Published on May 29th, 2008 in Nutrition | 10 Comments »A friend of mine shared her frustration of having a picky eater in the house and asked for suggestions on how to introduce healthier foods. “He doesn’t like vegetables, rarely touches fruits, and would eat peanut butter all day if up to him.” The “he” she was referring to is not her son; it’s her [...]
Published on May 8th, 2008 in Nutrition, The Workplace | 6 Comments »I realized I had forgotten my usual water/cranberry juice concoction when I got to work today. (”Aw, nuts”, I thought.) I also feel like I’m fighting off a bug (Just lovely, especially when I have singing performances this weekend and the next!)
I was really in the mood for fruit juice,so off I went to the snack shop [...]
Published on Apr 14th, 2008 in Nutrition | 8 Comments »As of late, I’ve been trying to avoid foods with high fructose corn syrup. But, my goodness, this stuff is everywhere!
It’s the main ingredient in the lite syrup I drizzle on my occasional weekend, wheat-protein-powder-added pancakes.
It’s in the fruit spread I use on homemade whole wheat toast.
It’s in the cranberry-apple “fruit” juice I water [...]
Published on Mar 24th, 2008 in Cravings, Nutrition, Weight Loss | 5 Comments »Holidays are prime times to eat way more than is necessary with meals that are extremely rich and loaded with calories! It’s fun to visit with family and feast on foods we normally would not allow past our lips, but it’s not fun afterwards when we’re in a food coma and chastising ourselves for [...]
Published on Mar 3rd, 2008 in Nutrition | 2 Comments »March is National Nutrition Month. I didn’t even know such an observation existed until I saw this written on the bottom of one of those freebie calendars I received from work.
“Huh,” I thought, “A month devoted to nutrition sounds good, especially if it could help folks learn about healthy food choices and portions and [...]
Published on Feb 11th, 2008 in Cravings, Nutrition | 3 Comments »In a previous post I mentioned my goal of having breakfast with protein and complex carbohydrates. That post will tell you the “why” of my doing this.
Well, so far I’ve been keeping this goal.
My breakfasts this past week consisted of:
scrambled eggs (egg whites/egg yolk/finely chopped onions and peppers/low fat shredded cheese) and whole wheat toast [...]
Published on Feb 8th, 2008 in Amusing, Nutrition | 6 Comments »I saw this among the weekly mailed advertisements/coupons, and I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself… or maybe it was more like a brief smile and a snort.
(OK, so the picture isn’t the greatest; I know. It’s something I need to work on! Let me just tell you that the food items looked very fresh, pretty, and [...]
Published on Jan 25th, 2008 in Cravings, Health, Nutrition | No Comments »Cravings happen. Sometimes they seem to pop out of nowhere. Sometimes they’re emotional. And sometimes they exist simply because I’m getting hungry! My feelings towards cravings have always been the same, regardless of the situation: I don’t like them!
What I need is to come up with a plan that will assist me in handling my [...]
Published on Jan 17th, 2008 in Health, Nutrition | No Comments »When I was a young child I wished chocolate chip cookie dough was “good for you.” Actually, I still wish that, but I’m just a little more realistic now. However, perhaps that fantasy is closer to becoming true that I would have thought.
An Israeli study observed that consuming specific antioxidants, called
polyphenols, along with fatty foods [...]
Published on Jan 14th, 2008 in Nutrition, Weight Loss | 4 Comments »A fat that can help you lose weight - that sounds like a contradiction to me! After all, fats add extra calories to my diet - not good. Yet, fat makes food taste delicious - very good! Another contradiction!
Well, apparently diet friendly fats do exist (unfortunately not in the form of M&Ms)! [...]
