Image by reeldiehl83 via Flickr Emotional eating is characterized by eating when you're not hungry. An emotional eater reaches for food when he or she is sad, mad, frustrated or bored. The calories that this type of eating habit adds to the diet can result in excessive weight gain and general lethargy. The best way to deal with emotional eating is to address its underlying psychological and emotional dynamics. However, a few food-related strategies may help. Replacing Sugary Foods with Fruits Stocking your fridge with healthy fruits such as peaches, strawberries and bananas is … [Read more...]
What’s On the Menu?
Do you have children in your family who are picky eaters? That makes meal planning a challenge. Here are some tips of ways you can get your picky eaters to eat healthy food without throwing temper tantrums. Be creative in your food presentation. Create a silly face out of apple slices, peanut butter, and raisins. Use a cookie cutter to create unusual sandwich shapes. Give fruits and vegetables wacky names like blabby blueberries or Houdini zucchini or boogey bananas (peanut butter spread on banana slices). The silly names will make your child giggle and want to eat that food. They might … [Read more...]
Preparing Food For Your Diet
Image by ulterior epicure via Flickr When you’re on a diet, sometimes the only way to really know what’s going into your food is to prepare it yourself. When you cook for yourself you have complete control of what is going into your food and what you will be eating. How can you better prepare food that fits your diet needs? When you are grocery shopping, compare different products so you can find the most nutritional choice. Sometimes it may seem like you’re buying something healthy, but when you compare the nutrition labels to other brands, you may find that one brand is … [Read more...]