The holiday season presents lots of challenges to your healthy eating habits. Lots of people cook large meals, with multiple side dishes, to share with visiting family and friends. When you’re not cooking, you might be baking a variety of seasonal desserts, especially for holiday parties. Potlucks are especially popular this time of year, so
There is a good chance you will be shopping at a mall in the near future. Shopping always makes me hungry; but what to choose at the food court that won’t mess up your diet? Here are a few tips for making wise choices at the food court: 1. The best thing to do
A client asked me one day “How much of weight loss is exercise versus diet?” My answer is 50% exercise and 50% diet. I see many people who exercise every day yet struggle with their weight. Is that you? The problem then is you do not have your eating under control or are not aware
When walking through the grocery store aisle you are constantly seeing food packages that say “Low Fat” or “Light”. What exactly does it mean when something is low fat? The Food & Drug Administration does have guidelines to define what you can call “Low Fat” or “Light”. You may be surprised at what we found
Our lifestyles have become very busy. We hardly have time to sit down and eat and most of us (myself included) end up eating in our car. So how do we stay on track with eating healthy while we are always on the go? Plan your meals – if you can pack up your insulated
A Simple thing to do! Write it down! One of the most effective tools in losing weight is writing down what you eat in a food log. When you log your food you will lose weight. My weight loss clients all fill out food logs. It makes you accountable to yourself about what you really