A healthy meal starts with more vegetables, fruits and smaller servings of protein and cereals. Think about how to adjust your servings in order to get more nutrients out of your meals, without adding those extra calories. Don’t forget dairy products; turn them into your side drink of choice, or add skim and low-fat alternatives […]
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Recipe: Salisbury Steaks with Tomato
Strength training: free weights or machines?
Just to be clear from the start: there is not one single aspect of strength training that will suit everybody. Free weights and dumbbells, as well as machines, will help you gain strength, the effects varying by person. Also, remember that other options exist, such as elastic bands or lifting one’s weight. Strenght training options […]
Recipe: Spicy Baby Squids with Onions
Health Tip: burning calories to lose weight
Staying active is critical to any weight-loss and –maintenance program. When your body is active it employs more energy (calories), and when you burn more energy than you consume, the body begins to lose weight. Burning calories to lose weight. Since 3,500 calories are roughly equivalent to 450 grams of fat, you need to burn […]
Mediterranean Recipe: Soupy Rice with Peas
Chicken Burgers with Microwaved Potatoes
Tips to not overeat
You may have overlooked a curious phenomenon: food (and drink) portions and serving sizes have been getting bigger and bigger at restaurants and grocery stores over the last few years, especially of those that are the least healthy, such as potato chip bags, bakery goods, refillable cups… Add to this the recent studies that show […]
Mediterranean Recipe: Albacore Stew
Health Tip: Breaking your bad eating habits
Once you’ve identified your bad eating habits, and what triggers them, you are just one step away from healthier eating. Of course, in some cases, this might prove to be the hardest. Anyone can change their route to avoid walking past the bakery, but what to do when it’s boredom and stress that lead us […]