Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesWorkouts for the anti-runner
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Runners are a special breed of human. It takes a different kind of mindset to love treading in various weather or enjoying the less than exciting treadmill.
Not everyone can handle the lifestyle. Running is certainly not the easiest or more glamorous form of exercise to keep up with. A common [...]
Are Salads Healthier?
Submitted by Healthy Foods and EatingHealthy
Image by ex.libris via Flickr
You might think so, but the truth is they are not always. Surprisingly a silent complete with dressings and toppings more often than not contains more calories and fat than most traditional fast food choices.
A typical Caesar salad for instance can easily reach 500kcals and around [...]
Tips for outdoor exercise
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
On Sunday I went out biking with my dad. We jumped on the local trail and stayed out for about two and a half hours. It was a bit longer than my latest rides and totaled in at about 30 miles once we finished.
I wasn’t as prepared for the ride as [...]
Discover Better Barbecuing
Submitted by Healthy Foods and EatingHealthy
photo credit: Luis Fabres [no video!]
Better barbecuing skills come from experience. How do you get experience? Make mistakes. However wouldn’t it be better if you could learn from someone else’s mistakes first?
It’s easy to run into mistakes when you’re barbecuing. We’ve all done it haven’t we?
Wouldn’t you rather someone [...]
How To Fight Cravings
Submitted by Cafe Physique
Appetizer
It’s easy to fight the desire to binge on sweets.
Main Course
We all know “that” feeling…where all of a sudden you are overcome with the powerful desire to rip open a bag of potato chips and eat until there is nothing left but crumbs. Cravings can make you feel stressed if you constantly [...]
Battle for the Best Water
Submitted by Cafe Physique
Appetizer
Don’t waste your precious daily calories on high-calorie drinks.
Main Course
Your personalized recommended daily calorie intake is based on your sex, height, weight and activity level. It may also take your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) into consideration if you have access to that information.
Despite all of the mixed messages we hear in the [...]
Ask A Pro: Dr. Larry McCleary
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Dr. Larry McCleary is the former Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children’s Hospital. Through his work with children, he has studied the impact of food on the human brain. Below is my interview with him, where he shares some of his work and recommendations for the best brain foods. For [...]
Probiotic Foods
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
photo credit: avlxyz
Probiotic foods are foods that contain friendly or beneficial bacteria. The actual term probiotic means ‘for life’. Probiotics are simply organisms that live in your intestines, (specifically the colon), aid with digestion, and are beneficial to your health as they combat bad bacteria and help fight [...]
Healthy cheeses
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Dairy is a notorious diet killer. Hefty whole milk made cheeses especially can tack on hidden calories to your meals.
Notorious for its high concentration of calcium, cheese also contains protein, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin A, riboflavin and vitamin B12.
“Nutrition Action” a healthy mini magazine that made its way to my home [...]
Enjoying red meat
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Heard enough of the term ‘lean meat’? Recently doctors and nutritionists have been on our case to lay off the steak and hamburger for lighter and whiter options.
Why is white meat such a superior choice?
Marie Watson’s “White Meat or Red Meat” article does a great job at breaking down some [...]
Review on negative calorie foods & bread and oil appetite suppresser
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
My post earlier this month on negative calorie foods created a mini buzz about the truth in negative calorie fruits, which are known to be higher in sugar.
Claudia Meydrech, a certified nutritionist and blogger kindly answered this one for me and I wanted to pass it along with my readers:
“It’s [...]
Zoo-de-mack training diaries
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Two weeks ago I updated about the bike trip me and my family were preparing for. My previous post was corrected by the lovely folks hosting the event about the logestics of Zoo-de-mack.
“Zoo-de-Mackinac isn’t a race but a huge group ride. You will still need to train for some of those [...]
Potato Salad Par Excellence
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
photo credit: Shoshanah
This simple recipe will make a delicious potato salad.
6 Spring Onions chopped
8 Sun-dried tomatoes in oil (drained and sliced)
3 tablespoons of the sun-dried tomato oil
2 lbs (1kg) of new potatoes
2 tablespoons of Balsamic vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Boil the potatoes until tender but [...]
Your Ultimate Guide To Australian Wines
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
French, Californian & Australian wines
credit: Yandle
The Australian Wine Guide targets the upper middle Australian audience with a taste for and appreciative of fine wines. The guide covers various types and styles of wines produced; the production, storage and service. It tells how to match and combine wines with [...]
How to Walk More
Submitted by Cafe Physique
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A little more legwork can add up to a lot more weight loss.
Main Course
While those super sweaty, high intensity workout sessions you can get in the gym should be an integral part of your overall weight loss strategy, that doesn’t have the be the only way to increase your physical activity. If [...]
How to get serious about fitness
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
For most women, getting in shape is an off and on project. It’s hard to keep on track with everything else life throws at us. Yo-yo dieting and exercising are sadly a way of life for too many women.
How do you stay on track and meet your goals? Everyone is [...]
Ask a pro: Marissa Schiesser
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
‘Ask a pro’ is a special A Sizable Apple feature geared to bring quality information to readers through professionals in the health and nutrition field.
Marissa Schiesser is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner in Canada. Her site, ‘A Healthier Me’ has information for workshops; recipes and free stuff aiming at helping women [...]
How to save money grocery shopping
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Saving greens on your favorite greens, I say! I can’t help but share an old email I received on ‘32 ways to save when grocery shopping’. Not all of the suggestions were good ones, and a few are tried and true, or sort of fall under the ‘duh I knew that’ [...]
Support local farms buying fresh
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Carmen over at the ELFF Diet has a great new post on her blog about supporting local farmers by joining Community Supported Agriculture.
Joining a CSA creates a partnership between you and local farms. After becoming financially invested in your local farms, they will in turn supports you with a weekly basket [...]
Protein And The Vegetarian Diet
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
photo credit: miikkahoo
Proteins from vegetarian sources are not as easily digestible as proteins from animals. Animal proteins contain amino acid chains that are closer to or nearly identical to human amino acid chains. Therefore a vegetarian may find they need to eat more plant protein than someone on [...]
Reaction: ‘Obesity is suicide’ campaign
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
I ran across the debate on Leslie’s blog, The Weighing Game at ivillage.com. These images, part of an advertising campaign by what I believe is a student, has sparked up controversy.
Can you really compare obesity to such a serious topic as suicide?
Personally, while I understand the underlying message, I [...]
Are vitamins necessary?
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
The dietary supplement world is a billion dollar market. As the world slowly starts to become more health conscious, increasing sales in the supplement world follow. But what do you really need to stay healthy?
There’s a great video on the ABCNews.com health section this morning, analyzing the benefit of vitamins.
From multivitamins, [...]
Homemade tips to mastering proper portions
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
When your eyes are hungry and your plates are big, you’re putting a big multiplier on portions.
I posted on portion control back in August, but with a topic so difficult for our super sized society to comprehend, it bares repeating.
Portion control comes in four levels: shopping, cooking, eating and mental/snacking.
Shopping:
The [...]
Helping fight high cholesterol
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
I got a great message from someone at the Cheerios PR firm alerting me to a great new program.
Entering box top codes at cheerioscircleofhelpinghearts.com can help women get their cholesterol levels checked. For every code from specially marked boxes of Cheerios entered, $1 will be donated to WomenHeart to support [...]
Organized races: Michigan biking
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
I promised yesterday to include everyone on the race I’m taking part in! At the end of May, my family and I will head to northern Michigan to participate in the 19th annual Zoo-De-Mack bike race.
My dad rode it a few years ago with a friend and suggested the whole [...]
