When I think back to my high school days, I remember a pretty clear picture of what I thought healthy eating looked like. In my mind, healthy meals included giant salads, roasted vegetables, green juices, and smoothies. Although all of these foods are technically healthy, I was missing the bigger picture. A healthy diet does not have to …
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Beginners Guide to Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting is one of the most popular weight-loss tools. Its popularity comes from the fact that it’s not really a diet since there are no food restrictions. In fact, the only restriction is the times you eat at. Whether you choose to have a donut or a salad during your “eating window” you are …
Excessive Sugar Intake
Sugar, unlike sodium, is a well known health hazard that we’re all on the lookout for. The problem is that we simply like it too much. On top of our tongue’s desire for sweet treats, our bodies have an innate need for sweets so it’s biological just as much as it is choice.
Plant-based Protein
The trick is to make better and safer protein choices on a regular basis. If you’re eating a well-balanced plant-based diet and consuming a wide variety of vegetables, greens, sprouts, legumes, tempeh, beans, nuts, seeds and grains, then you’ll easily meet your protein needs.
Tale of Two Meals
Bacon is traditionally associated with breakfast, when it’s usually served alongside an egg or two, or as one of the hallmark ingredients of a BLT. But you can find bacon on burgers, in appetizers, on salads, and even covered in chocolate or added to ice cream.
Sneaky Sugar
It can seem like nutrition experts are constantly disagreeing with each other—or coming out with new information that contradicts what they’ve said previously. But several top names in the food industry came together to make one thing clear: They all agree we should be eating a whole lot less sugar.
Diet of Champions
In order for athletes to perform at the top of their game, they must train appropriately. With that, they must also consume a large amount of food which will help fuel their rigorous training regimes.
Sweet Tooth
Sugar – sucrose – is a carbohydrate that is present naturally in fruits and vegetables. All plants use a natural process called photosynthesis to turn sunlight into the nourishment they need for growth. Of all known plants, sugar is most highly concentrated in sugar beets and sugar cane. Sugar is simply separated from the beet …
Gluten: Trend or Truth
Gluten-free diets are all the rage right now, but how much do people really understand about what amounts to a major lifestyle change?
All About Gluten
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, triticale and oats. In some people, eating or drinking anything containing gluten can cause different types of undesirable reactions. The most extreme of these is the auto-immune condition known as coeliac disease. Some other types of reactions are known as non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, gluten sensitivity, or …