I was just coming off of one of those weekends when I recorded this podcast. You know the kind … dinner out with friends one night, a birthday party the next night, running errands all day Saturday and then a football game on Sunday (with snacks, of course!). What’s a healthy eater to do?!? Listen […]
A blob of ketchup here, a dollop of mayo there … before you know it your healthy lunch has gone from nutritional powerhouse to fat and sodium bomb. The shrapnel can land on your hips and thighs, and blow up your healthy eating plans. It’s easy to underestimate the impact of condiments because it doesn’t […]
Bananas are a great, grab-n-go snack that will do your body good any time of day. They’re naturally sweet and packed with potassium, but alone they may not provide the ideal mix of macronutrients to support your body-shaping and weight loss goals. Here’s how to upgrade your banana to a power snack, and really make […]
It’s haunting to you, isn’t it? That damn bowl of candy that’s been sitting on the counter since Halloween night. Maybe even keeping you awake at night. You lay there, telling yourself you’re just gonna eat a piece or two a day, but as if possessed by Zuul the Gatekeeper of Gozer, you end up with a mound of wrappers […]
There’s a happiness deficit going around; maybe it’s because we’re all back indoors as the temperature drops, or maybe it’s the pre-holiday angst we feel when contemplating the end-of-year stressors that will soon be upon us. And no matter the origin, it’s tough to make strategically healthy living choices when we’re down in the dumps. […]
Most of us were raised to believe that wasting anything, especially food, is bad. Not just because there are starving children in Africa, but also because it wastes money. And, yes, on some level that’s true. But really, who’s harmed by you throwing away some half-eaten portion of food? I remember when I was fat, […]
