Archive for October, 2011
Personalized Pizza for Everyone!
Almost everybody’s favorite – PIZZA! This can be made as vegetarian or non-vegetarian as you choose, and fat content can be controlled through your choice of cheeses for the topping. Use this merely as a starting point for making pizza the way you like it. For the crust: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon [...]
Margarine Reality Check
Margarine was developed as as simple, inexpensive butter substitute in the late 1800s. Today, we see dozens of “margarine spreads” with claims of all kinds for health benefits. Well, we’ve got the low-down on margarine and its specific uses and nutrition benefits to help you clear up the confusion once and for all. Regular margarine’s [...]
Should “The State” Take Obese Children From Their Home?
Reading this article: Watch Out Parents: The State May Want to Take Away Your Obese Kids, was horribly disturbing. Gov’t “intervention” always does far more damage than good. Take a look at the state our country is in now from the past 3 years of unprecedented government “intervention” into every aspect of our lives. We’re [...]
Clean Leafy Greens
Bagged Salads The contents of bagged salads have already been washed prior to packaging, so should you re-wash? According to the IFIC, no, you don’t have to. Their reasons: Consumers and restaurant workers do not adequately wash their hands, sink and kitchen equipment prior to washing. By washing again, greens could be contaminated [by dirty [...]
A Closer Look at Low Carb Dieting
Let’s take a look at some of the nutrient ratios that the popular Low Carb diet programs recommend. During the 1980s and 90s, the Pritkin diet recommended 70% carbohydrate, 20% protein and 10% fat. Other programs falling into this category are the Dean Ornish’s “Eat More Weigh Less” program, Robert Hass’s “Eat to Win” and [...]
“Unnoticed”
It was a fair number of years ago that a huge crowd gathered in the street outside a hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. The folks, who hailed from every economic and educational strata, had come together for a very important purpose: they wished to welcome home their victorious soccer team. During the midst of the celebration [...]
How to Spot a Whole Food
Whole foods are those that are minimally processed. Identifying them may not always be easy. Here are some tips to help you: Look for foods as close to their natural state as possible. For example, think of the continuum from whole apples to applesauce to cider to apple juice and you’ve got the picture. Be [...]
Friday Freebie: Health Secrets
How would you like to discover secrets to PERFECT HEALTH? Help stop cancer from starting. Treat high blood pressure. Boost your memory. Reduce the risk of breast cancer. Cut chances of a heart attack… These are just a HANDFUL of the little-known health secrets that your doctor won’t share with you. Perhaps because he doesn’t [...]
Fulfill Calcium Needs Quickly, Healthfully
Rule number one and only to always apply: Always choose fat-free or lowfat milk, yogurt and other milk products most often. Tips Serve milk at meals and with snacks. Top pizza, casseroles and veggies with shredded cheese. Use plain yogurt as a base for dips or to dollop on baked potatoes. Slip cheese slices onto [...]
Macronutrient Ratios: No “Best” Ratio
What are they? Also known as nutrient ratios, macronutrient ratios refer to the percentage of your total daily calories that come from protein, carbohydrate and fat. For example, 60-30-10 or 40-30-30 are nutrient ratios. For decades, bodybuilders developed nutrition plans based on ratios of protein, carbohydrates and fats; however, it wasn’t until 1995 that nutrient [...]
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