is entertaining at home with friends and family. To prepare for their arrival you may be tempted to just clean the kitchen counters, toss a few extra towels in the guest bathroom and ignore the rest of the house. Instead, your visitors will enjoy the party more if they have full access to an open, organized and welcoming home.

(BPT) - – Mom and grandma had it right: Providing your body with a meal at the beginning of the day can have a multitude of benefits, from keeping you in a good mood to preventing bad snack habits. To get the maximum effectiveness from your breakfast, it needs to be nutrition-packed. Of course, it’s just as important that what you eat to start the day is delicious.

Last week I was at Costco for my weekly grocery shopping trip.  Just as I was wrestling the last of my items - a ginormous honeydew melon - onto the conveyer belt for checkout, I heard the cashier question my purchases, “is all of that stuff for a birthday party?”  I looked up to find that he wasn’t actually talking to me.  The lady behind me had a cart full of convenience foods: Rice Krispy Treats, juice boxes and enough sugary fruit snacks to send a bear into hyperglycemic shock.  

With children back in school, it is important to arm them with a nutritious diet. While the lure of fast food and quick meals can be enticing, fueling kids with healthy foods and a well-rounded diet can be easier than parents think.

The Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition of Key Ingredients: America by Food opens this Saturday, Jan. 29, and runs through March 13 in Globe at the Gila County Historical Society Museum, 1330 N. Broad Street.

My husband and I are pretty adventurous about food, so looking back, I'm surprised that it took our daughters to introduce us to hummus – a Middle Eastern spread or dip made with chickpeas and sesame.

On the first day of fall, Tucsonans can begin celebrating the passing of summer and the culture of Greece, with its mouth-watering souvlaki, flaming saganaki, flaky spanakopita, buttery baklava and spicy Ouzo.

Northwest Tucson has an ill-kept secret when it comes to favorite places for breakfast and lunch. It's the Tohono Chul Park Tea Room.

As the weather heats up in Tucson, we look for simple and nutritious dishes that require little or no cooking.

It could be a matter of swallowing one’s pride, but when The Girlfriend recently asked me to participate in a couple levels of “free bicycle safety classes,” the reflexive reaction was to scoff.

April 27, 2005 - The smell of garlic is strong against a backdrop of homemade marinara. Freshly grated mozzarella cheese fills silver bowls as sharp knives slice through slabs of pepperoni. But this is no pizza parlor, it's a classroom.