{"id":2620,"date":"2014-01-09T13:17:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T18:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=2620"},"modified":"2014-01-09T13:17:50","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T18:17:50","slug":"gadgets-and-apps-for-our-new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/gadgets-and-apps-for-our-new-years-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gadgets and Apps for our New Year’s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year!
\nSome of us at this time resolve to live healthier lives during this upcoming year. I thought I would share with you a couple of amusing gadgets available to help us keep our New Year's resolutions as well as a few apps that you may actually find useful and\/or interesting.<\/p>\n

TechCrunch has created the Happifork<\/a>. The Happifork monitors how you're eating--speed and amount of food you are trying to eat at one time. If you have too much food on the Happifork, it will shake off the food until it reaches a more optimal amount for you to eat in one bite. I surely wouldn't want to use this gadget at a public place!<\/p>\n

Have you heard about Google's talking shoe? Based on your movement (or non-movement) these shoes have attitude and aren't afraid to let you know what they're \"thinking.\" While they can be \"encouraging\" during a brisk walk or workout, they seem to me to be more of a novelty than a real help to people who are trying to stay on task and move more in the new year. Decide for yourself:
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Finally, Molly Kimball, a registered dietician who posts for nola.com, has made a few recommendations that you may find useful in your quest for a healthier lifestyle.
\nFind Me Gluten-Free<\/a>, Map My Run<\/a> and My Fitness Pal<\/a> are among the ones she suggests. Check out her article<\/a> and see all of them.<\/p>\n

I have a few New Year's resolutions for 2014 and among them are to do a better job of buying locally and to actively be more compassionate. I've found a few sites to help me keep them. Good Eggs<\/a> not only allows you to place your orders online, but will deliver your groceries to you either to a central meeting place or actually to your home. Most of our locally-grown produce is from the Northshore area and so delivery into New Orleans is usually twice a week. I've also become very interested in the Charter for Compassion<\/a> as well as Sister Jane Remson's blog \"Think About It-Pray About It-Act on It\"<\/a> which gives you the opportunity to be active by contacting your senator about an important issue for example.<\/p>\n

Have you made any resolutions for the new year? If so, please share what you're doing and if you've found an app or gadget that is helping you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year! Some of us at this time resolve to live healthier lives during this upcoming year. I thought I would share with you a couple of amusing gadgets available to help us keep our New Year's resolutions as well as a few apps that you may actually find useful and\/or interesting. 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