healthy choices Archive
Often when we eat because of our feelings (I’m SOOO STRESSED!) or perceive certain desires as food “cravings,” it’s a direct result of stress. But other times, when we’ve written off diving head-first into a Cup O’ Noodles (and every …
There are no shortage of diets out there. No-carb, no-sugar, no-meat, Atkins, Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem - you get it. Maybe you’ve tried them all, maybe not, You probably have that friend who swears by one of them, but you can’t …
We’ve all heard people say it: We eat way more than the standard serving size. But what does a serving actually mean? Sure, you can count out 10 chips from a bag for one serving, but what about things like …
Crazy ideas about how to be healthy come and go with almost every new year - and while some of them have been long debunked (like the idea that bleeding people would get a sickness out of their bodies, ugh) …
In light of the new nutrition labels being rolled out by the FDA, let’s look at what all that information under Nutrition Label on your foods really means. How much are you really eating? What are you getting out of …
We all get them. Sometimes you just NEED something sweet. Other times you can’t think about anything else except a salty snack. You think you’re just hungry, but there’s more to it than that. Some cravings are actually your body trying …
Ah, vegetables. So good for you, but let’s face it, they don’t always exactly get our mouths watering. But just because veggies might not be your fave doesn’t mean that you should just skip them entirely - or that you …
We’ve all heard it before. A healthy diet means following 5 food groups. We’ve all seen the pyramid. But what’s it actually about? How much of each thing are we really supposed to have? What foods fall into which group? …
Making a New Year’s resolution is a great idea. A decision to improve yourself or your life is always something to be applauded. One of the most common resolutions is to eat better. Sigh. We’ve probably all made that one. …
