Monthly Archives: October 2013
Dairy-Free Ice Cream Cookbook
Posted on October 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
Now you can make dairy-free healthy ice cream at home. Instead of cow’s milk, the recipes ask for unsweetened coconut milk. You can also make your ice cream 100% vegan by using agar agar powder instead of gelatin. Put away the sugar; honey, agave and liquid stevia is used instead. My favorite ice cream is […]
How to Lose Weight While Dining Out
Posted on October 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
If you dine out because you travel a lot for work, you don’t cook, or you just like to eat out, you’re at a disadvantage since restaurant meals are high in fat and calories and low in fiber. There’s typically a plateful of meat, a heaping of gravy-mashed potatoes or a bounty of cheesy-buttery pasta […]
Are Fish Oil Supplements Dangerous?
Posted on October 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
We’ve been told to take fish oil supplements but in the October issue of Outside magazine, the article listed under “Supplemental Evidence” may make you rethink taking these pills. The Prostate Cancer Prevention trial looked at two studies and concluded that the “men with high concentrations of omega-3 fatty acid DHA in their blood had […]
Monkey Food is Good for You
Posted on October 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
When my husband saw all these bananas on the counter he asked, “When’s the monkey arriving?” Ha, ha, ha. There was a really good sale so I couldn’t resist. There’s so many ways to use bananas. I break mine into six pieces, freeze them in FoodSaver bags, and take out however many I want for […]
Diet Review of “Inches off! Your Tummy. The Super-Simple 5-minute Plan to Firm Up Flab & Sculpt a Flat Belly.”
Posted on October 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
While out shopping I saw a diet book titled, “Inches off! Your Tummy. The Super-Simple 5-minute Plan to Firm Up Flab & Sculpt a Flat Belly.” The author, Jorge Cruise, is not a doctor, a nurse or a nutritionist. Right away, you should be skeptical. We should all know by now that we cannot spot […]
What the 15% rule? (How much protein gets absorbed?)
Posted on October 12, 2013 2 Comments
Did you know that 15% of plant proteins from legumes, fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains are not fully absorbed? If you’ve calculated eating 100 grams of vegetable proteins for that day, you’re absorbing only 85 grams of protein, which is a 15% loss. Vegan protein powders don’t take this loss into account so if […]
Sexy Butt Workout
Posted on October 11, 2013 1 Comment
If you want a tight, cute butt, you must do glute bridges. Guys, the girls want you to have a nice gluteus too! Watch this video of me with personal trainer Bobby Cox to see how to perform glute bridges properly. We start from easy bridges to super hard. Do four sets of twelve for […]
