Tag: food
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It’s Not Enough to “Eat Less” Here is some food for thought: — Do you know anyone who grew up with good, concrete information about food, the nutrition different foods contain, and how much of which are healthful amounts? — Do you sleep enough? — Do you get the CDC recommended levels of exercise? — Do…
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Strategic Fridge Filling One of the best things you can do to make it easier to eat well at home is to keep good stuff in the house. If you’re trying to limit processed foods (and you should), that means more ingredients, maybe batch cooking to prepare meals ahead of time, and lots of fresh…
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10 Ways to Raise Healthier Kids US News & World Report has a Health feature called “Eat + Run” that gives fitness and diet advice. Last year they published this nice list from dietitian Mitzi Dulan of 10 Ways to Raise Healthier Kids. The best way to ensure that kids eat well and exercise regularly…
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Should I Get a Kitchen Scale? Yes. Because if it matters, you measure. When you want to eat mindfully — in a way that improves your nutrition and supports health or athletic goals — you have a few options for how to account for your intake. It may not necessarily be close counting of calories,…
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Although hummus traditionally has a couple of usual forms, it’s a versatile food that can be modified to any taste. Hummus is (usually) a moderate-protein, moderate-fiber spread that pairs well with other foods (I like it with whole wheat pita bread). Learning to make it at home makes it a particularly good snack option for…
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Quick, Easy, Healthy Snacks Anytime Fitness is a chain of gyms founded by Chuck Runyon, who co-wrote Working Out Sucks! (And Why It Doesn’t Have To). I’m not a big fan of “21-day kick-start plans” — I think it’s better to add in one small thing at a time than to risk burning out on…
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Buzzfeed published an enormous (this is just a small detail — see it huge at their site!) infographic to show how to store food. These are a touch conservative, but hey with food safety that’s exactly how you want to be. More shelf-life information at Still Tasty.
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Carrots are terrific, but they don’t actually give you the power to see in the dark. This idea was probably aided, if not created, by pervasive carrot promotion tactics during the World War II, a mix of disinformation for the Germans and an effort to promote cheap, plentiful foods like vegetables in a time of…
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Where Do I Begin? If regular exercise or mindful eating are brand new for you, it can be overwhelming just to contemplate how to start. Ask a bunch of people who manage their weight successfully what their number-one suggestion is, and you get some highly specific answers: — "Figure out your TDEE using online calculators, and…