Hey, hey, check out the various recipes and food ideas from the b5media Lifestyle Channel picnic-themed posts!

Strawberry Rhubarb Crunch by Robust Cooking

Watermelon Raspberry Lemonade at All Holiday Cafe

Rice Krispie Treats at Keeping the Castle

Homemade Oreo Ice Cream at Chocolate Bytes

Cool Summer Snacking at Inside Motherhood

Baking Delights is bringing enough chocolate for everyone to catch a chocobuzz with her favorite brownies

Nothing like sweet tea on a hot, summer dayWait..I taste lime..mintis that a non-alcoholic Mojito? Kettle and Cup has the answer.

Blogfabulous is serving up a super easy, keep your butt out of the hot kitchen solution to Hors devours.

Weary Parent is serving Chocolate Puppy Chow, a snack thats bound to be popular with the kids

Offbeat Homes is sharing details on how to hold an offbeat picnic in four easy steps.

Tree Hugging Family shares 10 tips for an easy green picnic or green potluck

Just because you choose to live thrifty doesnt mean you have to throw a thrifty picnic. Simply Thrifty shares tips for an elegant and inexpensive potluck

What fun is a summer BBQ if you feel disorganized and in disarray? Declutter It shares five tips to help you organize your summer BBQ.

10 Summer party ideas and themes for your next backyard barbecue, or potluck.

Add some backyard Olympic games to your next barbecue, in honor of the Summer Olympics

And speaking of games, Marriage Actually is bringing a fun game for the grownups. Life Stories - a fun way to find out more about your spouse, friends and extended family.

Cyndi wont go anyplace to picnic unless she can grill, but she doesnt want to spend all day doing it. Try her tips for Grilling Chicken Fast, and get a jumpstart on your next picnic!

Who says picnics have to be complicated affairs? Keep it simple with cheeses, meats and homemade bread. Brewha-ha.com has a few suggestions - including a recipe for Polish beer rye bread

Whether youre having a picnic, a barbecue or just looking for a fun activity to do with your kids outside, Susan at PlayLibrary offers a list of 50 outdoor toys and games that are perfect for summer.

This time of year there are bugs everywhere, dont forget to bring the bug repellent along with your favorite dish to your next cookout.

Christine at Mad Cropper not only shares her favourite winter or summer recipe but also shares that you can turn recipes into creative works of arts. Find out how!

And while youre out having all the fun and good food you can handle, dont forget your pets - they enjoy special summer treats too!

At Quilting and Patchwork enjoy an array of potluck foods and memories from the Food Bloggers.

You never know what medical emergency could happen while your are picnickingMarye at Simply Home Remedies is bringing the antidote for nearly ANYTHING!

Eliza at Babylune provides a checklist of tips to consider when taking baby picnicking.

Finally, when its all said and done - perhaps you can kick back with a nice frozen beverage. MomGadget prefers the Dominican Coco Loco.

Enjoy the BBQ season!

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In a previous entry I wrote about a year ago, we’ve already learned how cranberry juice prevents urinary tract infections:

A specific type of tannin found only in cranberries and blueberries interacts with the little projections on the Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria (the most common cause of UTI), preventing them from sticking to the walls of the bladder and causing infection.

A new study published in the journal Colloids and Surfaces: B looks into the effect of cranberry juice on the bugs in the urinary tract in closer detail. Apparently, cranberry juice changes the thermodynamic properties of bacteria in the urinary tract, creating an energy barrier that prevents the microorganisms from getting close enough to latch onto cells and initiate an infection.

For the fimbriaed bacteria, they found that even at low concentrations, cranberry juice altered two properties that serve as indicators of the ability of bacteria to attach to cells. The first factor is called Gibbs free energy of attachment, which is a measure of the amount of energy that must be expended before a bacterium can attach to a cell. Without cranberry juice, this value was a negative number, indicating that energy would be released and attachment was highly likely. With cranberry juice the number was positive and it grew steadily as the concentration of juice increased, making attachment to urinary tract cells increasingly unlikely.

The good thing about using cranberry juice to treat UTI is that, apparently, it does not have any effect on non-fimbriaed (in other words, non-pathogenic) bacteria. The authors of the study also found out that when E. coli. bacteria that have been treated with cranberry juice are placed in normal growth media, they regain the ability to adhere to urinary tract cells. This implies that regular, perhaps daily, consumption of cranberry juice may be necessary to fully benefit from the antibacterial properties of cranberry juice. And for those who are watching their calorie intake, the researchers say that the sugar-free versions of cranberry juice are just as good!

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The Nursing School Search has published a lit of 100 Food Blogs to Inspire Your Healthy Eating and Eating Fabulous is in there at number 80. This blog is not exactly about weight loss as the category implies, but hey an accolade is an accolade!

Check out the list for more inspiring food- and eating-related blogs!

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One of the more popular entries on this blog is my review of the the Fiber One Chewy Bar. So I thought yo guys might be interested in this review of three food bars: Bear Fruit Bar (from www.MorFoods.com), the FruitFast bars ( www.FruitFast.com) and a follow up on the Organic Food Bar ( www.OrganicFoodBar.com). Or listen to the podcast , if you’d rather hear the review.

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Using randomizer, I’ve selected the 5 winners of the book giveaway for Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life :

1. Rashmi
2. Kam A
3. Danielle
4. Barbara Baker
5. Cindi

Please send me your name and address so I can have the book sent your way!

To the others who didn’t win this round, don’t fret, there’ll are more give-aways and contests in the works. Stay tuned!

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