Nutrition

Quick and Easy Chicken Salad Wrap

Posted by John on February 4, 2012 at 4:31 am

One of the biggest excuses people make for not eating a better lunch is that it takes too much time. Today I’m going to give you a quick idea that takes less than 5 minutes to make and cost less than $2. Combine this wrap with a yogurt and glass of water and you’ve got a great [...]

Energy doesn’t come in a can

Posted by John on December 22, 2011 at 5:02 am

Am I the only one who isn’t walking around with a canned energy drink? Do we really need all this junk promising to get us through the day? What happens when your 5 hours of energy wears off? Another can? Another $2? I’m not going to try to get into all the details of how each additive [...]

How to read a food label

Posted by John on December 12, 2011 at 4:50 am

I drive my family crazy. I read the food label on everything. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m far from perfect in what I eat, but I like to know what I’m eating.  I use that label to make my choice.  Eat this or that. Which will help me get closer to my [...]

I have a slow metabolism

Posted by John on December 1, 2011 at 7:07 pm

“I can’t lose weight because I have a slow metabolism”. You know what…you may be right. The sad truth is you’ve likely caused it to become slow.  Now do something about it. First, what does that term mean? Metabolism: the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, [...]

The best exercise to prevent holiday weight gain

Posted by John on November 24, 2011 at 4:38 pm

I read recently that the average Thanksgiving dinner contains an estimated 4500 calories.  And that’s just the meal proper.  That doesn’t include all the junk you eat before everyone gathers at the table or the turkey sandwich you eat after the family has packed up and headed home.  That’s enough calories for two to three [...]