Zipongo

For those looking to avoid weight gain, holiday party season is bearing down on us like this: Never fear! Here are a few tricks to keep in your arsenal: 1. There’s no need to skip meals. Skipping meals early in the day to make up for future holiday party indulgences is a misguided strategy. By [...]

In best news ever, Zipongo has just released an iPhone app. Now you can plan your grocery shopping trip and browse discounts on healthy food on the go! People all over the country use Zipongo to find discounts on healthy food. Zipongo aggregates national grocery retailer circulars, so you can see discounts on stores near [...]

Join Zipongo at the Apple Store in San Francisco! We’re demoing our new Grocery Store App. Come on down and get a sneak peak at our new product! December 4th, 2012 at 7pm Location: Apple Store San Francisco Space is limited to come early to grab a spot! Learn how to leverage powerful health applications [...]

Over here at Zipongo, we’ve been working really hard on planning and building a product we ultimately hope will encourage behavior change in the way people interact with food. But a few weeks ago, we looked up from our design mockups and product roadmaps and said, “Hey, let’s make something really fun!” So we thought [...]

Oh, the ways you could spend a fiver. A Big Mac. A Footlong. A grande vanilla soy latte. Or, how about a Thanksgiving dinner, complete with turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, coffee, and milk! The American Farm Bureau [...]

Last week, in honor of Julia Child’s 100th birthday, I was looking through my copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking for a tri-tip recipe. I thought, the woman was a genius with all things beef, so she must have come up with something pretty great. I was surprised to find nothing, not a [...]

I’m always in search of good summer recipes that don’t require turning on the oven, for those of us without air conditioning or outdoor grills. This recipe is totally skillet-based. It’s also quick and easy, so not only do you save time and energy preparing your meal, but you also avoid heating up the house [...]

Ages old question, right? How the heck do I poach an egg without making a huge mess and losing most of the whites? I’ve got these adorable heirloom eggs from Pete & Gerry’s, and I really don’t want to miss a drop of that egg white protein. There are a couple of different methods. There [...]

Tango Mango Salmon 6 (6-7 oz) salmon fillets, boneless and skinless 2 tsp kosher salt 2 tsp vegetable oil 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice For the Mango Salsa: 1 ripe mango, peeled, seeded, and diced small (about 1 1/2 cups) 2 Tbsp red bell pepper, diced fine 2 Tbsp red onion, finely diced 1 Tbsp [...]

It’s summer. Summer means hot weather, barbecues, picnics in the park, days at the beach, and for many people, opportunities for outdoor drinking. Unfortunately, alcoholic beverages don’t usually aid goals like, “lose 10 pounds,” or “I totally want to see my abs, bro.” Cutting out alcohol entirely will go a LONG way for weight loss, [...]