February 25, 2010

• Do Protein Shakes Help With Weight Loss?

  Protein shakes are extremely popular with weight loss programs. Since the body requires up to 63 grams of protein a day, a protein shake can be a great way to get enough protein and can serve as a replacement for high calorie meals, to ensure weight loss. However, it is important to check that your [...]

January 11, 2010

• The Benefits of Weight Loss Teas

  Tea has been acknowledged throughout the ages as having medicinal benefits. But now there are other reasons to drink certain teas, hailed as weight loss aids. Oolong tea is a prime example, helping the body burn fats in a healthy way. Oolong is a traditional Chinese tea that has been used for years to promote [...]

December 24, 2009

• The Benefits of Vacuum-Packed Tuna Packs

  Health-wise consumers, listen up! I’m sure you’ve seen these handy-dandy packets of tuna on your local grocery store shelves. Maybe they’re a little more expensive than the traditional cans, but when it comes to a healthy convenient food, you can’t get much healthier or convenient than these neat packs.
  The health benefits of tuna:
  •    Tuna can [...]

July 7, 2009

• Honey is Good for You, Sugar!

  Honey is one of the best health foods out here in terms of the benefits it can offer, but this of course, like with all foods, depends on the quality of the honey you buy. No I’m not talking about the honey at most people’s homes which is often half corn syrup and tastes like [...]

• Kashi TLC Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

  If you love a nice, chewy chocolate cookie but not the idea of all of that white sugar and cheap white flour they’re usually made with, prepare to rejoice!  Kashi has done it again with their whole grain TLC cookie.  Oh, and they’re dark chocolate oatmeal cookies.  Yes, the soft cookies are filled with whole [...]

June 10, 2009

• Glenny’s Yummy Low-cal Soy Crisps

  Soy.  Just the name seems to turn off so many people, making folks think of flavorless tofu or crunchy hippies and their often tasteless meals (no offense to you crunchies out there!).  I was one once of those.  But I changed.
  My Glenny Soy Crisp story began when I came upon these in a neighborhood store, [...]

• Breakfast Bars: A Top 3 Review

  There are so many breakfast granola and whole grain bars available today that taste good but who know exactly which ones are healthy and good for you and which ones are essentially junk?  You almost need a nutritionist to guide you through the grocery store these days, and thus, I have written this short article [...]

• The Amazing Acai Berry

  Touted a “top ten” in Dr. Nicholas Perricone’s list of Super Foods on Oprah’s Website, one of the new rages in the world of diet pills and supplements is the Acai berry.  But what is this exotic berry all about?  Originally harvested in the rainforests of Brazil, Acai berry tastes like yummy a mix of [...]