Eating For Your Health
All this month we’ve been on a health kick! Two weeks ago we gave you some fitness tips, last week was gardening, and this week we’re all about healthy eating! Diet is the most important aspect of everyone’s life, whether you’re trying to lose weight, stay fit, or just plain enjoy what you eat! We’ve got a whole bunch of nutritious deals and tasty savings that’ll keep you just the right amount of full!
Power Proteins
The superman of food groups is…protein! It builds muscle, fuels energy, and keeps your feeling fuller longer. Luckily, there are so many different ways to get it. If you’re a seafood lover, stock up on the crème de la crème of crabmeat from Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes & More and pay only $9.95 shipping with any $99 purchase. For other healthy alternatives like wild king salmon or cod, save a whopping 20% off at All Fresh Seafood. Lobster isn’t considered a delicacy for no reason! Get two free succulent lobster tails with any $99 purchase at Chicago Steak Company and get 12 free Angus Burgers with any purchase. For the organic-minded meat eater, snag free shipping with your $75 purchase of grass fed beef at La Cense Beef. Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about you vegetarians and vegans out there! Plant protein is even healthier than meat, and with $10 off your first groceries purchase at Peapod, you can stock up on tofu and soybeans and make some stellar stir-fry!
Ethnic Cuisines
Make mealtimes fun by experiencing what other cultures have to offer. If you’re partial to pizza and pasta, check out Olive Nation for a true taste of Italy. They’ve got everything you could possibly want—extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh pasta, beans, lentils and more. You’ll get free shipping with any $50 purchase. If you prefer less family style and more Zen, shop the virtual aisles of Asian Food Grocer for green tea, tofu, rice, Asian noodles, and miso soup. They’re offering $10 off your $125 purchase. Tacos are a fun family favorite and can be made healthy with ground turkey, low fat cheese, and stuffed to the brim with lettuce, tomato, and beans! Snag 20% off your $30 purchase at MexGrocer and stock up on your hot sauce, salsa, and even a tamales making kit! For a classy soirée, cheese plates are the order of the evening. Design your own cheese board with 15% off at Artisanal Premium Cheese.
Sweet Indulgences
Even the healthiest of eaters has a sweet tooth! Sometimes a little sweet indulgence is just the ticket to top off an excellent meal! If you’re one of those many chocoholics out there, save 10% off at Ghirardelli Chocolates and 10% off at Chocolate.com for perfectly proportioned bites of bliss. For the kids, give ‘em a carefully counted handful of M&Ms—with 10% off your purchase, you can get enough to last you till Halloween! For that chocolate cake taste at only 100 calories, snag 6 free chocolate VitaTops with any purchase a Vitalicious. If you’ve got a hankering for brownies, blondies, cookies, or any other baked treat out there, Dancing Deer Company offers 15% off your purchase.
Not-Too-Salty Snacks
Maybe it hits you around three o’clock on a workday or on Saturday evening while you’re channel surfing—that craving for a sweet and salty something to tickle your taste buds! For a little table topper, fill a crystal bowl with some protein-packed nuts! Get free shipping with your $75 purchase at Oh Nuts and choose from every kind under the sun! If you like a little more pop in your snack, save 20% off at Popcornopolis. Figis offers excellent sweet and salty cravings snack tins that make excellent gifts or party platters and now you can order them at 25% off. If it’s high tea time in your household, offer up some English Muffins—they’re 15% off at Wolferman’s. Top them off with some healthy gourmet spreads from Savorique and get $15 off $35. In a rush? No problem! Wise Foods offers 10% off plus free shipping on your purchase of gourmet emergency grab & go food kits.
Bottoms Up!
With your body being made of over 60% water, it’s no surprise that it’s the most crucial (and healthiest!) thing we can imbibe. Save 20% off Aquasana water filter systems for cups of clean, crisp, and clear liquid life. Add a little flavor and antioxidants to that water with 15% off green teas at Mighty Tea Leaf Company. If you’re a coffee drinker in the mornings, get your daily dose of caffeine at 7% off at Coffee For Less, or snag 10% off plus free shipping on the Mother’s Day limited edition roast at Coffees of Hawaii. If Dionysus is your Olympic god of choice, opt for a hearty cabernet or dry chardonnay and save 15% off at Personal Wine and 5% off at The Wine Spies and enjoy a glass of adult indulgence.
Salubrious Supplements
Last but certainly not least, as the saying goes, “take your vitamins!” To supplement all the good nutrients and minerals you’re getting from the food you eat, save $1 off one-a-day vitamins at Walgreens. If you’re traveling and fresh fruit is hard to find, get your vitamin C on while staving off the scurvy (that ye old pirate disease!) with 10% off any fruit advantage fruit supplements from Traverse Bay Farms.
We hope we’ve got you geared up for a cooking storm! Set your taste buds to work, and remember, as the 17th century French writer, François de La Rochefoucauld, once said: “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.”
