Have you noticed that packaged foods at the grocery store don’t advertise the product in the package, but instead highlight which nutrient happens to be hot at the moment? Milk advertises CALCIUM. I’m not knocking milk and it does have calcium- about 300mg … [Read more...]
Mastering My Metabolism Post Baby
Goooooooooooooood morning! I’m awfully cheery for getting up at 5:30am. I know some of you do that everyday (kudos), but I am not one of them. I prefer 6:30-6:45, but my sweet little one decided she was hungry at 5:20ish. C’est la vie! It was a good … [Read more...]
Best Foods For a Metabolism Boost!
Metabolism can be a tricky thing to master. It is a product of genes, lifestyle, hormonal balance and more. Eating a certain food won’t send your metabolism soaring if you aren’t doing the other necessary steps to maximize it, but there are foods that help … [Read more...]
Healthy Living Doesn’t Have to be Extreme
Healthy living has endless definitions. Some people define it as eating vegetables with dinner and not smoking. For others, it means being vegan and running marathons. I like to think of myself as falling somewhere in the middle. My idea of healthy … [Read more...]
Battle of the Bacons
Every once in a while I like to look a little deeper into the reasoning why some foods are considered ‘obviously’ more healthy than others. I really enjoyed doing this with potatoes and sweet potatoes. Today, I want to tackle another food battle- … [Read more...]
Why am I eating?
I am a big fan of quotes. It is baffling to me how much motivation and clarity I can find in a few short words spoken by someone I don’t even know. Take my latest “favorite” for example… “If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the … [Read more...]
The wonderful problem you never knew you had
The secret is out, and if you haven’t heard it yet, hear it now- You do not have to starve yourself to lose weight! In fact, if you do, it is going to hinder your success. I used to see a lot of people that had troubles losing weight because they loved … [Read more...]
Fat… Not such a bad word after all
Thank goodness the days of extremely low/no fat diets are behind us! Let’s be honest, did anyone lose weight by following that regimen? According to several studies, the answer is no. In the 1960s, Americans ate 45% of their calories from fat – and only 13% … [Read more...]
Through my Husband's eyes
When most people find out what I do, their first reaction is to look at my husband with sympathetic eyes, because surely all he gets to eat is wheat germ and sprouts. I have a great time trying to convince them we eat more than just “rabbit” food, but somehow … [Read more...]
Are you absorbing what you should from your healthy food choices?
It's easy to assume that if you eat a salad you are getting the wonderful, nutritious benefits that come along with all those veggies. However, if you are topping your salad with a non-fat salad dressing, your body may not be able to absorb all the … [Read more...]