It’s crazy to me that so many people think ketchup is healthy because it has tomatoes. Just because it is partially made from tomatoes does not make it healthy! Yes, you may get a irrelevant amount of lycopene when you use it, but you will also be getting a high dose of sugar. Sugar is the devil when it comes to weight loss. Also, did you notice that people put ketchup mostly on fatty and salty foods (no one ever…
Make! A Slim-Babe Parfait
The magic number when having a sweet treat (at least for me) is Seven. Seven grams of sugar is manageable. If you pay attention to labels, most of the packaged energy bars and snacks proclaimed as “low fat” and “fat free” have much more than 7 grams. So, I have come up with this concoction and call it the Slim-Babe Parfait. I eat it every day (sometimes twice a day). It is a great way to get your calcium, live…
Stop Snacking While Watching TV
Small healthy changes repeated over and over again are what will change our bodies in time for summer weather. TV is evil when it comes to weight-loss because it is a gateway for mindless eating. For many, it’s the first time of the day that we don’t have to think. There are no executive decisions to be made or pressures from work. It’s so easy to get lost in “your shows” and on days when you don’t have your favorite…
5 Top Tips to Save a 1000 Calories (or More) on Super Bowl Sunday
I’m so looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday. The commercials! The food! With so much excitement it’s easy to lose track of how much you are eating. It’s okay to indulge now and then, but people can pack on 1 lb worth of calories on Super Bowl noshing throughout the day! Here are my top 5 tips to cut calories while keeping the fun in your Superbowl Bash. Say No to Processed Snacks Always try to eat Real Food in…
New Year, New You: 3 Ways to Slow Down Your Eating and Calorie Spend
Do you ever eat an energy bar or a candy bar and just cram the entire thing into your mouth in two bites? Ever eat your carefully portioned squares of dark chocolate while surfing the web only to realize that they disappeared in the abyss of your mouth before your web page destination was fully loaded? And do you then feel deprived, ravenous and cheated out of your reward? I know this well. How enjoyable is the experience of eating…
Healthy Sunday Grilling
Not much beats grilling on a summer Sunday. Today we had tilapia and wild Alaskan salmon (the Kirkland brand at Costco is my favorite). We change up the marinades, but always try to keep it healthy. The tilapia was marinaded in Ken’s light Italian dressing and the salmon in Trader Joe’s Soyaki. Although Soyaki contains sugar, it’s much lower in both salt and sugar than many of the other teriyaki type dressings on the market. If you choose to use…
