If you check out the food pyramid, you’ll see that the grains group is the group makes up the base of the pyramid. Of all of the groups in the pyramid, this is the group that we need to eat the most of every day. Depending on how many calories you usually take [...]
Common “Healthy Eating” Myths Debunked
For a long time “eating healthy” was equated with the idea of sitting down for meals that smelled funny, looked funny and (usually) tasted funny. For a long time the common mentality surrounding food was that it was the fat and sugar that gave food its yummy taste! This article looks at [...]
Eating Healthy at the Drive Thru
Most of us eat a fair share of our meals on the go. For most of us, our lunch times are only quick jaunts away from the workplace. We’re forced to; if we want a hot lunch, grab something from the nearest fast food joint. Obviously this is not the greatest approach [...]
Quick Ways to Eat Healthier
At least once during our lifetimes we’ll swear to ourselves “I am going to start eating healthier right now!” We fill ourselves with resolve—determined to ignore the tasty snacks in our cupboards in favor of healthier alternatives, smaller portions and a diet that is actually balanced (and not obtained through a drive through window). [...]
Trading in the Caffeine
Caffeine is often regarded as the world’s “last legal stimulant.” Many people today suffer from caffeine addictions without even realizing it. Think about it—how often do you curse yourself for skipping that morning cup of coffee (often opting for something even more caffeinated later on in the day)? How often do you [...]
Can Starbucks Actually Be Good For You?
What was mostly obscure a couple of decades ago has now become part of our every day experience. Starbucks, a company that start out as a tiny independent shop in Seattle, has grown into an international brand that is easily identifiable pretty much everywhere. It is rare to find someone who has not [...]
How to Radically Change Your Diet For the Better
“I want to lose weight.” “I want to eat healthier.” “I wish I could find a diet that would help me be healthy.” “I need to change my eating habits.” How many times have you thought these things to yourself? Be honest: how many times have you reached for the [...]
Can Junk Food Be Healthy?
How often do you sit down with a giant bag of chips, a huge soda and then sigh to yourself and think “man, I really should start eating healthier” before diving into your food and drink? If you are like most of us, you do this a lot. In fact, you might think it every [...]
How to Trick Yourself into Eating More Vegetables
Nobody knows where the general loathing for vegetables comes from. It’s always there, though—from the time we’re little kids all the way up through adulthood: we are not fans of having to eat vegetables. Heck, even vegans and vegetarians will find foods that “disguise” their veggies—look at all of the veggie burgers, veggie “chicken” nuggets [...]
Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Really All that Dangerous?
One of the first things that diet gurus will tell you is that one of the easiest ways to “healthify” your diet is to cut out all of the high fructose corn syrup that you consume. It sounds pretty easy, right? All you have to do is look at the ingredients of the food you [...]