Myth: Margarine has fewer calories and is healthier than butter.
Margarine is not lower in calories or healthier than butter. Fresh butter curls in a dish I really love butter. If you are like me,…
Margarine is not lower in calories or healthier than butter. Fresh butter curls in a dish I really love butter. If you are like me,…
A delicious and refreshing morning smoothie. You will love this recipe. A blueberry pineapple smoothie is delicious and filling. It is not low-carbohydrate, but you will find…
Weight loss need not involve starvation. I have heard many people say that the key to the weight loss is starving oneself. The truth…
Self-weighing can promote a healthier weight. Scale and Tape Measure I think we all gained a little weight after high school or college when…
Closeup of artificial sweetener tablets Artificial sweeteners increase your risk of weight gain. Artificial sweetener sales are booming market. Even though sales have decreased in the…
I am always amazed at the health benefits of nut consumption in moderation. I wrote about the benefits of peanut butter in “Peanut Butter: Can I eat it and lose weight?” and nuts in general in “Weight Loss Tips: Go Nuts.” I literally could go nuts writing about the health benefits of nuts because the benefits seem endless. Regardless, I am going to write about one more, and that is walnuts and weight loss.
Clean eating will not in itself help with weight loss. Clean eating: oatmeal cereal, apple, and smoothie Nutritious fruit and vegetables Firstly, what is clean…
A simple topping or fruity dessert. Compote or compôte is a dessert originating from medieval Europe, made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. It is created by boiling fruit…
Breakfast will not help you lose weight. Wait, did I just say that. Yes, I did. If you drift back to another article I…
Recently, I have noticed a new ingredient in many of the cereals I eat. The additive is a compound called resistant dextrin. Dextrin is a soluble gummy substance or prebiotic that is obtained by hydrolysis of starch, used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and dietary supplements. Resistant dextrins are a class of soluble fiber isolated from wheat or corn that is believed to reduce the glycemic response and promote satiety. Dextrins are also believed to also improve insulin resistance and assist in the management of type 2 diabetes. It is hypothesized to absorb water and should expand the gut and reduce your appetite, but there is limited evidence that prebiotics improves insulin resistance or reduce weight.