Satisfy your chocolate cravings with these healthy cake recipes for 250 calories or less per serving. There's no better way to indulge your sweet tooth than with chocolate cake. You can feel good about eating dessert with these low-calorie chocolate cake recipes that are sure to impress. Maybe you're in the mood for a fudgy chocolate pudding cake or a decadent chocolate cheesecake. Luckily, these healthy chocolate cake recipes will satisfying your dessert cravings without spoiling your diet. Try our One-Bowl Chocolate...

The Carlsmith Family's Gingerbread Cookies  From EatingWell:  December 2005/January 2006 The dough is pleasantly easy to work with for children and parents alike: it won't stick or tear when you roll it out. Dress the finished cookies up with a quick cookie glaze, colored sugars or a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Ingredients 3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon...

Find out which organic produce is worth paying more for. Of the fruits and vegetables you buy every week, which should you buy organic? The Environmental Working Group’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides identifies fruits and vegetables that have the highest and lowest pesticide residues. The 12 fruits and vegetables that make up their "Dirty Dozen" list, are most likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues. If you’re worried about pesticides in your food, consider buying these 12 fruits and vegetables organic,...

By Brierley Wright Very recently someone near and dear to me had a breast cancer scare. My entire family rejoiced when her biopsy results came back benign—but had she not been so fortunate this would have been her second battle with breast cancer. As the buzz of the good news subsided I began to think of my own breast health. I’m still a ways off from the age when the majority of breast cancer cases occur (50+)—and there are factors that up my risk of breast cancer that I can’t control,...

Continue from lats posted "The Secrets for Baking Healthier Cookies (1)", Here’s a cookie that uses canola oil in place of all the butter in the original recipe. It’s an excellent makeover: Princess Tea Cakes Source: EatingWell.com - November/December 2007 Working on this makeover of a classic Russian Tea Cake made Bridget Klein feel closer to her late sister, Gina, because they are “a great match for her personality: delicate and refined, pretty to look at, and yet a definite character that inspires adoration...

We love cookies. But how can you make your favorite cookies healthier without sacrificing taste and texture? Here are 5 secrets for baking healthier cookies from EatingWell readers and EatingWell's Test Kitchen bakers. Happy baking! Tip 1: Make them more heart healthy. Swap out some of the butter, margarine or shortening for heart-healthy oils, such as canola oil or olive oil or pureed fruit or even vegetables. To replace fats with oil: For every tablespoon of butter you replace with heart-healthy oil, you...

By: Leroy Templeton We often hear of the top causes of cancer, smoking and excessive drinking. I’m certain we can all recall at least one television ad, radio PSA or subway poster telling of the dangers of smoking and drinking. This is a good thing. Any increased awareness for cancer prevention is a good thing; however I do find it curious that of all the cancer prevention advertisements so few focus on one of the most important health aspects; diet. Diet has been shown to affect nearly...