June | 2013 | Diet Tips You Can Actually Use

Finally, A Green Tea that tastes Good!

Posted on June 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

I don’t like green tea. I’ve tried many types of hot green tea from Asian restaurants, various green teas from stores, and iced green tea from all over. Yuck! I shouldn’t have to add sweetener to make it taste good. I finally found one that tastes fabulous on its own. It’s organic green tea from […]

MSG and Japanese Mayo

Posted on June 29, 2013 Leave a Comment

Even if you are not bothered by MSG, stay away from the stuff, it’s toxic. I avoid mayo and now it’s even more important, Kewpie has MSG in their mayonnaise. It’s also commonly referred to as Japanese mayo. If you eat sushi, they might be using this. Beware!

Good Foam Roller – where to find

Posted on June 29, 2013 Leave a Comment

I found a really good, firm foam roller at Frog’s Fitness for $29.99 plus tax. I thought that was a good price and wanted to share this with you.

Giada de Laurentis Chocolate-Avocado Mousse review

Posted on June 29, 2013 Leave a Comment

Usually Giada’s recipes have cheese and a whole bunch of other fattening ingredients, but when I saw this fairly healthy dessert she made on TV, I wanted to try it. She uses chocolate chips, agave, almond milk, avocado, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and tops it off with fresh raspberries. Here’s the recipe from her website: […]

Diabetes and Exercise

Posted on June 28, 2013 1 Comment

If you have diabetes and are on insulin or taking pills to squeeze out more insulin from your pancreas, you may be afraid to exercise. Exercise will cause your blood sugar to drop. It can be scary and downright dangerous. You should still exercise, but with close monitoring of your blood sugar levels. First thing […]

Cardio – too much?

Posted on June 28, 2013 1 Comment

In the media and practically everywhere else, you hear: if you want to lose weight, do cardio. Cardiovascular workouts do burn fat, but they can only do so much. I wanted to lose those extra pounds and was doing 30 minutes of cardio every day. Nothing. Then I did 1 hour of cardio a day. […]

Review of Dari-Free Milk Alertnative

Posted on June 28, 2013 Leave a Comment

For those who miss dairy milk and chocolate milk, this gluten, casein, fat and cholesterol free milk alternative called DariFree by Vance Foods promises you’ll miss dairy milk no more. The one that is supposed to taste like dairy milk just tastes weird. Soy milk and hazelnut milk are much tastier. The chocolate milk they make […]

Why do people stop weight-loss programs that work?

Posted on June 28, 2013 Leave a Comment

I have a friend who was on Jenny Craig and lost a lot of weight, but she stopped eating their meals and gained the weight back. She’s been saying she’s going back to Jenny Craig, but hasn’t done so in months. Why don’t people stick to plans like these if they work? I like cooking […]

Dairy-Free Protein Powder

Posted on June 28, 2013 Leave a Comment

I’ve been enjoying MRM’s Vanilla Egg-White protein powder for years, but felt sick for roughly six hours after having it with a fruit smoothie. I called the company and they use it on shared equipment with their whey protein powder and said the product may contain trace amounts of dairy. I told them there wasn’t […]