Understanding Nutrition Labels: Nutrition Labels have been on foods since 1991; about 11 years after the 1980 dietary guidelines were released. Now with new dietary guidelines released in 2015, the FDA is proposing updates to the nutrition facts label, which will likely include listing the added sugar content of foods. But many people still may not understand the basics of…
Embrace The Health Benefits of Eggs: Many years ago, eggs got a bad rap and have been struggling to overcome this unfortunate myth for a long time now. So, let’s take a look at egg nutrition and start enjoying more of this low-cost, highly nutritious, protein source. First, science has…
Is It Better To Eat Little And Often Rather Than 3 Big Meals: When it comes to how often you are eating, it is a widely held belief that 6 small meals a day is the best way to keep your energy high, your metabolism revved up and burn excess body…
How To Turn Your Commute Into A Workout: Is there an opportunity to cram a little exercise into your commute time? Believe it or not there is and it allows you to help fulfill the government suggested quota of 150 minutes of exercise per week to improve or maintain your health. Start off With…
Healthy Green Smoothie Recipes to Fuel Your Body: Green smoothies are a fresh, fast and easy way to make sure you are packing your day full of nutritious fruits and vegetables. However, if not done correctly you can have a smoothie that is lacking important nutrients or tastes just…
Cold Water and Weight Loss: You may have heard lately that if you drink cold water, you will lose weight. Although the benefits of drinking lots of water might help you lose weight, drinking cold water might not be that helpful. Some nutritionists promote that you burn more calories drinking cold water…
Health and Nutritional Benefits of Bananas: I do not think I ever met a person who does not love bananas. Along with apples they are by far the most popular fruits. Why? They are easy, can be eaten on the go, are a perfect portion size, and even have their own wrap. Bananas…
5 Healthy Habits to Start Now: Research has proven that it takes 14-21 days to make a new habit and many more days to break it, so baby steps play an important part when making any change in our life. When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, weight loss is…
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Wild Rice - 1. Wild Rice is Not Actually Rice Wild rice is called rice because it has a similar appearance and cooking style to other rice varieties. However, it is actually a semi-aquatic grass native to North America and Asia. In Asia it is…
According to the National Institute of Health, about two-thirds of adults over the age of 20, and one-third of children 6-9 years of age, are overweight. Worse yet, the trend seems to be increasing, and there doesn’t seem to be one simple cause, but many. A lack of exercise built into our daily routines is…