Better Living Through Innovation
The New York times reported yesterday a disturbing trend of “Nanomaterials” being founding within the food chain. These molecule-size particles enter the food chain through packaging and other means. Only 26 of 2500 companies responded to a survy regarding nanomaterials, spurring curiosity and a possible investigation.
Nanoparticles in Food Raise Concern by Advocacy Group – NYTimes.com
The Asics tennis shoe company has a philosophy unlike any other footwear manufacturer. The word “Asics†is the acronym derived from the Latin phrase “Anima Sana In Corpore Sano†which translates into “a sound mind in a sound body.†The phrase is much more than a famous quote but words to live by. [Read more…]
By Angela
An unsuccessful diet can be extremely frustrating. When you exercise and give up your favorite foods but do not see any results, you might want to stop dieting for good. However, if you take the time to find the right diet for you, you will be much more likely to lose weight and keep it off.
1. Do Research Before Embracing A New Diet.
Many popular diets are trendy because they have been marketed well, not because they are particularly effective at helping people lose weight. Before you try out a hot new diet, do plenty of research. Find out if the diet is based on sound nutritional principals. If it is, you can go ahead and try it.
2. Look For Plans That Encourage A Healthy Lifestyle.
When you are looking for the right diet, make sure you select a plan that encourages participants to lead a healthy lifestyle. No matter what your body type, exercise and proper nutrition are necessary for healthy and long-term weight loss. The diet should also be one that you can follow for years, not weeks. Crash diets are not a long term solution. You will quickly regain any weight you lose once you stop following the dietary restrictions. You should look for a diet program that can become a lifestyle.
3. Keep A Journal Of Your Weight Loss Journey.
When you start a new diet, keep a journal of both your progress and how you feel. The right diet will not make you feel run-down or famished. Although there might be a short period of adjustment when you start a new diet, if you have not adapted after a week or so, you might want to consider a different diet. Recording information about your progress and overall health can help you recognize patterns that might make it easier to identify the right diet for you. For example, if your energy levels go up whenever you give up bread as part of a diet program, you might want to consider other gluten-free diets.
4. Consider Programs That Connect You with Other Dieters
If competition and camaraderie help motivate you, you should consider joining a diet program that connects you with other people who are trying to lose weight. Some programs have regular group weigh-ins to encourage weight loss.
5. Work With A Nutritionist.
Another way to find the right diet plan for you is to work with a certified nutritionist. A nutritionist can help you evaluate your individual dietary needs.
Machelle Moulton is a writer from Provo, Utah for ultraraspberryketonediet.com. She is an avid Gardener, Hiker and Rock climber.
By Angela
Several workout enthusiasts will often insist that you need to have a plentiful amount of carbohydrates in your diet. While this may hold true depending on the rare person’s metabolism, in most cases, people often consume more carbs than are actually healthy for them. If your goal with a new diet is weight loss, consuming carbohydrates is only going to slow the results that you’re looking for. Here are three of the top reasons to try a low carb diet. [Read more…]
If you have young kids, at times it can be a hugely difficult task to get them to eat healthy foods. Especially if they are used to eating what they want, or have an especially strong fondness for chocolate, you may have to effectively wean them off of it, in order to help them eat healthy.
But there are ways in which you can get your kids to eat healthy, even without them realizing it. Some of the best ways work with those who are younger, which are generally the most difficult – teenagers at least understand the value of healthy eating even if they are against it as a whole.
First Steps
The first thing to do is what we just mentioned – attempt to make your children understand the value of eating healthy. Explain to them that, although they may not like it, healthy food is good for them. Explain to them in what ways it is – a lot of children tend to already know that certain foods are ‘good’ for them, but as far as they are concerned they are the ones that taste ‘bad’.
You do not need to use in-depth science, but simple things such as ‘milk will make your bones strong’, or if water is too bland ‘it will help flush out bad things’. Simple to understand things are really the best ways to go about doing this when helping your kids to eat healthy. As da Vinci said: ‘simplicity is the greatest sophistication’ – making things simpler will get you to your goal.
Further Tactics
Unfortunately, this does not always work. As mentioned though, you need to make sure that children like what they eat, for one reason or another. If convincing them it’s good for them and will stop bad things doesn’t work, you can effectively trick them, or at least distract them.
A good way to do this is to use things they like, on TV for example. If they are a particular fan of SpongeBob, then be on the lookout for SpongeBob pancake cutters, or food with SpongeBob logos. A packed lunch box can have designs similar to this on it as well, all in order to try to get your kids to eat healthier, as if they are busy focusing on how awesome they think the food looks, they won’t complain much about how it tastes.
Following on from this, you can also let your kids customize their own food as much as possible. For example, consider pizza or pancakes. You may think that these are innately unhealthy, but this is not the case. If you allow your children to add their own toppings from a selection you provide, you can make some very healthy and savory snacks for them to enjoy, which are extremely healthy yet still tasty and fun.
Consider also using fun equipment – if you can get a safe kitchen meat slicer, you can guarantee they will be fascinated with how it works.
Food is Fun!
Ultimately this is what you are trying to do. If you can make your kids develop a love for healthy food then they will be more likely to pursue this by themselves, without having to be effectively forced into eating it against their will.
Just by adding small little things like this you can make food far more fun, so that come mealtime they’re more than willing to start eating. The simplest of things are the ones that work, so even simply saying you can only have dessert after you’ve eaten all of your meal will work with quite a few young children.
Overall it is up to you how you do it, and if you can find a way that works for your children in particular then go for it – everyone is different, and certain things will only work with some children. After all – you know your kids the best, so you can figure out what will make them eat healthy for the foreseeable future, and hopefully the rest of their life.
About the Author:
Melissa Cameron is a dedicated mother and home cook, who always keeps her Waring MG800 nearby when cooking. She has successfully got her children interested in healthy eating, and hopes to help others to do the same.