Tag: "breakfast"
Eat Right for Your Body Type: the breakfast edition
If you’re one of the many who has made a New Year’s resolution to lose a few pounds, eating foods that are right for your body type will get you moving in the right direction. The most common body types are Pears, Apples, Athletes and Babyfaces. If we gain excessive weight, fat tends to accumulate in [...]
Best of 2011: Your Favorite Exercise Tips, Recipes & Diet Advice
Who knew that writing a blog all about health, fitness and good-for-you foods would be so much fun? I can’t believe another year is nearly over. In the past year, this blog has taken me to The TODAY Show to chat with Hoda and Kathy Lee, every network in Chicago to talk food and [...]
Body Type Breakfast Smoothies
Since appearing on The TODAY Show, I’ve been asked by a lot of people for examples of foods they should eat based on their body type. Here is a quick breakdown of four breakfast smoothies that hits the mark for what you should be eating, whether you’re an Athlete, Babyface, Pear, or Apple. The Athlete’s [...]
Is the Breakfast You’re Eating Right for Your Body?
Eating the right foods in the morning plays a bigger role in how healthy or unhealthy you eat for the rest of the day. Breakfast sets a whole chain of events in motion, from maintaining even energy levels (thanks to blood sugar levels) to keeping cravings in check through lunch and dinner. As a metabolic [...]
3 Great Pre and Post-Workout Breakfasts
The right breakfast is the linchpin of many-a-workout. Eat too little – or nothing at all – and you’ll run out of fuel. Eat too much and you’ll feel sluggish and uncomfortable. I’ve posted before on foods that energize, and have written about the importance of eating the right amount of food with enough time [...]
