7 Cocktails That Won’t Kill Your Waistline
The key to staying healthy and positive, is making small (but powerful) changes. The classic “try this, not that” plan. And since no one going to tell you to put down your drink this season, here are some great options that will keep you rocking into 2013.
Intro to Cooking: Low-Cal Spaghetti!
Whether you’re just settling in to your dorm or high-five-ing your way through the halls of your sorority house, a new school year is a ripe time for new resolutions.

Intro to Cooking: Sweet and Savory Kale
If you’re sick of spinach and balk at Brussels sprouts, kale may just be the leafy-green vegetable for you! It’s a sweeter vegetable that is jam-packed with nutrients for very few calories. Among it’s all-star roster of vitamins are A, K, and C (just 2oz will give you more than your recommended daily value) as well as manganese, calcium, fiber, and iron. And at 70 calories per serving, you can’t miss.
Starbucks Goes “Healthy”
Those guys over at the Bux have been catching a lot of flack for their many drinks that have more sugar and calories than a liter of Coke, not to mention those fatty pastries, so they’ve decided to make some “healthy” changes.
Cut Those Cocktail Calories in Half!
We all know that summer marks the beginning of an endless season of barbecues, outdoor cocktail parties, and weekend vacation getaways where the food is always in abundance and the drinks never stop flowing.
VitaminWater Introduces New Low-Calorie Variety
I love vitaminwater. It’s yummy, and the fact that it’s loaded with vitamins makes me feel like I’m doing something good for my body whenever I drink it. However, what I don’t love so much is that the sugar in it that makes it taste so good also makes it a little high in calories.
5 Low-Calorie Drink Options
When you go out drinking with your friends, the last thing that you’re probably thinking about is how many calories you’re consuming with each drink you take. Ok, maybe you’re thinking that when you mix yourself a low-cal vodka shot at home, but once the alcohol is flowing, calories are far from the forefront of your mind.

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