If you are trying to lose weight, choose food based on its weight-to-calorie ratio. You want to eat food that weighs a lot but has few calories and avoid food that is light in weight but hefty in calories. Heavy Weight, Low Calorie Foods Fruits and vegetables are the big winners in the heavy weight
How Does Metabolism Affect Your Weight?
You likely know your metabolism is linked to your weight. But do you know how? Common belief holds that a slim person’s metabolism is high and an overweight person’s metabolism is low. But this isn’t usually the case. Metabolism alone doesn’t determine your weight. Rather, weight is dependent on the balance of calories consumed versus
Mindless Munching or Mindful Eating?
Mindless Munching It seems our society has refined the art of mindless eating as it grows ever busier and less connected to food preparation. Mindless eating is when people are not paying attention when they are eating. They look down at an empty plate or a bag of cookies and ask, “Where did it go?”
Metabolism 101
Metabolism is the rate at which we burn the calories that we have consumed during each day. There are a number of factors that determine the speed of your metabolism. Metabolism Factors Food The first factor in the speed of your metabolism if the food you eat. Determining factors are: how many meals you eat
Chocolate: Can It Make You Thin?
No need to feel guilty when you indulge in some Easter chocolate this coming Sunday! Scientists have apparently discovered that those who eat the most chocolate are actually the thinnest people in our society. A study was published in the journal of the Archives of Internal Medicine and outlined a study carried out by the
Milk It
The Milk Group includes milk, yogurt and cheese as well as milk based desserts such as ice cream, frozen yogurt and pudding made with milk. Milk, cheese and yogurt provide nine essential nutrients such as calcium, potassium, vitamin D and protein. These nutrients help build and maintain bone mass and may reduce risk for the
Butter is Better
Butter gets its creamy yellow color from the substance beta-carotene, naturally occurring in milk. According to The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices and Flavorings, in winter, when cows are fed on grain rather than grass, butter is sometimes less yellow than the butter made in spring and summer. For this reason, annatto may be added in
Irish Coffee Perk
National Irish Coffee Day January 25 Tasty it is – but healthful?Most wouldn’t think so with its inclusion of cream and sugar added to some potent whiskey…but we’re going to step out of the norm and mention some benefits to an occasional glass of this tasty libation. Firstly, delegates at the EuroMedLab 2005 conference in
Measuring Calories – or calories?
The standard measure of heat energy is the calorie. A calorie is the amount of energy needed to heat one gram of water one degree Celsius. But, scientifically there is a difference between a calorie and a Calorie. A Calorie (used in measuring foods for example) is a kilo-calorie or 1000 calories. If a food
Coconut Oil: Under Rated
Coconut oil gets a bad rap from the health industry – and it really shouldn’t. It’s a natural, tropical food that can do wonders. Coconut Milk, Juice and Oil: What’s the Difference? Most people think that coconut milk is the liquid inside the coconut, but this is not the case. The liquid inside the coconut
