Are you looking to get more fiber into your diet? Think it has to taste awful? Think again!Here's a quick meal I put together that's bursting with fiber, protein, and good taste. All it takes is three simple ingredients: 2 high-fiber, low-carb tortillas (found at Walmart), About half a can of black beans and brown rice (found at the local health-food store), And a couple of tablespoons of hardwood smoked pulled pork (found at Costco). No cooking involved (pork came cooked and was prepared in microwave). Just pop into your microwave, roll up, and Voila! A quick, delicious and wholesome meal. … [Read more...]
Quick Meal: High-Fiber Tortilla with Brown Rice, Black Beans, and Smoked Pulled Pork
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Breakfast – The Most Important Meal of the Day
February 27, 2009 By View Comments
As the name implies, you are breaking a fast when you eat breakfast. Glycogen and insulin levels are low when you wake up in the morning, since it has typically been 8 - 12 hours since you last ate. A breakfast of 400 - 500 calories will replenish those glycogen levels and give you the energy you need to begin your work day. In order to raise insulin levels slowly instead of having them spike and then drop dramatically - as in a sugar rush and the weakness you feel a little later - you should combine carbohydrates, protein, and fiber in your breakfast. This will insure slow digestion and … [Read more...]
MedWell123 – The Diet Is Dead: Long Live The Latest Fad
September 24, 2008 By View Comments
With statements like "healthy comfort foods" and "easy weight loss", you'd have to be stupid to buy into this latest fad - MedWell123. The patented process they claim to use to bake their goods alone scares the hell out of me. Has this been tested on rats? I hate to break it to you, but weight loss is not easy, and diet alone does not work in the long-term. All diets work short-term, none are a solution to the ever growing obesity problem. "Oh darn, you mean I actually have to eat real food (the ones you are supposed to add to the MedWell123 diet) like fresh vegetables … [Read more...]
Your New Year’s Resolution – It’s not too late! – Part 2
January 30, 2008 By View Comments
In my last article I showed you how to ease into your new exercise program. Today I want to show you how to make small incremental changes to your diet to achieve your nutritional goals. Here are some of the diet changes I suggest for better health and weight loss: Eat more vegetables Eat protein with your breakfast Stop eating 3 hours before bed time Eliminate white flour and sugar The main lesson that I have learned when it comes to eating healthy is that it can only be accomplished with planning. You cannot improvise proper nutrition! You will probably agree that the first … [Read more...]
5 Ways Dinner Can Help You Lose Weight
November 28, 2007 By View Comments
We all have heard how important breakfast is. However, it is just as important when, how, and what we eat for dinner when it comes to losing weight. From my experience, most people don't eat enough throughout the day and then arrive at dinner famished ending up eating way too late and too much. So here are my tips for making dinner all it can be: Don't starve before dinner! In order to keep your blood sugar and energy levels consistent throughout the day eat 5 smaller meals every day. I suggest breakfast, a snack, lunch, a snack, and then dinner. The time between dinner and lunch is too … [Read more...]
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