Posts Tagged ‘nutritious’
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Photo by: Sean Dreilinger on Flickr.com
If you’re a parent or a grandparent, you probably already know that the things you teach those little kids of yours will last a lifetime. The thing is – are you teaching them habits that will benefit them for a LONG lifetime? Do you provide dessert every day? Seems harmless, cause they’re so cute and sweet and gee whiz, even thin right now! But a habit of dessert every day today will turn in to a habit of dessert every day in twenty years and that usually doesn’t turn out so good. Not only does it, of course, increase their chances of struggling with their weight … but it also increases their chances of incurring a variety of awful ailments and diseases, even premature death. (more…)
Tags: children, exercise, fit, food, grandparent, habits, healthy, kids, lifestyle, longevity, nutritious, parent, raising, video
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
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Lettuce is one of those foods that really takes a wild swing within it’s category. Iceberg of course, has very little nutrition but some of the others … well, you’ll just have to see! Check out this feature over at Totally Her and find out which type of lettuce is best for that fabulous body of yours!
Tags: arugula, healthiest, lettuce, nutritious, romaine, spinach, spring mix, totally her
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
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I just received some sample bags of Yogi Granola Crisps and I’m surprised by how much I like them! The flavors sent to me were: Baked Cinnamon Raisin, Mountain Blueberry Flax and Fresh Strawberry Crunch. I say that I was surprised because I’m not usually a granola loving girl, but these things are legitimately tasty. And more importantly … they’re not full of the traditional crap baked in to everyday snack crackers.
The crisps are made of whole grains like oats, barley, spelt, amaranth,quinoa (which you can actually see in their whole form) and other natural ingredients. What’s lacking is the atrociously unhealthy high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, artificial flavors and preservatives. I especially loath high fructose corn syrup, and finding a crunchy snack made without them is a challenge. Each 1/2 cup serving hosts 120 calories of which only 20 come from fat. (more…)
Tags: all natural, amaranth, barley, cereal, chai, crisps, crunchy, flax, granola, green-tea, kids, no high fructose corn syrup, no preservatives, nutritious, oats, quinoa, snacks, spelt, tea, wholegrain, yogi
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
If weight loss or maintenance is a goal for you, then the most effective and nutirious place for you to do your grocery shopping is in the produce department. Not only great for salads and fruity snacks, the produce department can fill you full of your more indulgent flavors as well. Lately, I’ve been “indulging” in a salty snack which keeps my tummy satisfied but lean, my energy levels high and my cravings in check. Sweet Potato Chips are easy to make, require only two ingredients and can make it to your table in less than 10 minutes. Can’t beat them!
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato
1 tsp seasalt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. Coat cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray
3. Slice potato in to 1/4 inch slices. (more…)
Tags: calories, diet, fat-free, french-fry, healthy, lose-weight, lowcal, lowfat, nutritious, side-dish, snack, sweet-potato-chips, Weight Loss
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
Ingredients
1 small whole wheat tortilla
½ Grilled Chicken, cooked
2 tablespoons black beans
1 teaspoon white onions, diced
2 teaspoons salsa
1 tablespoon shredded fatfree Cheddar cheese
¼ cup shredded romaine lettuce (more…)
Tags: burrito, calories, chicken, cookbook, diet, fat, fitz-koehler, fitzness, flat-belly, healthy, lose-weight, low, nutritious, recipe
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
The most common mission I often help people with is that of weight loss. You’ll constantly hearing me preaching the values of basing your eating habits around produce, lean protein, lean dairy, whole grains and legumes. If 90% of the things you put in your mouth are legitimately healthy … the other 10% won’t hurt you so much. I’m also a huge proponent of not drinking your calories. Why? Caloric beverages are often loaded with sugar and empty calories. Calories from a glass are often very unsatisfying leaving you hungry to consume the chewable kind of calories as well.
I don’t imagine everyone will adhere to my guidelines perfectly of course, but when people come close … they usually get where they want to go. With that in mind, I bend slightly with the caloric beverages rule. How so? Well, although I think it would be a bad idea (for your waistline) to drink five glasses a day, a glass of freshly squeezed pure fruit juice on occasion is something I can’t fight too hard about. I’d always prefer that you eat an orange, but pure orange juice is so full of beneficial vitamins and nutrients that I couldn’t say that it was techinically bad for you. The difference? A navel orange will cost you 50 calories, is full of nutrition and includes fiber which will fill you up - thus detering you from eating more. A four ounce glass of freshly squeezed pure orange juice also costs 50 calories, an eight ounce glass 100, and is packed with nutrition. The juice does not contain fiber though, which will eventually cause you to consume more calories.
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Tags: diet, fitz, florida, low-calorie, nutritious, oj, orange-juice, oranges, produce, smart, sunnyd, trop50, tropicana
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