Healthy Snacking 101: Simple Tips for Staying on Track
Snacking is a natural part of any healthy diet. When you feel hungry between meals, having smaller portions of nutritious foods can help keep your appetite in check and prevent overeating at your next meal. More than that, snacking can be beneficial for your diet. It helps to keep your metabolism going, prevents you from being overly hungry so that you don’t overeat at your next meal, and provides your body with the nutrients it needs...
Top 5 Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners have become increasingly popular in the food industry over several years. These sweeteners have helped many people decrease their sugar intake while enjoying a variety of foods that are sweet and tasty. If you’ve ever been on a diet or watched your sugar intake, you know that sugar is not something you want to consume regularly. Some foods even have hidden sugars, so it’s essential to check the labels...
How To Track Food for Success, NOT Punishment
When people bring up or mention food tracking, some start to roll their eyes and say it’s another job that will take time away from their already busy schedule. They think they’re good enough at tracking their food without any help– not exactly! You may be able to track your diet on a good day, but that doesn’t mean you are consistent in doing so every day, which is what matters most when trying to lose weight or...
The Amazing Benefits of Oats
Oats are a nutritional powerhouse. They’re high in fiber and protein and low in fat. This means they’re great for your heart, weight, digestive health, and even skin. Oats also offer a host of other benefits including lowering cholesterol, fighting cancer and diabetes, reducing the risk of depression, and more! Read below to discover how oats can benefit you from the inside out. A Peek Into Oats Oats, formally known as...
What Nutrition Labels REALLY Mean
Feeling lost every time you look at a nutrition label? Not sure which information is important to look out for? Well, you’re not alone! Oftentimes, we are misguided by the food industry based on what they include on the nutrition label that you see on the packaging. In this article, I am going to break down a couple of the important facts you should be aware of, to better understand nutrition labelling. The very first thing you...
The 5 Healthiest Cooking Oils To Use
Does it matter what type of cooking oil we use? Is there really that much difference among cooking oils other than where they are sourced? Nowadays, we have several options when it comes to what type of oil we cook with however, it doesn’t mean that all of them are healthy or that we should even be using them. When considering health benefits, there are certainly differences among cooking oils and I believe that more...
