What do sweets mean to you? Sometimes, “healthy” foods are laden with added sugars and ingredients we should avoid. Make sure you read the labels! -1 serving Dannon yogurt with fruit on the bottom (mixed berries): 29g Total Carbohydrate, 24g Sugars -1 serving Häagen-Dazs ice cream (chocolate): 22g Total Carbohydrate, 19g Sugars http://ow.ly/i/8RxfF
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Top 10 Reasons to Shop at a Farmers Mark
Top 10 Reasons to Shop at a Farmers Market 10. Farmers markets are easy to find. Use the USDA Farmers Markets Search to find one near you. Some community farmers markets provide fresh, healthy foods when other sources aren't as easily accessed. 9. SNAP and WIC cards are accepted at most farmers markets. 8. You... Continue Reading →
Heart-Healthy Food Swaps
Makeover your meals with Heart-Healthy Swaps http://ow.ly/ILraY
How to Keep Your New Years Goals
So you have a New Years resolution to starting eating healthy and exercising? This is one of the most common things that we hear every January 1st. Whether it be a new weight loss diet or going to the gym everyday, New Years resolutions can often be hard to follow. How many people are successful... Continue Reading →
Plan Ahead for Your Travels
Traveling for the holidays?? Plan ahead with these healthy “on the go” snack options! -Part skim string cheese with whole grain crackers -Nature Valley Honey and Oat crunchy granola bar -Apple and peanut butter -Pistachios -Banana -100 calorie packet of almonds -Greek yogurt These snacks will help keep you on track and deter you from... Continue Reading →
When You Lose Fat, Where Does it Go?
When you lose fat where does it go? When you lose 10 kg of fat, 8.4 of those kilograms are exhaled as carbon dioxide through the lungs. The remaining 1.6 kilograms becomes water, which may be excreted in urine, feces, sweat, breath, tears and other bodily fluids. (BMJ 2014;349:g7257)
5 Quick Strategies for Healthy Lunches
Feeling pressed for time? Is packing a lunch for work--or even making lunch at home for that matter--a daunting task? Well you're in luck; read on to find strategies for quick, healthy lunches on the go. Never again sacrifice health just because you're short on time. Remember to always make your meals balanced. Carbohydrates, protein, and... Continue Reading →
New Year’s Resolutions that You Can Keep
New Year’s Resolutions that You Can Keep Make a New Year’s Resolution that further your journal towards a healthier you! • Eat primarily whole foods that look most like when they were growing - chicken breast not chicken nuggets or baked potato not potato tots. Examine the ingredient lists - you should recognize listed items... Continue Reading →
Healthy New Years Resolutions
Make a choice to set a healthy New Year's Resolution - one that you can follow FOREVER! Pick one or a few from this list: * Eat primarily whole foods that look most like when they were growing - chicken breast not chicken nuggets or baked potato not potato tots. Examine the ingredient lists -... Continue Reading →
Choosing your Holiday Drinks Wisely
When having a Holiday drink – choose wisely and in moderation! • Flavored skinny vodka with seltzer • Wine spritzer, ½ wine and ½ seltzer • Light beer • Dry white or red wine Enjoy a seltzer with a twist of lime or lemon (or 2) between every alcoholic drink!
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