Category: Nutrition
5 Tips to Feel Less Bloated
Every now and then a girl’s gotta splurge. So I did on Friday night. Not terribly, but just enough to feel a little, errrrrr…puffy the next morning. Truth be told, I thoroughly enjoyed a BBQ Chicken and Artichoke Flatbread Pizza with my husband on Friday night. We polished it off and I loved it - [...]
Post-Lunch Dip? The “food coma” explained.
Sit up, look alive and wipe that drool from your face. If you felt great until lunch, but now you’ll jump at the chance to catch a few Zs anywhere, chances are your diet is throwing you off. Quantity and Quality of Carbs: I’ll keep this short at sweet. Carbohydrates are a much-needed macronutrient to our [...]
The 29 Great Days Challenge: Runs 2/1 through 2/29
How much of a difference do you think you can make in your life if you make one little change everyday for 29 days? February is heart health month, and for the 29 days of February, I’m running a contest that will motivate and move you to being fitter, stronger and healthier. How does it [...]
Dessert for Breakfast: 5 Morning Meals to Avoid
It’s safe to say that the general public is well aware of its collective sugar addiction. For many, sugar fixes start in the morning and end in the evening, sending our insulin levels on a dangerous roller coaster ride that is out of control. The only thing more frightening than our road to diabetes is [...]
Weight Loss, Eating Out and Becoming Food Conscious
If you eat out often, chances are you may have a harder time managing your weight than if you ate every meal at home. Restaurant food portions are usually out of control and as consumers, we really don’t know how much junk is actually added to our entrees. I have a little good news for [...]
Thai Turkey Chili…delicious and good for you, too!
Yesterday I hosted a chili cook off. Over a dozen crock pots filled with variations of veggie, turkey or meaty chili lined my dining room table. Everything was really good, but there was one pot that stood out from the rest, probably because it tasted most unique. My friend Marty made Thai Turkey Chili [...]
Turn Back the Clock with this Juice
I made a promise to myself to start juicing more in the New Year. I’ve got this great juicer and it wasn’t getting the attention it deserved. I’m not really interested in juicing just oranges, red apples, grapes or other high glycemic fruits because a) I don’t drink the juice versions of those fruits anyway and [...]
Food, Fitness and Fat Loss
Fueling your body before and after a good workout is important, but not hard to do after you get into a good routine. If you’re eating healthy foods that are right for your body type, the rest is all about timing, portions and how you choose to sweat! When are you working out? Very Early [...]
Eat Right for Your Body Type: the dinner edition
Over the last couple days, I’ve written about foods that are right for your body type. Today I’m moving onto dinnertime. Need a recap? You can always jump back to the breakfast edition and the lunch edition. Here are a couple ideas for dinner for each body type: Pear Shape Dinner [...]
Eat Right for Your Body Type: the lunch edition
Yesterday’s post gave a quick overview of eating right for your body type, along with healthy breakfast suggestions for pear shapes, apple shapes, athlete shapes and babyfaces. Today the focus is on lunch. These are meant to be simple, uncomplicated suggestions. Let me know if you have questions. Here’s what’s cooking: Pear Shape [...]
