snacks
How to Have a Healthy Dinner from a Convenience Store
Posted on December 14, 2011
By Deborah Goldstein
For some, a quick, cheap dinner means whipping up a pot of pasta. For others, it means fast food to go. But according to the food researcher Technomic, more and more consumers are eschewing fast-food restaurants for convenience stores to grab a quick meal. In fact, 55 percent of Americans eat snack foods for dinner. If holiday obligations leave you no time or energy to cook, there’s usually at least one healthy option. Here’s what to buy in the prepared foods section, and what to skip.
9 Healthy Snacking Tips
Posted on July 13, 2011
In order for a snack to do its job, be sure it’s balanced–or else you may still be hungry and will have wasted calories on food that didn’t satisfy you, says Keri Gans, MS, RD, CDN, author of The Small Change Diet: 10 Steps to a Thinner, Healthier You.
Alison Sweeney’s 8 Healthy Snacks for Pregnant Women
Posted on April 13, 2011
One way to keep your caloric intake under control while pregnant is just to eat like you normally would, with the help of some healthy snacks sprinkled throughout the day. Get ideas from Alison Sweeney, host of The Biggest Loser and author of The Mommy Diet: A Month-by-Month Plan for a Healthy Body and Mind Before, During, and After Pregnancy.
16 Healthy Foods That Can Make You Fat
Posted on April 6, 2011
Some foods with healthy reputations do more harm for your weight than good. Dr. Mike Moreno, author of The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor’s Plan Designed for Rapid Results, tells you what to avoid.
7 Superfoods for Speeding Up Weight Loss
Posted on May 27, 2010
Eating whole foods that are delicious, nutritious, filling, and low in carbohydrates makes it easy to lose weight — and keep it off. Even if you’re not counting your carbs, these super seven should appear regularly in your meals. By Dr. Eric C. Westman and Dr. Jeff S. Volek, authors of The New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great
What to Eat When for the Perfect Workout
Posted on December 16, 2009
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Megan Quann Kendrick, author of Get Wet, Get Fit: The Complete Guide to Getting a Swimmer’s Body, shares tips on what the best foods are to eat at different times of the day for optimal workout results.
6 Easy Ideas for Healthy Meals and Snacks
Posted on December 15, 2009
When you make meals and snacks for yourself, they will taste better and be better for you than processed junk food. Here are some easy ideas and quick tips from Naturally Thin, the New York Times bestseller by Bethenny Frankel.
6 Snacks to Attack Insomnia
Posted on November 19, 2009
To help make sleep happen, eat one of these handy snacks about an hour before bedtime. From The Mind-Beauty Connection by Dr. Amy Wechsler
