Maybe you’ve had your fill of marathons, pounding the pavement alongside thousands of other runners for 26.2 miles, with nothing to fuel your performance but packets of energy goo and orange …
Memo: Clean Your Desk
Face it: your desk could use some help. There are stacks of papers everywhere, unfiled documents mingling with takeout menus. Your keyboard is so filled with crumbs that it crunches when you …
Meal Prep for Lunch Success
Taking your lunch to work every day can save you a lot of money—and calories. But getting in the habit can be a challenge. Scrounging in the fridge at 7 a.m. to try and throw something together for …
10 Inexpensive Perks That Will Delight Employees
Looking to make your team happy without breaking the budget? Sometimes the best things in life are pretty simple and low-cost. We did an informal poll of office workers to see what little perks were …
Stairing Contest
A workplace fitness challenge can do some great things for your team or your company. Yes, it provides exercise and promotes health, but it does more than that, too. Even though a fitness challenge …
Avocado Addiction
It’s certainly no secret that we’re eating more avocados. Guacamole, avocado egg boats, grain bowls topped with avocado. Avocado toast has become so ubiquitous in certain parts of the country that …
Spring into Bike Commuting
As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, it’s time to consider making your commute healthier, more environmentally friendly, and a lot more fun than sitting in a car. Just get on your …
5 Reasons to Keep Chocolate at Your Desk at Work
Dark, sweet, and rich, chocolate can enhance almost anything. There are plenty of places where you can read about chocolate’s health benefits or the aphrodisiac qualities of a box of fancy bonbons, …
The FruitGuys Gift Guide
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Time to string the lights or kindle the candles. Time to drive cloves into an orange to make the best-smelling room freshener imaginable. Time to savor a …
The Essential Spark
Even if your business card doesn’t read “sculptor” or “novelist,” creativity is probably one of the most important traits in your work life. On an organizational level, creativity is how companies …
The Power of Pomegranates
Of all the autumn fruits, the pomegranate is the most elegant and exotic. Leathery skin protects a tightly packed network of brilliant red juice-filled arils (the official name of the jewel-like …
Fall for Salads
The days growing shorter and the air is growing cooler—it’s fall. And that means it’s time to return to the warmth of the kitchen to cook up some of autumn’s fruits and vegetables. But even though …
Meal-Prep School
If you ask a group of people what helps them lose or maintain weight, chances are a significant portion of them will point to meal prep as the secret ingredient to their success. Jake Hickok, a …
Slow and Easy
Summer is a funny season, especially if you work in an office. It’s hot outside, and commuting through the heat drains you. But your office is so air-conditioned that you need to take a sweater, and …
Summer in a Jar
For veggie lovers, late summer is the best season. Summer produce is at its peak right now, and gardens are overflowing with sun-warmed veggies. But even if you don’t have a plot of land to till, you …
Too Hot to Cook
When the weather and your schedule both heat up, the last thing you want to do is march into the kitchen at the end of a long, hot day and crank up the oven to cook dinner. These three entrées are …
Summer Fruit Salads
Now that hot weather is upon us, all signs point to fruit salad. Many fruits are at their peak in July and August, so eating as much of your favorites as possible should be high on your summer to-do …
Celebrate Spring with Strawberries
The strawberry is a symbol of the promise of spring after a long winter. While midsummer’s lush, plump cherries whisper of sultry nights on the back porch spitting pits into the garden, strawberries …
Shorten That Cold!
The calendar may say that spring is on the horizon, but a casual glance around homes, schools, and workplaces reveals that many of us are still grappling with seasonal colds and flus. In February, …
From D’Anjou to Seckel: The Pleasure of Pears
Pears have been with us for centuries—dried slices of the fruit have been found in cave dwellings in Switzerland dating back to the Ice Age, and written documentation of the pear goes back 2,500 …
