Commentary: Losing weight after festive eating is not just about diet and exercise

Commentary: Losing weight after festive eating is not just about diet and exercise

Similarly, evaluating goals and reviewing progress regularly is critical to managing weight. People are easily led astray when there is no self-monitoring: no planning or review mechanism, for example, not weighing themselves regularly, not recording diet (including all meals and snacks) or level of physical activity, You don’t anticipate changes in your daily routine, such … Read more

Seven nutrient-dense foods to add to your diet now

Seven nutrient-dense foods to add to your diet now

Three-fourths of a cup of shelled edamame offers 13.5 grams of protein, six grams of fiber, 507 mg of potassium and almost a full day’s worth of folic acid. Edamame is also a source of choline and vitamin K.Creativeye99/iStockPhoto/Getty Images If you rely on supplements to get your daily dose of nutrients, consider rethinking your … Read more

7 Nutritious foods that can help ease your anxiety

7 Nutritious foods that can help ease your anxiety

Do you find yourself constantly worried and stressed on multiple occasions? And then you go back to alcohol or tobacco or even binge eating? While the first two don’t help reduce anxiety, food might. But not just any food, like processed carbohydrates like hotdogs and hamburgers, but healthy and nutritious foods. While people think healthy … Read more

The Difference Between ‘Portion Size’ and ‘Serving Size’ (and Why It Matters)

The Difference Between ‘Portion Size’ and ‘Serving Size’ (and Why It Matters)

Photo: Daxiao Productions (Shutterstock) Have you ever been enjoying a sleeve of Oreos when someone decides to chime in with the fact that, Really, serving size is only three cookies? We hear about “portion sizes”, “portions” and often “portion control” all the time, but what do they mean? Really to mean? Is there a significant … Read more

How To Make A Smoothie That’ll Keep You Full For Longer

How To Make A Smoothie That’ll Keep You Full For Longer

The green smoothie– Glowing with vibrant green health and packed with more vegetables than most people eat in a day, it’s almost a noble breakfast. Unfortunately, it usually tastes chalky from protein powder or stringy from spinach. Can you tell I’m not a fan? But a smoothie is also a quick and easy way to … Read more

Yes, You Can Make A Plant-Based ‘Bone’ Broth

Yes, You Can Make A Plant-Based ‘Bone’ Broth

A wellness trend that has played a major role in the world of food for the last few years, bone broth it can be found on restaurant and cafe menus, on supermarket shelves, and even as the centerpiece of home delivery concepts. Offering both health benefits and rich flavors, this elixir can be made by … Read more

9 Reliable Frozen Meals Nutritionists Stash In Their Freezers

9 Reliable Frozen Meals Nutritionists Stash In Their Freezers

you have sworn cook more at home. You’ve already resolved to stop ordering pizza to go. Yet here you are, another weeknight that came seemingly without warning, and you need to feed the family fast. But fear not: There is a land between your goal of cooking from scratch and your position against too much … Read more

From potato to pea, are the trendy new milks healthy or harmful? 

From potato to pea, are the trendy new milks healthy or harmful? 

Sales of plant-based milk, as a healthier and more environmentally friendly alternative to cow’s milk, have soared recently, fueling an industry valued at nearly £ 400 million a year. But this week, Professor Ian Givens, director of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health at the University of Reading, warned that they may not be … Read more