Nutrition

The trend to go meat-free one day per week started with the Meatless Monday’s campaign back in 2011. It was a response to the Healthy People 2010 report. The report suggested that saturated fat intake should be less than 10% of the total daily caloric intake.   Going meat-free one day per week meets that…

Adding more fiber can be as good for weight loss as a more complicated change of both diet and exercise. This was demonstrated by a study conducted by the University Of Massachusetts Medical School. The results were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on February 17th, 2015.     The study used 240 volunteers…

In recent years, people have replaced soda with fruit juice and smoothies under the premise they’re a healthier replacement. Soda consumption has dropped globally by 9%, over the last 10 years, but obesity rose during that same time by 15%.   That increase in obesity is said to be caused partially by the increased consumption…

When someone talks about a balanced diet, do you know what they mean? Is there only one diet that is balanced or can there be more? In other words, can your balanced diet differ from someone else’s balanced diet?   Most health professionals agree that a healthy balanced diet is made up of fruits, vegetables,…

Spiralizing is the process of making curly pasta-like strands out of vegetables through the use of a small kitchen appliance called a spiralizer. For about $40, you can replace unhealthy pasta, made from white flour or white rice, with healthier “pasta” from a variety of vegetables.   Your favorite entrees, snacks and desserts can all…

Fats are an interesting subject of nutrition. Many people think that all fat is bad for the body. Not long ago, a popular diet was to avoid all fats – fat-free.   But the truth is the body needs fat in order to survive. Thirty percent of calories consumed each day should come from fat. However,…

Glycemic index (GL) can classify a carbohydrate (carb) as either good or bad. GL is an indicator of how fast your body digests carbs. The higher a GL number, the worse it is for you (in excess).     Foods high on the GL table are referred to as simple carbs. They are high in real sugar and low…

Are you a junk-food junkie? It is hard not to be one with a fast-food joint on every corner and TV advertisements for a super-size this or that every 15 minutes. But here are some ways you can use to kick your addiction to unhealthy (and expensive) fast food.     Do you realize how…

Boosting how fast your body burns calories is possible in two ways, either through diet or exercise (or a combination of both). For the purpose of this article we are focusing on some diet tips you can use to “stoke the furnace.”     When dieting, many people think it is a good idea to…

In a nutshell, mindful eating is maintaining an awareness of what and how much we eat, and taking the time to savor it relatively free of distractions. Rooted in Buddhist teaching, it’s eating based on a physical sign, such as feeling hungry, and not eating based on emotions. Mindless and emotional eating lead to weight…