Seasonal Eats: Strawberries


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Eat Strawberries For Vitamin C — It Burns Fat

In case you aren't already in love with strawberries, I have some reasons to get the love fest with this berry started! They are a low-calorie food loaded like a billionaire with antioxidants known as phenols. Phenols not only give strawberries their irresistible red color, but they also fill this berry with heart-protective, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory properties. A veritable trifecta of Read more

3 Seasonal Fat-Burning Foods to Celebrate Spring


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Fat-Burning Foods in Season For Spring

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape by Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, here on FitSugar. Spring has almost sprung, and that means a whole new crop of nutrition powerhouses at your local market. Here are three of my favorite mouthwatering picks, how they’ll help you get ready for bikini season, and simple ways to gobble them up: Artichokes: One medium choke packs some important Read more

Spring Produce: In Season and So Good For You


Updated 03/27/09 11:27 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Spring Produce: In Season and So Good For You

After months of butternut squash and other seasonal Winter produce, I was happy to see many of my Spring favorites appearing at the grocery store and farmers markets. Eating seasonally is not only cheaper, but the produce is tastier, fresher, and more nutritious when in season. Be on the lookout for these fruits and veggies on the shelves of your market. Source Read more

Coming Soon: Strawberry Flowers Eau de Parfum


Updated 11/07/11 2:50 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 13 comments

Coming Soon: Strawberry Flowers Eau de Parfum

Brand-new from Fresh is a summertime eau de parfum called Strawberry Flowers ($38). It launched this past week in the UK and will be exclusive at Sephora come September. This fruity, floral and sparkling scent is sure to please your sense of smell. It was created by Lev Glazman (co-founder of Fresh), and was inspired by the memories of a perfect Spring morning. It has a true citrus spirit and Read more

Strawberry and Raspberry Frozen Yogurt Popsicle


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Strawberry and Raspberry Frozen Yogurt Popsicle

Here at Sugar HQ, everyone is crazy for the new, dangerously close frozen yogurt joint, SoGreen. After consuming a couple of SoGreen's delicious, fruity treats, I decided to experiment with my own variation. Currently I'm obsessed with Popsicles, so naturally, I was inspired to make a frozen yogurt Popsicle. The recipe is simple with only a couple ingredients: strained yogurt, fresh fruit, and Read more

Fit for March: FitSugar Must Haves


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Fit for March: FitSugar Must Haves

From St. Patrick's Day to the first day of Spring (yay!), March is one of those months that seems to creep up on you. This month's Must Haves are designed to help get you on and ensure that you keep on track and take advantage of longer evenings and nicer weather (fingers crossed at least). Source Read more

BellaSugar's Guide to Strawberry Beauty Products


Updated 02/19/08 7:55 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 15 comments

Strawberry Beauty Products

Sweet and juicy bath and body products are a real weakness for me, and in particular, I'm a sucker for all things strawberry. My bathroom is filled with scrubs, lotions, lip balms — you name it and I'm addicted. Check out this roundup of strawberry beauty treats; four of the posts are product driven and the last is a D.I.Y exfoliator which is inexpensive, effective and easy to make. Read more

Silky Strawberry Lip Balms


Updated 04/10/08 3:26 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 26 comments

Strawberry Lip Products

Welcome to my final installment of strawberry beauty products. Those of you who missed the reading about strawberry body creams, scrubs and cleansers, have no fear — you can find everything here. These three goodies are smooth lip smackers to help soothe, condition and impart shine to your lips. And not only do they smell like strawberries, they taste like them too! Smith's Strawberry Rosebud Read more

Smoothing Strawberry Body Lotions


Updated 05/28/08 2:59 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 12 comments

Smoothing Strawberry Body Lotions

Welcome to my third installment on strawberry beauty products. These body lotions are refreshing and sweet fruit treats for your skin. I've found that even with the wide assortment of orange, lemon and pomegranate body creams, there's nothing quite as wonderful as strawberry. Judging from your comments about strawberry facial scrubs and cleansers I think you'll like these juicy treats too. Kama Read more

Sweet Smelling Strawberry Cleansers


Updated 03/21/08 11:39 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

Sweet Smelling Strawberry Cleansers

Since you all seemed to enjoy the last post about strawberry body and face scrubs so much, I felt inspired to round up even more fresh-smelling and adorably packaged strawberry face and body cleansers to awaken your winter senses. TESS Scrub-It-Off Strawberry-Jojoba Facial Cleanser For Problem Skin ($9) is intended for the hormonally hyperactive skin of teenagers, which makes it great for Read more