One of the best foods that you can have for breakfast is a smoothie. I know that many people go to the popular drink places and get smoothies at all times of the day but the fact is that you can make your own smoothies right in the comfort of your own kitchen. All you need is some fruit, yogurt and a blender.

The great thing about smoothies is that they are a great way to get in a good and great tasting meal really quickly. My wife will often whip one up on a Saturday afternoon and we will have it for a snack. The other thing that is good about smoothies is that they tend to be made with yogurt, which is high in good bacteria, and fruit, which is high in vitamins.  And finally the number of calories in a smoothie is relatively low for all the nutrients because it is packed with great nutrients and is pretty liquid, high water content.

Here is the way to make a smoothie

Get out the blender and scoop in 1 cup of yogurt. The yogurt to use is not the frozen kind but instead the yogurt that you get from the fridge section of the supermarket. You can use plain or fruit yogurt but probably plain is best as you will be adding fruit anyway. Now add some frozen mixed fruit, or if you have fresh fruit around even better. The good thing about frozen fruit is that it makes the smoothie colder which most people like. Put in 2 cups of fruit anyway. Then just blend it up and you have the basics of a smoothie. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sometimes we just do not eat very well and I ran across these 100 eating tips that would improve anyones diet very quickly in a very good direction, so gobble them up!

1. Add just one fruit or veggie serving daily. Get comfortable with that, then add an extra serving until you reach 8 to 10 a day.
2. Eat at least two servings of a fruit or veggie at every meal.
3. Resolve never to supersize your food portions–unless you want to supersize your clothes.
4. Make eating purposeful, not mindless. Whenever you put food in your mouth, peel it, unwrap it, plate it, and sit. Engage all of the senses in the pleasure of nourishing your body.
5. Start eating a big breakfast. It helps you eat fewer total calories throughout the day.
6. Make sure your plate is half veggies and/or fruit at both lunch and dinner.

Are there Any Easy Tricks to Help Me Cut Calories?

7. Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant entree has 1,000 to 2,000 calories, not even counting the bread, appetizer, beverage, and dessert.
8. When dining out, make it automatic: Order one dessert to share.
9. Use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate.
10. See what you eat. Plate your food instead of eating out of the jar or bag.
11. Eat the low-cal items on your plate first, then graduate. Start with salads, veggies, and broth soups, and eat meats and starches last. By the time you get to them, you’ll be full enough to be content with smaller portions of the high-calorie choices.
12. Instead of whole milk, switch to 1 percent. If you drink one 8-oz glass a day, you’ll lose 5 lb in a year.
13. Juice has as many calories, ounce for ounce, as soda. Set a limit of one 8-oz glass of fruit juice a day.
14. Get calories from foods you chew, not beverages. Have fresh fruit instead of fruit juice.
15. Keep a food journal. It really works wonders.
16. Follow the Chinese saying: “Eat until you are eight-tenths full.”
17. Use mustard instead of mayo.
18. Eat more soup. The noncreamy ones are filling but low-cal.
19. Cut back on or cut out caloric drinks such as soda, sweet tea, lemonade, etc. People have lost weight by making just this one change. If you have a 20-oz bottle of Coca-Cola every day, switch to Diet Coke. You should lose 25 lb in a year.
20. Take your lunch to work.
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