Nutrition

Empty Calories

Empty Calories

Did you know that many of the health issues that plague our society today are directly associated with eating too much processed, vitamin and mineral deficient foods that are high in calorie? I know that last sentence was hard to digest, so I will break it down for you. Empty calories are very [...]

When Traveling Stick to Your Routine

When Traveling Stick to Your Routine

It is very important to stick to your routine while travelling.  This is especially important if you have children. We recently returned from a trip to Disney and it was amazing to see all the families with children that were ‘out of control’. Having 2 of our children in tow, I quickly realized why they [...]

Having Difficulties Curbing Your Hunger?

Having Difficulties Curbing Your Hunger?

We’ve heard it all before…the way to lose weight is to exercise, keep moving, sleep and the list goes on.  But do you still suffer with cravings or have trouble curbing your hunger?
Here are some ways to curb the hunger…now you may be wondering – isn’t this all common sense?  Well, in fact it is.  [...]

Teaching Children Healthy Eating Habits

Teaching Children Healthy Eating Habits

It is very important to teach our children healthy eating habits early.  All too often parents fall prey to fast food products and mainly because we are busy or too tired to cook healthy meals or worse yet, they think their children won’t like the foods presented to them.
If all your children eat are fatty [...]

The 7 Diet Disconnects

The 7 Diet Disconnects

Do you think you know all there is to know about nutrition, diet and food safety?  If you answered ‘No’, you are not alone.  The International Food Information Council Foundation (IFICF) recently conducted a survey and not surprisingly the amount of people that had an understanding  of appropriate diet and food safety was very low.
According [...]

12 Organic Foods to Include in Your Diet

12 Organic Foods to Include in Your Diet

There are many advantages to consuming organic foods. Not only do you reap the health benefits from eating organic fruits and vegetables but you do not have the worry of exposing yourself to potentially harmful chemicals from pesticides and artificial fertilizers.
When purchasing organic produce be sure to add some of the following to your [...]

Do You Read Nutrition Labels?

Do You Read Nutrition Labels?

Do you read nutrition labels? If you can’t pronounce the name of an ingredient, do you really want your child to eat it? Some words, even if you can pronounce them are intentionally designed to confuse. For instance, any word ending in “ose” is a sugar.
It can be very challenging to get your children to [...]

Are Cravings Controllable?

Are Cravings Controllable?

There are times that we crave certain food items and those are signs that our bodies are giving us….for example, you may crave peanuts… your body is probably needing more protein.
Being a vegetarian, it is difficult to get all the daily requirements so when my body is craving a certain food product I try to [...]

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