CAT | General nutrition
Boo! Payday came and went, and you’re still not getting ahead. What do you do? You could cut the stuff you like out, like shopping and socializing, but what about cutting the gym?
…no, seriously.
A lot of people think that gym attendance = weight loss. And of course, the more you go, the more you lose. While it’s true going to the gym is good for you, and you do lose weight, it’s not the only thing in the world that will help you fit into that little black dress.
Here’s a great post we found from healthnew.biz, detailing healthy and natural ways to lose weight without hitting a gym. You can read their full post, but here’s some quick notes.
1. Drink lots of water; avoid soft drinks.
2. Forget starvation diets.
3. Exercise daily.
4. Eat balance meals.
5. Get a good night’s sleep.
6. Eat regular meals.
7. Be aware of the relationship between food and your emotions.
Of course, if you do go to the gym, more power to you. 
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The basics of the relationship between food and your skin
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Your skin is helped by various factors: staying out of the sun, a good night’s sleep and of course eating the right foods to get the proper vitamins.
As a general rule, your body cannot manufacture the vitamins it needs from scratch. So you need to get them from the food you eat, or some other way. Vitamins are required by the body for its various biological processes. These include growth(Vitamin B6); mental alertness (Choline, Niacin); resistance to infection (Vitamin C and Vitamin E). They also act as catalysts in the body’s chemistry as well as precursors to vital body factors. This enables the body to use carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
Healthy skin can be obtained from eating right. We’ve got a lot of meal replacement options available, but you can also make some lifestyle changes too. Eating fruits and vegetables are an easy way of obtaining vitamins, but there are other options too. It’s all about doing your homework.
Phew!
Summer’s just around the corner, and that means bikini season! If you’ve been slacking off lately [anyone remember last night's BBQ dinner?] and want to slim down, check out this weight gain/loss planning calculator. It’s incredibly helpful. By entering in your basic information, such as weight and height, it’ll calculate how many calories you need in order to achieve a goal.
It’s never too late to adopt a healthier lifestyle and to reap the benefits from it. Thousands of people have started and maintained healthy lifestyles with Nutribar. They’ve done this through their commitment to eating better and exercising more.
We want to hear from you – what steps have you taken to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle habits, like good nutrition, stress management and regular exercise? Feel free to share with us how has Nutribar helped you achieve those goals, in the comment section below.
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Yes or No: a bill to put nutrition info on menus?
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A bill to put nutrition info on menus? It’s kind of a touchy subject. If you’re out at a restaurant, you’re usually spoiling yourself. And if you aren’t celebrating something, either way it’s a night off from cooking at home. As much fun as that can be, we can all appreciate it being done for us and simply paying for it.
But consider this: do you want to be reminded that your clam linguine has enough calories in to support a family of five? No way! On the other hand… none of us needs that many calories in one sitting. Maybe then you opt for something less – some nachos, perhaps? If you’re watching your weight, it’s nice to know what you’ll have to work off later!
We found the article on the CBC, and it’s given us some [pardon the pun] food for thought. Check out this excerpt:
“…Bill Jeffrey from the Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI, a non-profit advocacy organization) spoke about the importance of posting nutritional information directly on restaurant menus. He was there to support the private members Bill 156 — an Act to amend various acts regarding nutritional information and trans fat content of food and drinks that are provided in restaurants and fast food chains”.
Do you want to be reminded about fat content if you decide to splurge a little? More importantly: what is life without cheesecake?! All jokes aside, the reality is that 64% of adults in Ontario are obese. Is it time to help Canada get fit?
What do you think? Read the full article.
Canadians are crazy for produce! Or so claims StatsCan, indicating in their latest study that that on average, we consumed a record amount of fresh fruits and vegetables last year. Canadians also ate a lot less meat, with research saying that our consumption declined to 23.4 kilograms per person in 2009 – compared to a high of nearly 32 kilograms in 1981.
Read the full story – what do you think? Have you ditched the beef and eat more fruits and vegetables?
It’s common. You go to the gym, go crazy with activity, and then are starving afterwards. You don’t want to put all your hard work to waste by scarfing down something good… but it’s hard to ignore a growly tummy. Obviously, you can’t skip over to the nearest fast food place, but you’re hungry. What’s a healthy lifestyle lover to do?
It’s simple: stock up on what you can eat. We found this post on askmen.com, and it includes a great amount of delicious snacks for your pre and post gym workout. You can read the full article on the askmen.com site, but here’s the short version here:
10. Chocolate
9. Carbohydrate energy gels
8. Bananas and other fruits
7. Trail mix
6. Yogurt
5. Energy bars
4. Oatmeal
3. Almonds
2. Pasta
1. Lentils
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Find out more in Nutribar’s weight-loss tools and downloads section.
It’s hard to not be a fan of Jaime Oliver, you know? Same thing goes for the Food Network, actually. And when you put those two together, it is an unstoppable juggernaut of power and fun. Evidently American network ABC caught the memo and has developed a TV show around nutrition. It premiered on March 21, and apparently has been going strong ever since. Here’s a little blurb we found in our web travels.
“In Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, chef and TV host Jamie Oliver travels to Huntington, West Virginia — otherwise known as the unhealthiest city in America. His goal is to educate the residents about nutrition and to change the community’s eating habits. In doing so, Oliver hopes to start a grass-roots revolution that will lead the whole country to eat better.”
Blast off! The space shuttle Discovery took off this morning around 6:20AM from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, located in Florida. The team is going to spend 13 days in space, on their mission to the International Space Station.
That’s great and all, but let’s get to the good stuff: the food they ate! While on the WriteStuff blog, we found found this gem, detailing what the crew ate as their last ‘Earth meal’:
Commander Alan Poindexter feasted on a turkey and swiss sandwich on wheat bread with lettuce and tomato, a small pear romaine salad and potato chips. Pilot James Dutton chose an identical meal, save a change in cheese – Dutton went with provolone cheese.
Mission specialist one Rick Mastracchio ate a BLT on wheat bread with a small tossed salad, creamy Italian dressing and potato chips. Mission specialist two Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger decided on a large pear romaine salad, while mission specialist three Stephanie Wilson ate trout with lemon wedges and steamed carrots. Mission specialist Naoko Yamazaki had turkey with lettuce and tomato on wheat bread, a small pear romaine salad and potato chips. Last but not least, mission specialist five Clay Anderson had roast beef with lettuce and tomato on wheat bread and a side of potato chips.
During their 13-day mission, the STS-131 crew has a meticulously planned menu of foods balanced not only for taste but physical performance in space as well. Astronauts participating in EVAs take extra snacks such as Clif Bars to provide energy for the physically-demanding task[s].
But “space food” isn’t just about dehydrated strawberries and Neopolitan ice cream. They don’t eat space dots in space either. Some of the crew’s food choices this mission include chicken fajitas, BBQ beef brisket, chocolate pudding cake, seafood gumbo, tomato basil soup and cherry blueberry cobbler.
