Topic: healthy holidays

Meatless Monday: 10 Vegetarian Recipes For The Seder Table

In celebration of Passover—and Meatless Monday—here are 10 vegetarian & vegan recipes for the Seder table (some traditionally prepared, some not so much). More »

Vegan Christmas Cookie Recipes You’ll Actually Like

Vegan Christmas cookies don’t have to suck. Here are 8 recipes to challenge anyone who says otherwise. More »

Holiday Gift Guide: 25 Healthy & Green Gifts For Under $25

When you’re on the hunt for cheap Christmas gifts (or Hannukah gifts, or white elephant gifts), it’s easy to turn to standards like chocolate, cookies or mall-bought body sprays and candles. Don’t. You can give something unique no matter what your price range, and we found you 25 great Christmas gift ideas to prove it. More »

Healthy Holidays Don’t Have To Suck

The holidays come with tons of fun and tons of stress–and that’s before you even think about how to fit in your workouts and make decent dietary choices at every holiday party between now and New Year’s. Once you do start thinking about maintaining healthy habits despite daily (but cheerful!) conspiracies against it, the holidays can be downright hellish. And all too often, the places you go for help when you’re trying to achieve health during the holidays just make it worse, with articles instructing you to burn every calorie that passes your lips and headlines encouraging you to drop weight by Christmas. Our goal at Blisstree is to help you figure out how to have healthy holidays that don’t suck–by giving you healthy eating tips, healthy gift guides, and helpful recipes to pull off your spread of vegan hors d’oeuvres…without getting you down about your body or obsessed with how much you weigh. More »

5 Useless Fitness Gadgets You Should Probably Return

If your friends and family know much about you, they probably know that you’re a lover of health and fitness. Which is why it was really, really thoughtful of them to buy you gear that they may have though you’d find helpful for the holiday season. But let’s be honest: if what you got was kegel weights when what you asked for was a kettlebell set, you may be considering digging out that gift recipe and making a swap. More »

Meatless Monday: 10 Vegetarian Black-Eyed Pea Recipes For A Lucky New Year

If you forgot to eat a pot of black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, we don’t blame you; you were probably too busy nursing your hangover with a greasy brunch (and maybe some more booze). But in our books, it’s not too late to try and amp up your luck with athe classic New Year’s charm; even if you don’t believe they’ll bring you luck, black-eyed peas will bring you tons of fiber and vegetarian protein. Perfect for Meatless Monday (which, if you ask us and Mark Bittman, should be at least part of your 2012 resolutions). More »

10 Healthy Champagne Cocktails To Ring In The New Year

Skim today’s health news and all you’ll find are articles about how to prevent and cure your first hangover of 2012. That’s a worthy quest, but we’re thinking more about our actual New Year’s Eve libations; namely, which champagne cocktail will ring in the cheer with the least amount of fuss and sugar possible. We found 10 easy recipes that don’t involve loads of extra sweeteners; most just involve a bit of liqueur or fruit to jazz up your last glass of champagne before the end of the year. More »

7 Fitness Tools To Buy With That Gift Card

This holiday season, plenty of people received presents that came not in boxes, but rather, in tiny envelopes. Gift cards–particularly those from multi-purpose stores and websites like Target and Amazon–have been gaining crazy popularity, and this year, they reached a major peak. So what to get? You could buy dozens of sweaters or a landslide of ebooks for your Kindle…or you could focus on fitness, by purchasing smart workout equipment that you can use at home. More »

Healthy Holidays: Don’t Forget To Recycle Your Christmas Tree

While you’re rounding up yesterday’s unwanted gifts (like a scale or a Thighmaster, perhaps?) for Boxing Day and preparing to get back on track with your workouts, don’t forget to do a little Googling about where, in your town, you can recycle that eco-friendly, real Christmas tree you sprung for. Tree-recycling varies from city to city, but the outcome is the same no matter where you are: a healthier planet in 2012. More »

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Happy Holidays From Blisstree!

We at Blisstree wish you a merry Christmas, filled with as many Christmas cookies, healthy holiday cocktails, and Santa speedo runs as you can squeeze in. Enjoy your family and friends instead of worrying about calories or squeezing into your skinny jeans; ’tis the season to relax and reap the rewards of all the hard work you’ve done this year for your own health and others’. More »

Healthy Giving: 10 Last-Minute Gift Subscriptions That Keep On Giving

When time is short, gift certificates are the de facto last-minute gift, but rarely do they seem as thoughtful as a well-selected gift. But it’s not too late to give a gift that shows you care: Get your loved one a subscription to monthly deliveries of their favorite goods–food, wine, tea, or even beauty products–so that they get a thoughtful gift…every month for the next year. Everyone loves getting mail, and they’ll think of you every time their new batch gets delivered. But best of all, you’ll be contributing to their good health all year long. More »

Season’s Eating: 7 Non-Traditional Latke Recipes

Yesterday marked the first day of Hanukkah, which means—food-wise, at least—that it’s time for potato latkes. Basic latkes are made from potato, onion, eggs and olive oil, served with applesauce or sour cream. But there are all sorts of interesting (and delicious sounding) variations out there, including ones for vegans and the gluten-intolerant. Some even eschew potatoes altogether, opting for pancakes made from leeks, parsnips, apples or cauliflower. This year, try celebrating the Festival of Lights with one of these non-traditional latke recipes. More »

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