Nutrition and Weight Training for Women
Alright, Halloween is long gone, but we are still dealing with its aftermath. You know what I am talking about, that HUGE bowl of chocolate bars and other sweets that is on top of your refrigerator. We all know that it belongs to the kids, but we still tend to sneak a piece here or [...]
Alright, so we can’t eat healthy ALL of the time, right? With the holidays around the corner, we tend to splurge here or there. We nibble this, we nibble that. Well, if you are going to splurge, Halloween is the time to do it! Forget about all those packaged chocolate treats and other sweets, indulge [...]
If you take a look around, we are slowly being invaded by pumpkins! From grocery stores to local orchards, pumpkins of every color, shape, and size can be found truly everywhere right now! With Halloween quickly approaching and of course Thanksgiving Day right on its tail, not only to we decorate pumpkins, but we eat [...]
With apples in abundance right now, what better way then to try out some new healthy apple recipes! I know what you’re thinking, you want apple pie and apple turnovers, but really there are some delicious apple treats that don’t have to kill your diet. Try out a few of these phenomenal recipes and don’t [...]
This week’s post will conclude our post set on healthy cooking techniques. But don’t you worry, I have saved the best cooking technique for last! Not only is stir-frying a quick and simple away to pull a meal together in a matter of minutes, it actually can be quite a healthy and delicious way to [...]
Just the name Diet Bug sounds cute, doesn’t it? Well, of course I just had to check out why over 130,000 decided to join Diet Bug’s weight loss program. I began my review by going on their website, DietBug.com, to find out more information about their program. First Impressions of Diet Bug The overall review [...]
The Every Other Day Diet has been recently creating some buzz online. I mean, who wouldn’t be interested in eating your favorite foods and losing weight at the same time? It just sounded too good to be true, so I decided to check it out! What is the Every Other Day Diet About? When I [...]
The number one all natural diet and nutrition program on the internet some say, is The Diet Solution. If you follow their program, the creators of the Diet Solution maintain that you can burn off 10% of unwanted body fat within the first 30 days on the program. Diet Solution’s goal for all that want [...]
In last week’s post, we discussed how steaming is a healthy and easy cooking technique. I hope you had a chance to try out those yummy steaming recipes, especially that edamame and summer bean salad. In this week’s post, we will be discussing how grilling is also a quick and healthy cooking technique. I’ll even [...]
It can be so easy to get stuck in a cooking rut. Sometimes, we are not planning ahead and are rushed to put something on the table for dinner. When that dinner rush approaches, we usually throw together something quick and something we already know how to prepare! For me that go-to meal is spaghetti [...]
As we read in last week’s post, there are so many benefits of a vegetarian diet! Some of those benefits include: overall improvement of your health and a lower grocery bill! Even just keeping those two benefits in mind (although there are countless others) are reasons enough to at least try to go meatless with [...]
In my last two posts, we discussed veganism and I posted some simple, yet nutritious vegan recipes. In this week’s post, we will be talking about the benefits of being a vegetarian. Remember that being a vegan and being a vegetarian both of which lead a similar diet, but there is a difference. A vegan’s [...]
In last week’s post, we discussed what was involved when changing your current diet over to a vegan diet. Remember that becoming a vegan means that you are abstaining from both animal and animal byproducts. But that doesn’t mean that vegan recipes are bland in any way, quite the opposite actually. Vegan meals are very [...]
Have you ever thought about becoming a vegetarian? I know that I have and I am sure that many of you at one point or another thought about becoming one too. Looking at my diet now, I mean, I really don’t eat much meat anymore. But every once in a while, I could really go [...]
I simply just love the 4th of July! It is really one of my favorite holidays of the year. I mean really, who does not like relaxing and catching up with family and friends and enjoying a gooey cheeseburger hot off the grill? And seeing those beautiful firework displays light up the night sky is [...]
Time to go out and explore your community! With so many local farms and orchards growing fresh produce, a trip to your local farmer’s market is simply a must this time of year. You can’t get fresher than a tomato that just got picked. Not only is it a fun way to try out new [...]
With summer on the horizon, we all know that there will be lots of picnics, barbeques and yummy summer treats. If you are like me, when that warmer weather sets in, I find myself just “picking” throughout the day (or maybe, I’m just full from yesterday’s barbeque at Uncle Bob’s). Anyhow, we have to remember [...]
In last week’s post, we talked about portion control and some all-around helpful advice on how to keep our portions in check. We also discussed how reading those oh so important nutrition labels can really help you with determining serving sizes. But how can you have portion control while dining out, especially if you don’t [...]
“More, please!” Sometimes, I catch myself saying these two words a bit too often! Hey, I like what I like, and why can’t I have more? I really am not a “sweets” or dessert person, I just want more of the meal. But when reality hits, or should I say when the scale tips in [...]
In my last two posts, we have been talking about what and how much of certain foods we should be eating, both for adults and children. I’m sure you were just as surprised as I was of how many servings of fruits and vegetables we should be sneaking into our diet and our family’s diet [...]
We all know that on the outside of the food and beverage containers we buy, that there is that Nutrition Facts food label. But do we know any more than that? Do we even know how to read it? Are there any “hidden” facts on there that we should be aware of? There are so [...]
Being a mom of two children under the age of five, I constantly wonder how much and what kind of food should they really be eating. I feel like they are constantly growing and in order to fuel that growth, they need food and it seems like a lot of it too! But how much [...]
How many servings of fruits and vegetable does your body need on a daily basis? What amount of grains do you need to eat? Meats? Dairy? With standards changing on a consistent basis, it can be quite challenging to know how much from each of the food groups we need to incorporate into our daily [...]
In my last post, we discussed how important it is to fuel your body before and after your workouts. Why? Because in order to maximize your workout regime, it is essential to give your body the nutrients it needs to endure the workout and to repair the body after exercise. Pre and post workout nutrition [...]
If you are anything like me, just fitting in your workouts can be quite a challenge, let alone putting any thought into pre and post workout nutrition. But actually, if you can make the time to think about what goes into your body before and after a workout, it can make quite the difference on [...]
