Have I ever mentioned how much I love the Amish? I do.On a Saturday afternoon I can be found at my local Amish market studying. Yes, studying. My local Amish market has all sorts of stalls (meats, cheeses, veggies) but my favorite is the dry goods section which is something like what a General Store might have been back in …

You might remember that we have this nifty little contest going on where TWO of you can win a Kalorie Box!!! (“What the hell is a Kalorie Box, Nik?”) To enter, do this widget: a Rafflecopter giveaway On my YouTube channel I’ve posted two reviews so far relating to the Kalorie box. The first just goes through what I got …

Over the past few months I’ve talked with a lot of Foodies about fitting activity into their lives. Now I know this is a food blog, but food and activity go together – especially in a healthy lifestyle. Calories are units of energy that fuel your body for the activity that you do. And the kind of fuel you use …

Not long ago, I held an informal webinar for a few merciful adventurous Foodies to help me test out new webinar software (more on that in a moment). I called it “Pimp My Recipe” and invited folks to bring recipes they wanted to make WLS-friendly. Now I consider myself a pretty experienced Foodie but there are a few dishes I’ve …

So we survived Hurricane Sandy!!! Yay! Not that I had any doubts. But still, I’m grateful my house wasn’t damaged, my electricity stayed on. I’m at home today as the mayor has asked us not to drive until crews get the roads clear. So I thought this would be the PERFECT opportunity to share this neat recipe I’ve been making. …

This is my Sweet (and Salty!) Potato Casserole. It was a big hit at both the Baltimore and Pittsburgh Bariatric Foodie Holiday Food Tastings. (If you were at either and agree – holler!) But this casserole is keeping a secret. And no, that secret is not that it has added protein (although it does). Those who are in possession of …

For those of you who are excited about this recipe, you have my girl Hillery to thank (yes, Hillery, your Foodie Fitness Correspondent). One day she graciously agreed to help me mow through style La Petite Diva’s hair and she was cooking this. And me being the person I am, I have stalked her for the recipe ever since. Here …

This post contains affiliate links.  If you’re reading this post, it’s probably hurricane season, and there’s probably a storm headed your way. During emergencies you hear the standard issue “water, bread, milk, toilet paper, flashlight” advice, but I thought I’d also share the WLS-specific items in my emergency pantry. Here are a few things you might stock up on if you …

This is actually a two-fer. By accident of, of course. This post was supposed to just be about the Twix shake. Cuz it’s almost Halloween. And I promised yummy recipes! But here’s what had happened. I had one little portion of sugar-free caramel syrup left. I put it on the counter so I could photo the recipe. Well, while I was …

  I just want you all to know…I have been trying to crack the code on candy corn flavored stuff for YEARS. I’m not super passionate about it myself. I’m not one of those “CANDY CORN” people. (You know what I’m talking about. It’s that person whose eyes get all round like saucers when they see candy corn.) In my …