Eating a bowlful of sugar for breakfast?

Are you eating a bowlful of sugar for breakfast? Health conscious consumers should take a closer look at the nutrition panel of their favourite cereal to avoid often alarmingly high sugar levels that could be jeopardising health and weight management efforts. Many consumers are completely unaware that the majority of popular cereals, even the so-called ‘healthy’ brands, are loaded with 20 per cent or more sugar. With the rising concerns of our country’s obesity epidemic, it’s crucial consumers wise up to the underhanded marketing and half-truths trumpeted by many cereal producers. Consumers... [Read more...]

ARE YOU EATING A BOWL OF SUGAR FOR BREAKFAST?

A bowlful of sugar or super healthy cereal? Health conscious consumers should take a closer look at the nutrition panel of their favourite cereal to avoid often alarmingly high sugar levels that could be jeopardising weight management efforts according to Justin Smidmore of The Metabolic Food Company, producer of SuperStart breakfast blend. “Many consumers are completely unaware that the majority of popular cereals, even the so-called healthy brands, are loaded with 20 per cent or more sugar,” he says. “It’s no wonder people are reaching for high calorie snacks mid-morning when you consider... [Read more...]

Diet Low Carbohydrate

How do we Diet Low Carbohydrate? There’s not too many foods without carbs. There’s billions of great foods and meals with a great deal of carbs. We can’t escape carbs so let’s turn our attention to working with them. Here we’ll look at what carbs do for you, especially if you’re looking to lose weight. We’ll show you ways you can Diet Low Carbohydrate easily. What carbohydrates do for you? 1. Carbs supply our body with energy. 2. They fuel the central nervous system. 3. Carbs provide the major fuel for exercising muscles So the fact is that carbohydrates... [Read more...]

Diet And Exercise

‘Diet and exercise’ are the only two words, OK three, you need to remember if you’re looking to lose weight or just have better general health. There’s been much written how the American and Western diet is totally out of balance. Too much bad stuff – like sugars, fat and salt. Even too much good stuff – like carbohydrates. Just too many calories coursing through our bodies. Also with exercise, our lifestyle generally doesn’t require us to move our bodies much. We sit for long hours at our desks, on the couch, in front of the computer, in the car. You... [Read more...]

The Balanced Diet

Ahh, one of my favourites topics – the Balanced Diet. It’s the key to good nutrition and the key to losing weight. No two ways about it. There’s no better way than through healthy meals to be overall healthy and trim. Which only leaves the question “how?”. What is a Balanced Diet? How do I get one? It’s a diet where you eat a wide range of healthy foods and drinks in proportion. Some foods you can eat to your heart’s, or stomach’s, content, others you must almost eliminate. Let’s get straight into it and look at these extremes now. Eat more... [Read more...]

Diet and nutrition review

Diet And Nutrition can be put another way – “You are what you eat”. The best strategy for weight loss and just general well-being is to eat…eat better and eat less, more accurately. So how can we eat better? A really easy way is to begin reading the nutritional panel on the products you buy. Actually, read the panel before you buy and let what you learn help you decide to buy or not. Things to look out for on the nutritional panel * Energy – the first thing on the panel. It’s also vital for you because if you eat more energy (calories) than you burn off you’ll... [Read more...]

Diet the low carbohydrate way

How do we Diet Low Carbohydrate? There’s not too many foods without carbs. There’s billions of great foods and meals with a great deal of carbs. We can’t escape carbs so let’s turn our attention to working with them. Here we’ll look at what carbs do for you, especially if you’re looking to lose weight. We’ll show you ways you can Diet Low Carbohydrate easily. What carbohydrates do for you? 1. Carbs supply our body with energy. 2. They fuel the central nervous system. 3. Carbs provide the major fuel for exercising muscles So the fact is that carbohydrates... [Read more...]

So what is Triticale, does it fit in a high protein diet…

…and how the heck do you say it? Let’s take the last question first: “ trit-ah-kay-lee”. As for what it is, triticale is a food developed by scientists.  It is closely related to durum and common wheat and is the result of pollinating durum wheat with rye pollen, taking the best qualities of both to end up with properties better than both grains. For a grain it fits when you are looking for high protein foods or you’re on a high protein diet. Why is it good for you? Triticale is a healthy, wholegrain food and so provides essential nutrients in our diet such as protein, fibre and vitamins. ... [Read more...]

A low GI diet is the most effective for weight loss.

That’s a big, bold statement and I hope in this article to tell you what a low GI diet is and why it is so effective for weight loss. So what is a low GI Diet anyway? It’s a diet rich in low GI foods, has a moderate level of medium GI foods and one that avoids high GI foods like the plague. GI, or Glycemic Index, is the rate of carbohydrate energy release into your bloodstream. Glucose is your body’s premium fuel and almost all of it is sourced from dietary carbohydrate. However, although all carbs supply glucose, the rate they are digested and then release that glucose into the bloodstream,... [Read more...]

Water – the stuff of life.

The benefits of drinking water can’t be overemphasized. It’s essential stuff. Your body is about 60% water by weight, and even a 5% change can negatively effect your health. Your bloodstream cannot transport nutrients effectively unless we drink enough water. Our kidneys cannot filter wastes without enough water. We cannot maintain our skin tone, or our digestive flow, or regulate our body temperature without enough water. The vast majority of nutrients dissolve in water, and this fact alone makes water unique in our nourishment. The natural pH of water is close to neutral-a measurement... [Read more...]

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