Easy ways to lose weight. I am always looking for easy ways to lose weight. As we know raising your metabolism is the easiest way to lose so it usually comes down to eating a few meals a day and getting exercise every day. Last night there was a TV show on called "Losing the last 10 pounds". The show looked interesting but right off the bat they showed the person that was the focus of the show. … [Read more...]
The case against Antioxidants?
For years we have looked at antioxidants as being one of those magic substances that will heal our bodies from the ravages of free radicals and also the natural breakdown of the body. New Scientist has an article today that disputes the help of antioxidants on getting rid of free radicals and even mentions a couple of reports and studies that support their hypothesis. I am not to sure how much … [Read more...]
Canada Food Guide
My six year old daughter brought home a copy of the Canada food guide from school a couple of days ago and all weekend she has been comparing our diet with the number of servings of food that the Canada Food Guide says that we should be eating. I am not impressed at the food guide itself but would like to make my own. As some Canadians would know there are always praise and criticisms every time … [Read more...]
Soluble fiber and insoluble fiber
I was looking through some cereals at the store the other day and noticed that fiber is now being broken up on food labels into the amount of soluble fiber versus insoluble fiber. This made me a little nervous as I was not sure what I would really want in my diet. Is one better than the other? Well in a word, NO. Here is the differences: Soluble Fiber Soluble fiber is a fiber that binds with … [Read more...]
Evil Halloween Candy
Those little Halloween candies looking at you from the bowl, little, bright colored and just jumping up with the sweet chocolate that you know that you love so much are very very evil. You know you want one, you yearn for one or two but as you try you just can not say no....or can you? Halloween Candy Calories Halloween candy is some of the worst stuff that you can eat. It is small so … [Read more...]
Halloween Candy Eating Tips
Halloween Candy Eating Tips. Kids love candy and Halloween is a great time to celebrate that love. However, what is a parent to do if they are worried about tooth decay from all this candy consumption? Candy usually contains sugar, which the bacteria that cause tooth decay dine on. Halloween Candy Eating Tips So eating a food loaded with carbohydrate or sugar feeds the bacteria that cause tooth … [Read more...]
Egg Safety from the FDA
I remember watching an old episode of Chips where Ponch cracked an egg into a glass and drank it. I have done this in the past as well in the misguided belief that it would make me stronger. Raw eggs can be dangerous to eat and you should always cook your eggs before eating. Egg Health tips From the FDA The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds consumers to pay special attention to … [Read more...]
Healthy fast food and trans fats
I am a bit of a fan of Wendy's restaurants, and yes I am aware of how fatty and devoid of nutrients a Wendys hamburger and fries are. I just saw a story last week with Consumer Reports doing a fallow up of Wendys claim that they would be eliminating trans fats from their deep frying process by switching oils. It seems that all of the stores have not switched to the new kids of oil as there still … [Read more...]
Eating plans
One of the problems that I have every weekend is my eating. I tend to eat pretty well during the week and can tweak that if I want but on weekends I tend to eat pretty badly and inconsistently. Why do you think that is? Well the reason is a daily meal plan. All major diets have a meal plan where they say to succeed you must eat this food at this time and eat this food at that time. No one … [Read more...]
Human garbage can
I am blessed to have two crazy kids, well mostly blessed. My wife, Michelle, works on the weekends and I end up looking after the kids. When I first started looking after the little ones on the weekends I would make myself a big breakfast and then a smaller one for each of the kids. Did not work so well. Kids tend to eat at their own pace and I was for a couple of weeks having these huge … [Read more...]
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