Healthy Waffle Recipe

Get up and shake your wafflemaker! I swear, my Cuisinart Wafflemaker was the best thing that happened to me in 2010. I bought it on a whim at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $25 when I was supposed to be buying something lame like forks (isn’t BB&B great at getting you to make unplanned [...]

Nutrition Articles of the Week

Healthy Cup o’ Joe When many of my clients “admit” to me that they drink a lot of coffee, you’d swear they were admitting to eating a dozen donuts a day. Their gazes turn to the floor and their voices get real quiet as if they know a reprimand is coming. I’m not sure how [...]

Nutrition Articles of the Week

Sorry I’ve been missing from the web this summer but I’ve been busy training many of you, creating your workout plans, analyzing your diets, writing a book, and prepping to go back to school!  I’ve read lots of good articles this summer, though, and I’ve saved them up for you. Here are a few… Go [...]

Nutrition Articles of the Week

Barley: Weight Loss Food When it’s not malted and in your beer, it’s a source of fiber that will keep you full and lower your cholesterol. This article tells you more about it and includes a nice lunch recipe. Salmon Season The best time of the year to buy fresh salmon is now! A short [...]

Calories in Meats (Food Quiz Answer)

The results are in from last week’s food quiz about meats. Here’s how your choices broke down: Which of the following has the least amount of calories? 25% chose 3.5 ounces lean, boneless pork chop 25% chose 3.5 ounces stewed chicken breast 25% chose 3.5 ounces roasted turkey white meat 17% chose 3.5 ounces canned [...]

Carbs Needed To Lose Weight

Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Foundation sponsors a great web site, Livestrong.com, that offers loads of health and nutrition info. I’m writing articles for the site on many of the topics I cover here, including weight loss, fitness, and nutrition. I’ll link to the articles here so you can easily access them. Here’s my first one, Carbs [...]

Nutrition Articles of The Week

This Seasoning Aids Weight Loss It’s one of my favorite spices to add to my healthy pizzas and pasta dishes. You’ll find it on the table at most Italian restaurants. Figured it out yet? Easy, Practical Ways to Cut Calories Each Day Some pointers in this article are pretty basic, like asking for salad dressing [...]

Reaction to Food Companies Cutting Calories

Yesterday, Michele Obama’s initiative to fight childhood obesity scored a few points when several major food companies agreed to cut 1.5 trillion calories from their products by 2012. They plan to accomplish this by making changes on several fronts: reducing the amount fat and sugar in foods, providing low-calorie alternatives to favorites, and making the [...]

Nutrition Articles of the Week

I come across a lot of good Internet articles about fitness and nutrition throughout the week. So, I figured, why not share them with all of you? Here’s my first edition of Articles of the Week. Three Reasons to Snack on Popcorn Popcorn is truly a great snack and this article does a great job [...]

Eat Eggs to Lose Weight

As doctors became more aware of the dangers of elevated cholesterol levels, specifically the LDL or bad cholesterol, eggs started to get a bad rap. Because one egg contains 200mg of cholesterol, experts decided that consuming too many eggs would raise LDL. Unfortunately, many people interpreted this to mean “stay away from eggs altogether.” Recent [...]

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