Here are some small steps to make you more mindful of your personal eating habits: Eat Food Slowly- This allows you to really enjoy your food and makes it less likely that you will overeat. When you eat quickly, you may go past the point of fullness without realizing it. Don't Eat While Doing Other Things- Doing something else while you are eating...
http://bit.ly/PbHnDG Don’t work in bed, or even in the bedroom. Turning the sheets and pillows into a makeshift desk makes it harder to see the bed as a place for rest. And definitely put away the laptop, phone, and any other technological devices well before bedtime. The artificial light coming out of these gadgets can mess up the body’s natural sleep cycles. Go to sleep at...
Use a microwave for 45 seconds to cook an egg. Add bread of your choice and cheese and breakfast is served! Tools you need: a small, microwave safe bowl spoon Ingredients you need: 1 egg shredded or sliced cheese bread of your choice (english muffin, whole wheat toast, bagel, etc) Extra Tip: You could incorporate a tomato or kale in your...
By Kristi Tamaki, RD / Best Teen Diets contributor Newark International Airport may be notorious for its long lines, but according to a new report, it also has come healthy food options at its restaurants. (Associated Press) When you fly during the holidays (or any time of the year for that matter) do you give up hope trying to eat healthfully? When you haven't...
Some simple words for all our readers today... Put a little "umph" in whatever step you take. ...
Grocery shopping is a hard job. You have to provide healthy foods that your family likes, find the time to shop and prepare the foods, and stay within a budget. Wow! That’s a lot to think about. Using the unit-price label can save you a few cents on each item. This can add up to big savings on your total food bill. For example: If you...
Women's Health Turkey Sandwich with Sweet Potato Hummus No doubt that with the 19+ pounds of bird your family bought for last night's feast, you are now left with 2+ containers full of white meat and dark meat to use up this next week. It's great to have the pre-cooked meat available to you, (especially since it boasts itself as a low-fat protein)...
By Karen Collins, R.D. Airport security procedures and airline budgets are leading to ripples of change in layover time, airport restaurant options and in-flight food service. All this adds up to major strategy adjustments for people trying to eat healthy while traveling. Security and flight changes result in many passengers spending enough time at airports to allow a meal at one of their...
http://bit.ly/KfdY5t By Kristi Tamaki, RD / Best Teen Diets Contributor I myself am not much of a dancer. It's not a matter of having bad rhythm or being uncoordinated... I have plenty of instrumental music experience which involved finding a beat, memorizing music, and using multiple pedals (piano is unique in that way). But I always feel a little bit--okay a lot--awkward at social events such as...
By Kristi Tamaki, RD / Best Teen Diets contributor Have you ever woken up with a sore throat and secretly thought, "hmm, well, guess I can't run today." Think again. Don't let your motivation decline if it doesn't have to. Here's what you need to know next time you are deciding whether to exercise or not when illness strikes: 1. Let your body...
Highlights: Allow candy as part of regular meal and snack times vs. eating everything in one night The sugar from candy does not beat out the sugar consumed from sodas, sports, and energy drinks! You don't have to be the one giving or taking an apple, but see if you can hunt down these other options (see below) Pistachios Pistachio Halloween packs What...
In celebration of our gathering of fresh beets from a garden in Eastern Washington, we are featuring Old School's how-to of "Propagating Beet Greens"... Beet greens, though they may seem like throw-aways, are actually comparable to kale and chard and delicious sauteed. Not to mention they fulfill your green veggie requirement for the week and one cup cooked (cooked gets you more bang for...
By: Kristi Tamaki, RD / Best Teen Diets contributor Key Points: We cannot meet the dietary guidelines without paying attention to saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars Choose low-fat, low-sodium and no-added-sugar options Dairy and protein foods are the foods that contribute the most to the excessive calorie intake The problem: If you have made an attempt to track your food intake using...
Food Day events are happening this weekend and throughout next week. Find out what is going on in your community here. ...
Food labeling is kind of a messy issue right now. On one side you have advocates of “Right to Know” fighting for GMO-containing products to be labeled as such. On the other side you have soda companies and fast food restaurants digging in their heels to fight laws that would require further nutrition information posted on vending machines and menu boards. From this...
