Category: Food groups
Nutritional Labels- From Gibberish to English
Once upon a time, I used to only be concerned about the number of calories in a food. The awesome thing about this was I knew that if I managed my calories, I was managing my weight and it worked without a glitch. Then I reached a stage in learning Read More →
The Water Bandwagon
I have never been sold on the water ordeal. Many times I have tried to increase my water intake but it just feels like I am going through the motions. Usually, My main and most annoying experience? Going to the restroom every 5 minutes! It drives me nuts and it’s Read More →
Whole Grains Are Whole???
Chances are that just like me, you know whole grains are better for you. Maybe because of the million times we’ve heard “eat brown rice, wheat bread and wheat pasta instead of white anything because it’s better for you”. But why? What makes them so special? Believe it or not Read More →
Fruits
I had looked into carbs, fats and proteins and was curious where vitamins and minerals came into play. I thought I should have learned about them by now since I had covered all the important food groups. I had heard that vegetables were high in nutrients but when I started Read More →
Proteins- I’m impressed
When Lindsey, my personal trainer, finally got to look at my food log, I had gotten a couple weeks in of eating better and at my calorie goal, so I was feeling pretty good. Seemed like she was too, her only comment was “you need to get some more proteins Read More →