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 Meal Plans: Discovering the Benefits

Losing weight or maintaining a healthy lifestyle requires that a person make a commitment to eat the proper foods on a consistent and continual basis. This is difficult for most people without the help of diet meal plans. When a person uses diet meal plans they can plan ahead for occasions when healthy food would otherwise not be available. Most people find that creating diet meal plans that are effective work best if made on pay day. Making meal plans on a weekly basis when a person gets paid every two weeks will usually result in week two requiring extra emergency shopping trips and more fast... [Read more...]

Healthy Meal Plans: Save Time, No Hassle

When you have a busy life it can be hard to eat right. These healthy meal plans will help you save time, efforts, and still eat right. A good way to start is by packing a lunch and skipping the fast food. Fast food is full of empty calories and costs a fortune over time. You could just have a sandwich but that isn’t very filling or nutritious. I prefer to take a full meal with me for lunch. If fast food is a must on some days then choose something from the light menu or a salad. If your work place doesn’t have a refrigerator then you can get and insulated cooler. Then all you have to... [Read more...]