‘Healthy Eating’ Archives
Know the Best of the Worst Junk Foods
Unfortunately, there are lots of times when you're placed in a position where you just can't eat healthy. What do you do if you are waiting at the airport for a flight and food selections look grim? Or maybe you are at a movie or sporting event with limited food choices. And then there are parties and work meetings. The situations are [...]
Sneak in More Fruits and Veggies
Most people don't get their daily servings of five fruits and vegetables. A smart trick for sneaking in your daily dose of fruits and vegetables is to add them to most any food you order or eat that doesn't come with fruits or vegetables included. Here are some good and good for you suggestions: • Next time you order a waffle or pancake, get [...]
At Your Favorite Restaurant
By following these suggestions, you can stick with your diet while still eating at your favorite restaurant: Healthy Choices for Mexican Restaurants When eating at Mexican restaurants, stay away from the deep fried tortilla chips and order oven baked chips with salsa instead. Skip the sour cream and go light on the guacamole, both of which [...]
Tips for Eating Well While Eating Out
It goes without saying that you have more control over the fat and calorie content of your meals when you make them yourself. But just because you are dining out doesn't mean you have to give up on your diet. Here are some tips to keep your fat and calorie intake in check at restaurants and social events: • Always choose lower fat foods such [...]
Don’t Count Carbs, Count Fat Grams
A study presented at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity in 2004 showed that low fat diets work better at keeping weight off than low carbohydrate diets. This study used the National Weight Control Registry that evaluated more than twenty-five hundred people between the ages of forty and fifty from 1995 to 2003 to learn how [...]
Low Carb Craze Has High Fat
The low carbohydrate diet craze, which is essentially a high fat, high protein, low carbohydrate diet, is a component of practically every diet book that has been on the market for the past ten years. These diets say that you can have bacon and eggs for breakfast, hot dogs for lunch, and a juicy steak for dinner. Sounds tempting, doesn't it? They [...]
How To Keep Peer Pressure From Adding Fat
Research shows that people eat more when they are dining with more people. With the excitement of dining with friends, your appetite goes into overdrive and your appetite mechanism doesn't shut off easily, since you're talking and having fun. Before you know it, you're eating much more than you should have eaten, without realizing the total [...]
How To Eat The Mediterranean Way
Mediterranean cultures have been thriving on a nutritious diet of whole grains, olive oil, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, potatoes, fruits, and fish, with very little meat and whole fat dairy products, for thousands of years. Research shows that the Mediterranean diet is far healthier then the typical American diet, which is high in fat and [...]
What Are The Best Nuts?
The following are the best nuts, with serving sizes and nutrition information. • Almonds: 1/2 ounce, or 12 nuts (80 calories, 7 grams of fat, and high in protein, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin E) • Walnuts: 1/2ounce, or 7 nuts (90 calories, 9 grams of fat, and high in omega 3 fatty acids and alpha linoleic acid) • Cashews: 1/2 ounce, or [...]
What Are The Power Nutrients?
There is a group of foods that deliver more nutrition per calorie than others that I like to call Power Foods. These foods are not only packed with vitamins but contain many different types of unique nutrients such as phytonutrients, flavonoids, monounsaturated fats, omega 3 fatty acids, complex carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, fiber, and a [...]
