All Entries in the "HEALTHY EATING" Category
What Is “Conditioned Hypereating”?
The question that has faced so many of us, as we try and eat healthy, as we try and lose weight by cutting down on the fat and the sugar laden processed foods around us, is – Why do we crave unhealthy food? Why does all the stuff that is packed with fat, and sugar, [...]
Veggie Discount May Stimulate Low Income Families To Eat Healthy
When processed, packaged convenience foods low in health and nutrition and high in fat, sugar and salt are cheaper than fresh produce, the problem becomes evident. If items such as pizza, fries, burgers and chips are going to be cheaper than fruits and vegetables, then you have a clear reason why low income groups appear [...]
What Eating Healthy To Lose Weight Is All About?
Why do people gain weight easily? Although your metabolism has a lot to do with it, the increase in one’s size is basically caused by eating too much food at the wrong time. We often hear people say that something done in excess is not good. Well, that too applies to how much we feed [...]
Introducing Healthy Nutrition For Kids
Do you find it difficult to feed your child with raw veggies? How about telling them to minimize intake of chips and sodas? Don’t worry because you are just one of the million mothers across the globe whose problem is how to provide healthy nutrition for kids. Media and consumerism has taken its toll on [...]
Healthy Meal Plans For Weight Loss You Shouldn’t Miss
What constitute healthy meal plans for weight loss? We often hear people ask this question. Much to the surprise of many, there is no such thing as an ideal meal that will make you lose weight in a jiffy. In the same way that what will work for another girl will also work for you. [...]
Top 5 Most Favorite Healthy Snack Ideas For Kids
Whoever says making kids eat healthy snacks is difficult is obviously mistaken. You can make your little ones love nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables at their young age by simply using your creativity in the kitchen. You can start introducing to them a healthy and balanced diet through preparing snacks that are not only [...]
Sugar – The Main Culprit In The Obesity Epidemic
According to a recently issued scientific statement by the American Heart Association, on Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health, it is the country’s sweet tooth that is responsible for the obesity epidemic. Consider these facts: Between the years 1970 and 2005 there has been a sharp 20% increase in the amount of sugar consumed by [...]
Can’t Pass On The Salt? It Could Be Genetic
We all probably know by now that salt is bad for weight management and could cause not only water retention but also a host of other health problems. If you crave salt and are unable to reduce its intake, there could be a genetic angle at play here. According to recent research, ‘Supertasters’ are those [...]
Food Commercials Can Make You Fat
The food that is plugged by TV commercials has been seen to be the unhealthy kind, the kind that leads to chronic illness. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers analyzed food advertisements on TV and concluded that the ads promoted a diet high in sodium, sugar and [...]
How To Be An Effective Low Fat Foods Finder?
Fat: The word would have been better if it meant fabulously attractive tall person. Ironically it doesn’t. It means an over rounded body coupled with a strong feeling of negative self perception. It’s not a disease to be fat but the countenance of most men and women says it is. That is why we take [...]
