Eating healthy and better is a challenge when you have a family that expects you to provide snacks on the shelf, a full refrigerator and three meals a day. No matter what your family circumstances, eating healthy is tough. Unless you’re ultra committed to super healthy eating for all members of … [Read more...] about How To Eat Better When The Family Doesn’t Want To

Usually we think of most sources of iron to be meat based. Granted beef, fish and chicken are high in Iron but there is another kind of iron too, vegetable iron. Although many people don't think of iron as being a nutrient, you might be surprised to learn that low iron is the most common … [Read more...] about Vegan Sources of Iron

Salt and sodium often get a bum rap. The fact is, sodium is an essential electrolyte in the body.  It helps muscles to function, regulates the balance of fluids and allows nerves to send out impulses. The right balance of sodium is essential to our lives whereas too much sodium can lead to health … [Read more...] about Salt and Sodium Will Make You Fat and Sick

To eat a banana or not - that is the question. Fruit on a diet can be an enigma. On one hand dieters hear “fruit is a great diet choice!” Then it is announced: “Too much fruit can make you gain weight!” Which is true? Actually, both are true. It all depends on the fruit; raspberries, … [Read more...] about What Is a Good Fruit – What Is a Bad Fruit?

Most diet plans recommend limiting carbohydrates. To understand why diets suggest not eating carbs, you must first understand what a carbohydrate is. Dictionary wise: A carbohydrate is any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, … [Read more...] about What Are Good Carbs? What Carbs Should You Watch Out For?