Nutrition Diets

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Olympic diets: what do those athletes eat anyway?

Hopeful athletes from around the world have been competing in the 2012 Olympic trials for a spot on their country’s team. With the Opening Ceremony just two weeks away, we’ve been wondering exactly what...

Controlling Portion Sizes: A Guide to a Healthy Plate

According to the CDC, the average portion size of a restaurant meal has more than quadrupled in the last sixty years. The above graph shows the size of a typical fast food meal from the...

Tips for Packing a Healthy Lunch Box

The first step to becoming a “saver” is to put that lunch box to good use. Packing your lunch is an excellent idea for many reasons: it saves money, it saves calories and it...

10 Tips for Eating Healthy at Work

Eating healthy, local, or organic at work can be challenging. More and more offices are being equipped with cafeterias or stocked up pantries to improve the work place atmosphere. Add to that work lunches,...

10 Tips for Healthy Eating at Restaurants

When adopting a local or organic eating philosophy, going out to eat can become a tricky situation. How do you know where the food comes from? How can you be sure they use healthy recipes?...

What exactly are Omega 3 Fatty Acids?

No discussion of the world’s healthiest foods would be complete without talking about Omega 3 fatty acids. Nor would any diet be complete without Omega 3 fatty acids. These specific types of molecules play...

Special Diets

Healthy Way to Cook For Special Diets Dietary needs affect how you cook and what you can eat. The healthy way to cook depends on your eating philosophy and what diet you are following! Here...
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Can You Still Have A Drink While Dieting?

Many people only consider food when they think about dieting, and don't think about the fact that they can easily consume well over their day's worth of calories with just a few drinks. The fact...
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How Do Weight Loss Plans Compare?

America is a nation obsessed with dieting. Skinny models and pictures on the covers of fashion magazines have not done Americans any favors. We have routinely been given the message that if we do not look...
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Weight Watchers Snacks Under 5 Points

When it comes to eating healthy and watching your weight, it can be a hard time for some. Usually people find it hard to not snack so often and will feel guilty when they...