It’s a Myth: Eating calories at night increases weight gain. Anytime you eat more calories than you use up through activity, you gain weight. Contrary to popular belief, what time the calories are consumed doesn’t matter. What does matter is how many calories you eat in a day. … Read More
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The American food supply is plentiful, diverse, affordable, and offers high quality food. If that is the case everyone should be making healthy food choices and be well fed. Instead we are a nation whose waistline is growing and our overall health is decreasing. Why aren’t Americans making better food choices? Food choices are affected … Read More
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We’d rather take-out than eat out. Over sixty percent of restaurant meals were take-out and the trend keeps growing. Choose healthy options. … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Sadaf Foods has been providing quality ethnic foods since 1982. We recently tasted and cooked with some of their different oils. Oily facts: • All salad and cooking oils come from … Read More
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Two researchers at Rutgers, State University of New Jersey attempted to do a comprehensive review of the typical American diet. Their results are both interesting and sad. In a land of abundance with a varied and healthy food supply, most Americans aren’t eating well and far too many are eating too much. Calories You’ve got … Read More
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Don’t fast to feast later. Skipping meals or waiting long period to eat actually causes you to eat larger amounts of food when you finally eat. Eating small amounts more often is a better approach. … Read More
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A recent study from Temple University, which added a reasonable daily serving of almonds to a weight loss program, not only improved weight loss but had a positive effect on heart disease risk factors. Almonds have a low glycemic index which means they can help to regulate blood sugar levels, too. They are also rich … Read More
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A large review study in the American Journal of Hypertension concluded that a universal recommendation to lower sodium intakes may not be the best public health approach. The review article provided evidence that sodium intakes below 2,500 milligrams and above 6,000 milligrams both increased the risk for heart disease. Sodium intakes within this range did not … Read More
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Salt and calcium don’t mix. Eating too much salt makes your body lose calcium. Americans average 1 and 3 teaspoons of salt daily – go easy. … Read More
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Get equal performance, more nutrients and pay far less. Yes, energy drinks hydrate but with added caffeine and other stimulating compounds they may also create a diuretic effect. Couple bananas with zero calorie plain water and you still come out ahead. In a recent study trained cyclists were fed bananas or a sports drink during a … Read More
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The Complete Food Counter: New 4th Edition!
The Calorie Counter: One thing never changes – calories count!
The Cholesterol Counter: Celebrating 20 years in print.
The Fat Counter: Celebrating 20 years in print. Now with trans fat values.
The Most Complete Food Counter: An all-in-one food and nutrition reference.
The Protein Counter: As essential to your gym bag as a water bottle.
The Ultimate Carbohydrate Counter: The whole carb story at your fingertips.
