A lot has been said about President-elect Barack Obama's love of food. He's got favorite restaurants all over Chicago -- both chichi gourmet hot spots and local greasy spoons. But his favorite meal to cook at home is rumored to be chili.

Chili is the perfect comfort food, especially in these frigid winter temperatures. But as much as he loves food, Barack Obama is also committed to diet and fitness. I mean, who couldn't notice that when those shirtless pics from Hawaii popped up?

Our future Mr. President will probably be too busy in the next 100 days to cook up a pot of chili, but if you're in the mood for a bowl of Barack Obama's favorite food, here are some tips for making this spicy dish a little healthier.

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As fabulous as we here at That's Fit think this blog is, the truth is there are hundreds of wonderful blogs on healthy living to be seen all over the blogosphere. So in this feature, Fit Links, we'll introduce you to some that have caught our eye.

Back in November, we shared some links for healthy holiday cooking. But once that holiday baking season is over, it's easy to give up on home-cooking and turn instead to fast, easy, convenience foods. Unfortunately, convenient often means unhealthy.

So, to try to keep 2007 going in a healthy direction, here's some of my favorite healthy recipe blogs to help keep fresh, healthy meal ideas flowing in your kitchen.

Healthy Recipe of the Week is like a club for people who want to try healthy new recipes. The website features a new recipe each week, so you're not overwhelmed having hundreds of recipes to choose from and not knowing when to start.

So, you say that those recipes aren't healthy enough? When you want a healthy recipe, you mean you want a really, really healthy recipe? Well then head over to the Healthy Food Recipe blog. It's full of recipes that are suitable for diabetics and also low calorie, and vegetarian.

Finally, would you feel better taking recipe suggestions from someone if you got to know them a little bit first? Check out the Better Recipes recipe blog. Written from a personal point of view, the blog shares not only favorite healthy recipes but also cooking and food preparation tips and stories.