If you are a fan of cooking shows on TV, then you are probably aware of the current discussion going on regarding the responsibility of TV show chefs to practice what they preach, so to say.
This controversy stems from a popular host who features butter and sugar in the majority of her recipes. She is as far as can be from a show that gives tips on how to eat healthy. And she is not shy about trying her own recipes and touting their deliciousness.
Her approach to cooking and hosting was not of much concern until she made a surprising announcement. (more…)
In realistic healthy diets, you are going to splurge every once in awhile on things that are definitely not considered diet food. What would happen if you could make these treats healthier by adding something that is easy to obtain and contains really good nutrition? (more…)
You have a choice about the food you eat for meals and snacks: diet food, junk food, comfort food, fast food. When you’re eating right, you choose food based on its good nutrition and its value in healthy meals.
Take meat and poultry, for example. You know that these lean protein sources can be a staple of healthy diets, if you choose to eat them.
But you might need to know even more than just facts about good nutrition. Specifically, it is worth checking into the eating plans of the animals themselves.
Why should we care about whether our food sources are eating right or on fad diets? (more…)
You hear it over and over again: eat your vegetables and fruit.
There are numerous reasons why produce in healthy meals is a staple of eating right. The benefits are attributed to a lot of different good nutrition that fruits and vegetables have in common, like fiber. But one type of nutrients – antioxidants – turns this diet food into a super brain food. (more…)
School lunch programs can be a great way to teach children how to eat healthy and to set them up for a lifetime of healthy eating. This would be the case, at least, if school cafeterias were filled with plenty of options for good nutrition, followed true principles of eating right, and limited harmful factors like empty calories and bad fats.
But when lunch programs make up their own fad diets where a slice of pizza can be counted as a serving of vegetables, there is a problem. (more…)
The healthy kind of fat – omega-3 – is not produced inside the body, so it must be consumed in healthy diets. But where does it go once it gets inside?
One place is the retina in your eye.
There is a high concentration of omega-3 in the retina, and this may provide a clue for how to eat healthy for eye health. (more…)
Free radicals are the dangerous things floating around in your body that require attention from good nutrition and healthy diets. They can wreak havoc on your organs and other systems that are meant to keep you healthy for a lifetime.
Healthy meals full of antioxidants that are found in diet food are a good way of combating free radicals. But where do they actually come from? (more…)
When you decide to start eating right for healthy weight loss, you go to the grocery store, buy all the best diet food, take it home, and then what?
If you know some tips for making healthy meals and how to eat healthy using all the food you buy, then you won’t waste money and it will be easy and convenient to follow healthy diets every day. (more…)
In a recent nationwide survey, people were asked about their own experiences with healthy weight loss and their knowledge about eating right. Some of the responses are shocking, because they show that Americans do not incorporate healthy eating and exercise into their lifestyles. An even worse finding is that many Americans have big misconceptions about healthy diets and the state of their own health.
More than one-third of people surveyed said they are trying to change their diets, yet they are not consulting any resource for help. Without turning to informed people and trusted resources, comprehensive healthy diets cannot be built. (more…)
Have you ever wondered why it’s hard to achieve healthy weight loss when you are under a lot of stress?
The reason is because a stressed-out body does not digest food as well. This could be the problem with your attempt at healthy diets if you are generally stressed out mentally. Even a stressful workday can affect your digestion for those hours.
But don’t get stressed out over this information. Your healthy eating plans won’t be completely ruined by stress. They just need to be altered.
How to eat healthy during stressful times is eating smaller healthy meals. (more…)
If you are a fan of cooking shows on TV, then you are probably aware of the current discussion going on regarding the responsibility of TV show chefs to practice what they preach, so to say.
In realistic healthy diets, you are going to splurge every once in awhile on things that are definitely not considered diet food. What would happen if you could make these treats healthier by adding something that is easy to obtain and contains really good nutrition? 
You have a choice about the food you eat for meals and snacks: diet food, junk food, comfort food, fast food. When you’re eating right, you choose food based on its good nutrition and its value in healthy meals.
You hear it over and over again: eat your vegetables and fruit.
School lunch programs can be a great way to teach children how to eat healthy and to set them up for a lifetime of healthy eating. This would be the case, at least, if school cafeterias were filled with plenty of options for good nutrition, followed true principles of eating right, and limited harmful factors like empty calories and bad fats.
The healthy kind of fat – omega-3 – is not produced inside the body, so it must be consumed in healthy diets. But where does it go once it gets inside?
Free radicals are the dangerous things floating around in your body that require attention from good nutrition and healthy diets. They can wreak havoc on your organs and other systems that are meant to keep you healthy for a lifetime.
When you decide to start eating right for healthy weight loss, you go to the grocery store, buy all the best diet food, take it home, and then what?
In a recent nationwide survey, people were asked about their own experiences with healthy weight loss and their knowledge about eating right. Some of the responses are shocking, because they show that Americans do not incorporate healthy eating and exercise into their lifestyles. An even worse finding is that many Americans have big misconceptions about healthy diets and the state of their own health.
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