Grill Cooking Made Easy: Free Recipes to Get You Started
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 [...]
Steaming Food: A Healthy Cooking Alternative
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 [...]
Easy Vegetarian Meals to Prepare at Home
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 [...]
5 Nutritional Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet
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 [...]
15 Easy Vegan Recipes to Try Now
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 [...]
Becoming A Vegan: What it Means, What to Eat and How to Start
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 [...]
5 Summer Menu Ideas and Recipes
In last week’s post, we talked the health benefits of some super red, white and blue foods. Many of those foods can be easily found during the summer season. So, I got to thinking that in order to incorporate some of those foods, it would be great to have a few new healthy summer recipes [...]
Fire Up Your 4th of July Celebration with Red, White and Blue (Foods!)
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 [...]
Field Trip: Your Local Farmer’s Market
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 [...]
Eat THIS Before Your Workouts
[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ] *** Short-cut Link: *** My Favorite Foods Dietplan <== click here One of the most common questions I get asked is: “What should I eat before my workouts if I want to [...]
Delicious Snack Ideas That Are Actually Good for You
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 [...]
Tips and Tricks to Help You with Portion Control While Dining Out
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 [...]
Let’s Talk Portion Control
“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 [...]
Personal Meal Plan Recipes for Adults and Children
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 [...]
Learning How to Read Nutrition Labels
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 [...]
Developing Personal, Healthy Meal Plans for Children
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 [...]
Developing Personal, Healthy Meal Plans for Adults
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 [...]
Pre and Post Workout Meal Recipes
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fat-and-Happy. Is It True? Study Tells All
[ Note: This article was written by a friend of mine by the name of Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ] Ever heard the phrase, “Fat-n-Happy?”… Of course you have. We used to refer to obese guys as a “jolly fat-man”… or perhaps someone who is overweight as “fat-n-happy”. [...]
I Finally Made the Switch to Skim Milk – Here’s Why
I honestly don’t know what in the world took me so long. Growing up, I was always drinking 1% or 2% milk. As I began learning about nutrition, I vowed to only drink 1% milk, which I have done for the last 3 years. Eventually I did want to make the switch to Skim milk [...]
How to Eat Healthy on Super Bowl Sunday
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, Super Bowl Sunday is only second to Thanksgiving as the highest food consumption day by Americans. Isn’t that crazy? I had no idea, but I suppose it does kind of make sense! If you think about it, Super Bowl parties usually consist of a meat [...]
Lose That Marsupial Pouch by Going Green with your Tea
This is a guest post by Ani Bailey, founder of CaliforniaTeaHouse.com. If you are interested in guest posting on this blog, please check out the guidelines here. It’s no secret that it takes hard work to maintain that fabulous figure forever. One way to ease the task is by drinking green tea. Not only is [...]
Apex Bodybugg: How it Helps People Lose Weight
The Apex Bodybugg is a calorie management system that is always featured on the hit NBC reality TV show ‘Biggest Loser’. You know the show with Jillian Michaels and the other guy (okay, his name is Bob Harper) help the contestants lose weight? The Bodybugg really does help these people lose weight because it basically [...]
5 Ways to Avoid Getting Fat During the Holidays
Image via Wikipedia The holidays are a time for delicious foods, drinks and desserts. While it’s okay to indulge a little…if you want to avoid a whole lot of weight gain, you need to be sensible about what you’re eating and how much you’re eating. The primary focus should definitely be on the latter of [...]
