Diet and Fitness
Sweet Tooth on a Diet? Try These No-Cheat 17 Day Diet Dessert Recipes
Posted on February 17, 2012
So it was Valentine’s Day and we all indulged in a little too much chocolate. Some days sticking to your diet is harder than you want it to be. You might decide it’s OK to indulge because you have a special occasion. It happens. Get back on track and have your sweets, too, with these great 17 Day Diet Cookbook recipes.
Fats in Your Food: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Posted on February 15, 2012
Everyone hates fats, right? We go to great lengths to avoid them. But cutting fats completely is actually bad for our health. From Unjunk Your Junk Food by Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer.
17 Day Diet Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Pudding
Posted on February 11, 2012
Chocolate rules. Chocolate, my friends, is a terrible thing to shun on a diet. With this recipe, you can have your chocolate and eat it, too. It’s a pudding made with high-protein, super-nutritious tofu. And if you think you don’t like tofu, get over it. Tofu takes on whatever flavor it is paired with, including chocolate! So, dive into this Mexican Chocolate Pudding recipe from The 17 Day Diet Cookbook by Dr. Mike Moreno.
No Gimmicks: Meet 4 Hall of Fame, Real Deal Superfoods
Posted on February 9, 2012
By Keri Gans, MS, RD, CDN
Author of The Small Change Diet
Trying to eat healthy? Then you’re probably familiar with the term “superfood.” It seems that every other day there’s a new superfood touted as a cure-all.
Money-Saving Shopping Tips for Low-Carb Dieters
Posted on February 9, 2012
Watching carbs to stay healthy or lose weight doesn’t have to cost you a fortune. Regularly including high-priced foods like lobster and steak in your weekly meal plan isn’t necessary—there are countless inexpensive and delicious options that are low in carbs and dollars. Just look at our New Atkins for a New You Cookbook for affordable recipe ideas.
Unjunk Your Super Bowl Party with Savvy Snacks
Posted on February 3, 2012
By Lisa Tsakos
Co-Author of Unjunk Your Junk Food
Super Bowl parties and salty snacks go together like peanut butter and jelly. Tortilla chips, potato chips, snack mix, pretzels: Salty snacks are the perfect finger food for any sports event. They’re cheap to buy, easy to share, and you can find them just as easily at gas stations as you can at the supermarket.
9 Heart-Healthy Ways to Lower Your Salt Intake
Posted on February 2, 2012
February is American Heart Month, so why not start taking better care of yours now? First choose foods with nutrition labels containing a Percent Daily Value for sodium of 5 percent or less, then follow these 9 simple tips from the No. 1 rated The DASH* Diet for Hypertension: Lower Your Blood Pressure in 14 Days without Drugs, by Thomas Moore, M.D.
17 Day Diet Recipe: Green Tea-Spiked Applesauce
Posted on February 1, 2012
Did you know that apples help prevent weight gain and even aid weight loss? It’s true. They contain pectin, a substance that delays stomach emptying, keeping you full longer. Pectin also lowers cholesterol almost as effectively as drugs do. Whip up this recipe for applesauce spiked with green tea from The 17 Day Diet Cookbook by Dr. Mike Moreno.
Healthy Low-Carb Super Bowl Recipes Everyone (Yes, Everyone!) Will Love
Posted on January 31, 2012
It’s a time-honored tradition: It’s the Super Bowl, the biggest football game of the year, and it’s not complete without a carb-laden, free-for-all of food. Who can resist twice-baked potatoes, pizza, jumbo bags of chips, and decadent desserts? Fortunately, even if you’re on a low-carb diet like Atkins, there are plenty of options that will make this Sunday a feast to remember and enjoy without guilt. Even your friends and family who aren’t on diets will be asking for these recipes.
10 Simple Ways to Lose Weight and Have Your Treats, Too
Posted on January 31, 2012
By Cindy Gerard
Author of Last Man Standing
Who among us doesn’t diet? Let me rephrase that. Who among us normal people doesn’t diet? If you’re one of those people who can eat anything they want, whenever they want and not gain so much as an ounce, you can stop reading now. I don’t want to talk to you. Besides, you don’t need to hear this. You should be reading instead of dieting. In fact, you should be reading one of my books!
New Atkins Recipe: Classic Chili con Carne
Posted on January 27, 2012
This chili’s got all the essentials and all the flavors without any excess carbs. Top it with shredded cheddar, sour cream, or chopped parsley. From The New Atkins for a New You Cookbook by Colette Heimowitz.
Can Yoga Help You Lose Weight? 8 Myths about Yoga
Posted on January 26, 2012
By William J. Broad
Author of The Science of Yoga
Yoga (which means “union”) is one of the world’s fastest-growing health and fitness activities. Practitioners are estimated at 20 million in the U.S. (and more than 250 million around the globe). Here are the 8 great myths about yoga, which could have a great impact on your health.
7 So-Called Diet Foods That Are Bad for Your Health and Your Waistline
Posted on January 26, 2012
By Kristin Sidorov
Avoiding temptation and trying to eat your daily dose of veggies can be challenging enough. Throw in hundreds of “healthy food” advertising gimmicks, an overload of dieting advice that seems to contradict itself, and confusing ingredient lists, you could find yourself eating foods that are anything but good for you.
The Soy Controversy: Eat It or Avoid It?
Posted on January 25, 2012
By Kristin Sidorov
We all love tasty health food, and in recent years Americans have been eating more soy than ever before. It helps with bone strength, heart health, even menopause, brain function, and cancer prevention, plus it has all the protein and fiber we need from a healthy diet food. Soy seems so perfect. But new research suggests that eating large quantities of soy could have some pretty harmful effects on your health.
