Archive for September, 2011
Free Sample Meal Plans for a Daily 2,000 Calorie Diet
This weeks freebie is a 3-page PDF file of 7 days worth of sample meals plans for the average 2,000 calorie per day diet. Use this menu plan as a motivational tool to help put a healthy eating pattern into practice. Averaged over a week, this menu provides the recommended amounds of key nutrients and [...]
Top 12 Meatless Fat Fighting Foods & Spices
1. Oatmeal: This is a complex (good) carbohydrate, which digests slowly. Because it digests slowly, it helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels and keeps you feeling satiated. Research also shows that consuming oatmeal reduces cravings for fatty foods. Think of each rolled oat as a tiny sponge that soaks up cholesterol in your digestive tract. [...]
Stimulate Endorpins. Just ROFL!
The researchers at the University of Oxford found out that a snicker isn’t going to do you much good. A smile doesn’t come close. It’s a heartfelt belly laugh – a literal “ROFL” laugh – that can be beneficial to your health and mental well-being. The researchers concluded many other things, but that was the part [...]
Fruitless Fad Diets
With obesity predicted to affect more than 50 percent of the population by 2050, the age of diet fads and quick weight loss schemes has become more popular than ever before. From the apple cider diet to the Hollywood 24 to the Factor 5 diet, each of these diets claim to quicken weight loss and [...]
Nutrition Labels: A Helpful Health Tool
Serving Size Learning how to shop and read labels is important to healthy eating. Most foods now have a “Nutrition Facts” section on the label. The first items listed on the food label are the serving size and number of servings per container. This information is essential if you are going to follow dietary guidelines [...]
Are You Tired?
Do you feel tired today? I do. From what I’ve been told, we have a right to be tired. Consider this: According to what scientists say, in the last 24 hours the average heart has beaten 103,689 times and our blood has traveled our bodies 168 million miles. In the last 24 hours, we have [...]
Friday Freebie: Silicone Spoon Rest
That’s right – a freebie with no strings attached! This week it’s a silicone spoon rest. Heat Resistant to 500 Degrees Dishwasher Safe Keeps Stoves and counter tops clean while cooking – without retaining odors, flavors or stains. Non slip material. To be eligible to win, you either must be a subscriber to our blog [...]
Calorie Tapering for Weight Loss
There’s an old saying, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like prince and dinner like a pauper.” Arranging your meals from largest to smallest is wise advice. The typical American dieter skips breakfast or grabs a doughnut or some such thing, enjoys a big lunch – most often consisting of fast food – and then [...]
Over Consumption of Calories
Keep this fact in mind: Excess calories at one meal will always be converted into body fat. Example of over-consumption: Let’s say you’re an average size female with a daily calorie intake of 1,800 calories. If you stop at McDonald’s for lunch and eat a Big Mac and a large fries, you’re ingesting 980 calories [...]
How and When Carbohydrates Cause Weight Gain
Carbohydrates are a complex factor of nutrition. There are different types, but overall they have a similar effect on the body no matter in which form you’ve ingested them. As many already are aware, the low carbohydrate diet will help you shed pounds. However, if done improperly, there can be negative physical ailments. There needs [...]
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