Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category

Guest Author: Matt Carter The increased interest in health and eating healthy foods has spurned a few terms that marketers have latched onto. One of those terms is “Superfoods,” and as far as truth in marketing goes, that term is not far from being very true. Superfoods are natural foods, usually fresh or raw, that [...]

The Big Eater Diet. YES!!!!

Posted: 2nd March 2012 by admin in Nutrition
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So today I was looking around on the internet, when I stumbled onto this site. It’s called muscleandstrength.com and it had this diet called ‘The Big Eater Diet”. I thought it sounded interesting, so I figured I’d take a look. To sum it up, you just graze throughout the day, eating no more than 300 [...]

Calories and Dieting

Posted: 1st February 2012 by admin in Nutrition

So today I decided to review what health goals I’ve made and how I’m doing on them. With us being one month into the year, I think it’s a great time to asses how my goals are going and what further changes need to be made. Looking back to my post on the diet I [...]

Gee, I’m Thirsty!!!

Posted: 24th January 2012 by admin in Nutrition

With this cold weather, there’s nothing like a cup of hot cocoa (with the little marshmallows) to help you defrost your little toes. Or maybe you’re like me and enjoy a nice root beer to wash down your tasty lunch with your friends. However this blog is about being healthy, and I’m here to tell [...]

The Truth About Carbs

Posted: 13th January 2012 by admin in Nutrition

There are several diet crazes going on nowadays. And you know what? Most of them involve cutting out a specific kind of food or extremely limiting calories. The most common type of food eliminated by these diets are carbohydrates. That means no grains, no fruit, and no chocolate. Those are my three favorite food groups! [...]

Crash Diets (I feel hungry already)

Posted: 13th December 2011 by admin in Nutrition

When you think of crash diets, what comes to mind? Do you feel tired, restricted, hungry, or like you’ve lost an important part of your life? I know I do! But contrary to common beliefs, crash diets are bad. They mess with your metabolism and most of the time you gain the weight right back. [...]

Greek Yogurt. Yum!

Posted: 7th December 2011 by admin in Nutrition

The other day I decided to spend some quality time with my mom by going grocery shopping with her. While we were there, she started talking about how much she loves Greek yogurt. When she found out I had never tried it before, she immediately went and bought me some. We ate it in the [...]

Healthy Habits Through the Holidays

Posted: 11th November 2011 by admin in Fitness, Nutrition

I love this time of year. Thanksgiving reminds us of gratitude, Christmas reminds us to be generous, and the New Year reminds us of our goals. It’s such an uplifting time of year, but there is one setback. Generally, with all of this giving and celebrating, we tend to eat like pigs. I mean, think [...]

Carotene! And Some B Vitamins too :)

Posted: 12th October 2011 by admin in Nutrition

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I am taking a nutrition class in college right now. This week we talked about vitamins. We learned about all the different vitamins and what they do. For example, Vitamin D comes from sunshine and it helps with the absorption of Calcium. We also learned about Vitamin [...]

Moving and Grocery Shopping

Posted: 30th September 2011 by admin in Nutrition

Well, I’ve been living at home again for the last couple months. As some of you know, I did move out to go to college, then I moved back home after a now-broken engagement. I’ve been wanting to move back out but haven’t found a place quite yet. I’ve been watching the listings on Craig’s [...]