31 January
It’s cold and flu season. How can you help keep yourself healthy? Eat nutritious meals everyday to provide your body with the nutrients it needs to keep both your body and immune system strong. Include whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meats and low-fat milk as part of your daily food intake. For more information on [...]
31 January
It’s Super Bowl Sunday! What’s on the menu for the big game? Nachos, pizza and chicken wings are great football foods, but why not include some vegetables too? Check out the recipe for Parmesan Zucchini Sticks with Smoky Roasted Romesco Sauce from Cooking Light. Give it a try! Your family may love this recipe just [...]
29 January
Now that I have your attention…I’m not suggesting you eat the same food as an animal would eat, but try the “grazing” style of your favorite mammal. Grazing refers to eating 5-6 small meals per day instead of 3 large meals. Ezine Articles has a great article on how eating this way can help you [...]
26 January
Elizabeth Cross, Gotrybe.com Fitness Coordinator, informed Daytime Tricities viewers about the recently released National Physical Activity Guidelines. This is the first time that the U.S. government has released recommendations concerning physical fitness and exercise. The show’s fitness segment featured “models” for each age group (Children/Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults) who helped to demonstrate exercises and [...]
23 January
The nutrition facts label comes in handy when trying to determine which foods are the healthiest options at the grocery store. However, many people have a hard time reading and interpreting the information provided by the nutrition facts label. If one serving of a food provides 15% of the daily value (%DV) for calcium, is that good? How do you determine if a food is high [...]
23 January
Looking for a new idea for breakfast? Start your day off right with whole grains, fruit and yogurt. The whole family will love this recipe from Cooking Light. This recipe provides 11.5 grams of protein and is high in fiber with 8.3 grams in one serving! What are you waiting for? Make this recipe tomorrow morning and give your [...]
16 January
We’ve all been in this situation, you know there’s nothing at home to make for dinner, and the thought of eating a burger and fries again makes you feel sick. What’s a person to do? Why not stop at the grocery store and create your own take-out meal in minutes? Imagine, a delicious, healthy dinner that you can sit down and [...]
16 January
Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? If you haven’t yet, or if you’re realizing your resolution is a bit unrealistic, it’s not too late! The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to step back and assess your current lifestyle. Where can you make improvements in your eating habits? Maybe [...]
8 January
Of all the bad habits people try to vanquish, giving up sodas and other sugary drinks is one of the “toughies”…probably ranks up there with the desire to stop smoking. I am guilty myself of hitting up the vending machine on occasion for a quick pick me up or sugar craving, but I have also [...]
8 January
This week is National Folic Acid Awareness Week. Folate is a B vitamin and folic acid is the man-made version of this vitamin. Consuming an adequate amount of folate or folic acid is extremely important for women during their child bearing years. A deficiency can cause spina bifida and other neural tube defects in unborn children during the [...]
