We’ve all heard that it’s easier to stick to your fitness goals when you work out with others, but maintaining a routine that works for everyone’s schedules—and keep up a nutrition plan when you’re constantly on-the-go—can be a whole new level of challenging. Michelle Joy shows how she makes it work for her and her […]
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Meet Your New Personal Trainer: YouTube
Excellent news: Most college campuses offer free memberships to the school’s gym while you’re a student there! (In fact, there’s often an “activities fee” rolled into the cost of each credit hour to cover this.) Not-so-excellent news: Many days, it may be hard to convince your body to wake up early, change, hit the gym, […]
Cookie Dough is the New Bacon
Most of us are powerless when confronted with cookie dough. It sings to us from the mixing bowl, and even the most iron-willed, “I don’t care for sweets” person struggles not to sample a tiny bite (or tablespoonful). Its siren-like pull is nothing new, but it seems like most companies are slowly awakening to […]
How Much Do College Students REALLY Drink?
By Savannah Marie Everybody has heard of the famous trope of the “poor” college student, forced to eat nothing but ramen noodles out of financial necessity. But if college students are so poor, how is it that 80 percent of them can afford to drink and that 50 percent of those who drink can afford […]
The Best Thing to Do With A Frozen Vegetable Medley
Dilemmas, dilemmas. So when I was staring down a $1 bag of vegetable medley — you know, that mix of carrots, broccoli and cauliflower — I realized I had to do something other than steam it this time. I found Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for Broccoli Fritters, and got experimenting. It turns out, vegetable medley works […]
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Someone Special (AKA You)
At some point, it strikes: “Oh shoot! Valentine’s Day is [next week/tomorrow/HAPPENING RIGHT NOW].” Usually, there’s one of two responses. If you’re in a relationship: Panic, scramble, grab some drugstore chocolates, hope that’s good enough. If you’re single: Panic, scramble, rent a rom com to mercilessly torture yourself with, scroll Instagram to further agonize over […]
The Best of Both Worlds: Cookie Brownies
I don’t even know what to call these treats, other than So Delicious You’ll Skip Dinner and Hide the Whole Pan from Your Roommates. Since that’s kind of a long name, and I still haven’t settled on a celebrity couple-style mashup (Brookies? Cooknies? Brownkies?), we’ll just call ’em what they are: Cookie Brownies. You can […]
What to Serve at Your Superbowl Party
It’s the culmination of the entire football season, but really, the Superbowl is a vehicle for commercials — and gobs of finger foods. Let’s be real now: If you head to the big game and there’s only stale potato chips and a pizza, it’s a bit of a letdown. But, when the snacks are incredible […]
Yes, You CAN Make This Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Making your own salad dressing just seems like overkill, doesn’t it? I mean, how could it be easier — or tastier — than the store-bought, premade kind? That’s what I always thought, until I read Shauna Niequist’s Bread and Wine, and I felt like I had to at least give it a shot. And now […]