Increase Your Fat Burn With This Nutrient
With swimsuit season right around the corner you may be one of the many people that would like to shed some unwanted winter pounds. Protein can help you accomplish that weight loss goal! I typically recommend about 0.7-0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight. So if you weight 150lbs, you would require approximately [...]
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This Food Contains 14% Less Cholesterol Than Previously Thought!
We’re talking about EGGS! The USDA recently completed nutrition analysis from twelve different egg sources. Results showed eggs were 14% lower in cholesterol than the last testing that was completed in 2002! This means one large egg has 185 mg of cholesterol. The test also showed vitamin D levels increased by 64% to 41 IU. [...]
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Go, Grow, Glow Principal for Healthy Living
You may think that nutrition is too difficult; that there are too many rules to keep in mind. Yes, there are a lot of target numbers, exceptions, nutrients, and more, but really it is simpler than you think. How you feel when you are eating well is the ultimate way to track your nutrition. Instead [...]
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5 Healthy Burger Swaps
With the summer weather almost upon us, it’s time to get out the barbeque and invite friends and family over for backyard entertaining. While a lot of the typical summer barbeque dishes are not-so-healthy, there’s lots of little tricks you can use to make them healthier. The best part is that you still get to [...]
4 Reasons to Eat the Inca Gold: TRY Quinoa!
A whole-grain seed with South American roots, and referred to by the ancient Incas as their “mother grain,” quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is gaining tremendous appeal among the health-conscious. Packed with essential nutrients including protein, vitamins E and B6, and magnesium, the quinoa plant has ties to uber-healthy greens like chards and spinach. Here are four [...]
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10 Must Do’s for Smart and Healthy Grocery Shopping
Grocery stores are great places to load up on nutrition superstars like fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, and high-quality protein sources. Unfortunately, it’s also very easy to pick up other, not-so-healthy items while you’re there too. While shopping the perimeter is always a good rule to follow, there are lots of other little ways [...]
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5 Reasons to A Chia Seeds to Your Diet
Yes, it is the same seed used for those once popular Chia Pet planters, but did you know chia seeds can also serve as a great nutritional snack or addition to other foods? As an excellent source of fiber, antioxidants, protein, and omega-3s the chia seed is on many people’s list of “super foods”. Here [...]
Protein Power: Your Guide to Greek Yogurt
Now that you’ve heard about Greek yogurt, one of the newest protein superstars out there, the next step is figuring out which one to buy! Greek yogurt is really starting to make its mark in grocery stores, with new brands popping up all over the place. It is thicker, richer and nutritionally superior to most [...]
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3 Protein Superstars to Add to Your Grocery Cart
We’ve all heard that including protein at every meal is one of the keys to lasting weight loss, keeping you fuller and less likely to reach for junk food. But if you think the only way to load up on protein is the classic meat-and-potatoes type dinner, you’ll be happy to hear that you actually [...]
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