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 …
Category Archives: Diet
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.
Guide to Bulking Up
The truth is this: If you want to gain muscle as quickly as possible, you have to be willing to gain some fat too. And to be specific, the goal when bulking up is gaining muscle and fat at about an equal rate.
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.
Natural Cocoa & Chocolate
Cocoa, one of nature’s many miracles, is in fact the great super-food that many people seek. Cocoa makes other so-called super-fruits pale in comparison. Cocoa is a titan of health benefits, the likes of which humanity has never known. It is the profound medicine that scientists and researchers toil to discover. If cocoa were a …
Pregnancy Nutrition Guide
Your body becomes more efficient when you’re expecting a baby and makes even better use of the energy you get from the food you eat. Following the old saying “eating for two” is not necessary. However, it is recommended that if you were getting the right amount of kilojoules a day before you were pregnant, …