September 2009
1 post
July 2009
4 posts
Avoid These!
wholelife:
FOOD We all know to avoid high fructose corn syrup, refined sugars, and enriched and bleached flour. Besides those, this is a list of fairly common ingredients found in the foods you eat. A lot of them have been approved by the FDA, but are still incredibly harmful to you.
MSG - Monosodium glutamate is a food additive often found in Chinese food, sauces, and snacks. Many people have...
June 2009
10 posts
“The saddest failures in life are those that come from not putting forth the...”
– Edwin P. Whipple (via kari-shma)
“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed,...”
– Audrey Hepburn (via kari-shma)
If you can't grow it, don't eat it:
A potato comes from the ground, an egg from a hen. But where did that Pop-tart come from? If you best guess is “Aisle 7,” pass it up. “Unprocessed, whole foods will give you the most benefits,” says Michelle K. Berman, R.D., of Fairfax, Virginia. Processing takes out nutrients such as antioxidents and fiber, and even when chemists add them back, nothing stacks up to mother...
Don't buy food where you buy tires:
In our time-crunched life, it’s tempting to grab groceries at the pump or in a store where you get a giant box of cereal along with an ottoman. But for the healthiest food at the fairest price, visit the neighborhood grocery store. A study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that convenience stores charge more for nutritious fare than supermarkets do.
_Shape Magazine
Fuel up in the morning, not at night:
A car needs gas when it’s hitting the road, not when it’s sitting the garage — so why do we have our biggest meal when the only energy burner on the agenda is working the remove? Instead, aim for a 550-calorie breakfast, a 500-calorie lunch, a 450-calorie dinner and a 100-calorie snack. “If you overeat at night, you’re less likely to burn off the calories,”...
Judge food by its cover:
When you have to hack through layers of packaging and plastic to get to your dinner, it’s likely to be unhealthy, Zepeda says. Plus, research indicates that perfluorochemicals in food containers may lower fertility. Companies aren’t pashing out PFC’s until 2015! So do it yourself now.
_Shape Magazine
Eat like a tourist in Greece:
The sunset over your office park isn’t as stunning as the one over an Aegean beech, but a place of grilled fish and fresh vegetables and a glass of wine is as delicious in Athens, Georgia as it is in Athens, Greece. Plus, a Mediterranean menu can help lower your risk for heart disease and keep you slim, says Susan Mitchell, Ph.D., coauthor of Fat Is Not Your Fate.
_Shape Magazine
Basic Nutrition Rules (repost)
wholelife:
nutritionista:
A must-read primer for this blog, originally written for Mary
maryrambin:
I’ll be writing guest posts for Mary once a week. I’ll be covering a variety of topics, but first things first: The Six Basic Nutritionista Principles. Before you read anything else I write, you have to read these first. These principles represent my way of life. They’re not just about weight...
Welcome!
Welcome to “drop it like it’s hot”! This will be my new location to smear the internet with all my new food habits, recipes, work-out tips, and general healthy lifestyle stuff. I’m mostly creating this healthy space to keep my friendly reminders in my face so as to keep myself motivated, accountable, and on track with my new goals.
If you’re following this, I hope...