Kelly Radi: Keeping Kids Active
When my girls were little, they were like most kids and happy to be active. They could entertain themselves with a bucket of water and a stick. They could spend hours on the swing set and in the...
View ArticleMonte Meyer: Sabotage
When I was a kid, I used to watch Col. Hogan and his POW gang disrupt the Nazi war machine in the Sit-com “Hogan’s Heroes.” Through a combination of a dim-witted enemy and clever sabotage, Hogan’s...
View ArticleKelly Radi: Trading Up!
What is a Trade-up? A trade-up is a simple way to add more nutrition to your diet. The NuVal Nutritional Scoring System scores foods from 1-100, and higher is better. Why buy a cereal that scores a...
View ArticleUnjunk Yourself: The Sequel!
Remember the “Unjunk Yourself” video? Our blog covered it last year–starring Gabe Katz and other members of the Katz clan, the video is a sleek, fun, and exciting clip encouraging healthy eating. Well,...
View ArticleMonte Meyer: Three Tips to a Better Life
Oh, how I have struggled the past several months. For personal reasons, it’s not been easy to stay on track with a healthy lifestyle. I’ve been fighting this monster for a long, long time, but in...
View ArticleKelly Radi: Meet Brooke!
I love my job! Where else do I get to embarrass my kids all in the name of work? Today I’m picking on Brooke. Poor dear! Meet Brooke! She’s my firstborn and also my first (and only) “almost...
View ArticleMonte Meyer: Little Victories
As most of you know, I’ve lost 242 lbs – not all at once. It took a couple years – but I did it. It felt great – I loved the accolades – I reveled in the sense of overwhelming accomplishment. It is...
View ArticleKelly Radi: A Touching Tribute
We’ve had an emotional week filled with fond memories and tears. We said goodbye to my Grandma Vesta. My Grandma was a woman who loved people and had a passion for good food. She would share her...
View ArticleMonte Meyer: Support System
As most of you know – I’m in a continuing battle to regain health. At my peak, I weighed 588 lbs. I’m taller at 6.4, but even then, I looked like a bloated tick ready to fall off a giant Dinosaur....
View ArticleKelly Radi: “Modern-Day Home Economics”
A few months ago my BLEND co-worker Kathy and I attended the Minnesota FACS teachers’ state conference in Bloomington. For those of you who don’t know what FACS is, it stands for Family and Consumer...
View ArticleMonte Meyer: The Power of Encouragement
Reaching and sustaining a healthier (and leaner) lifestyle takes support from friends and family – a lot of it. Most people don’t live in a vacuum. We want and need interaction with others. And as...
View ArticleMichelle Kobernick: Not Your Average Burger
Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Michelle Kobernick, founder of Gourmet Everyday, a company specializing in delivering freshly prepared, healthy-eating meals to the Metro-Detroit area. The...
View ArticleKelly Radi: What’s in the Crisper?
If you’d have told me a few years ago that I’d be writing about my drawers, I’d have laughed out loud. But here we are! And, if you’d have told me I’d actually take pictures of, well, my CRISPER...
View ArticleMonte Meyer: The Opposite of Regret
Just this week, I was in the checkout line of my sixth store – all in the same morning. Now you need to understand – I hate shopping. My bride Nadine laughs at how stressed out I get at shopping....
View ArticleKelly Radi: Cereal Scores
Years ago, when I started shopping using the NuVal® Nutritional Scoring System, I was shocked when I saw the scores in the cereal aisle. I expected some pretty low scores on the heavily sugared...
View ArticleMonte Meyer: When “Fine” isn’t OK
My middle sister is deep into the lifestyle challenge with me. We both have personal trainers and record our calorie intake. From time to time, we phone and text back and forth our goals, our...
View ArticleKelly Radi: Then and Now
Yes, I was a cheerleader!! I’m the one in the middle on the right. Oh – the Good Old Days! I recently attended my 25th class reunion. Yes, the class of ’88 gathered and reminisced about the...
View ArticleKelly Radi: Pizza Night!
Tonight is a busy night at the Radi house. Marty is off to the fire hall, the girls to tennis and I have an evening meeting. There’s not much time between the work day and the evening activities....
View ArticleMonte Meyer: The Head and the Heart
“No Matter what the size, the weight will not go away and stay away until the head and heart are healed.” Gina, The Biggest Loser Season 14 I posted this quote in my last blog post for A Better Bag of...
View ArticleKelly Radi: Kids Day at Coborn’s!
Even storm clouds to the west didn’t dampen the FUN in the parking lot at Coborn’s in Sauk Rapids last Tuesday, August 6, 2013 – the folks at Coborn’s hosted their annual “kids day” event. What was...
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