Eat Clean!

What is eating clean?
If man made it, don't eat it. It's that simple. Eat whole, natural foods (fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and complex carbohydrates). Stay away from white bread and other foods with preservatives, man-made sugar, bad fats (trans-fat, hydrogenated) and any other unnecessary ingredients.

Remember: If man made it, don't eat it.

prevention.com
eatingcleanworks.com
Eating Clean Recipes (plant based)
Clean Eating Magazine

Make it a Good Morning!

Breakfast is such an important meal in our day; so many people skip it or eat the wrong things. I am posting the 'good' in this post and a link to the 'bad fast-food breakfasts' on the 'To Eat...Or Not' page.

prevention.com
healthymealexperts.com
Healthy Casseroles under 300 Casseroles
Healthy Smoothies

Fruit Juice Alert!

I found a web article on fruit juice toxicity, apple and grape in particular. I posted the information at the TO EAT...OR NOT page. Please go there if you are interested in finding out more (at the links I have posted there).

Healthy Snacks and Appetizers

It's soooo easy to use up your calorie allotment before ever getting to the main course. Follow the links to help eliminate some of those calories with healthier substitutions. There are also links to guide you to healthier snacks.




fitsugar.com
Diabetic Friendly Appetizers
allrecipes.com
50 Healthiest Snacks
Healthy Game Day Snacks
15 Healthy Snacks Under 150 Calories
20 Best Snacks for Kids (Note: You can look at the picture of the snacks but it looks like you have to subscribe to see the recipes)

8 Worst Appetizers in America

Embrace Winter Produce

Embrace winter produce? Well, not literally.:-)
Here's why you should savor winter fruits and vegetables: they boost the body's immunity, add tons of vitamins and nutrients to our diets, and they are versatile. An added bonus--eating seasonally is eating green: 1. consuming only the freshest available produce, 2. seasonal produce is a more sustainable eating model, and (if I need to get really 'green') I've been told...3. eating winter produce (in the winter) is better for reducing our carbon footprint (but don't quote me).

allrecipes.com
about.com
Local Produce
hubpages.com
Food Network
Arizona Produce

Best Diets for 2012

In order to be successful, a diet has to work and must be simple.

My choice would be Solutions by Dr. Fitness. Lance Dreher (Dr. Fitness) pictured above.

U.S. World and News Report's Best Diets, 2012 include:

The DASH Diet(Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension): Best overall diet for healthy eating and the best diabetes diet (tied with the Biggest Loser diet). The DASH diet (emphasis on whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and lean protein may also help lower cholesterol.
DASH for Health

Weight Watchers was voted best weight-loss diet, best commercial diet plan and easiest diet to follow.
Weight Watchers Facebook
weightwatchers.com

The Ornish diet ranked first in best heart-healthy diets.
webmd.com
everydiet.org (addresses various diets)

The Mediterranean diet ranked fourth in heart-healthy diets.

The Mayo Clinic diet(ranked third among best diabetes diets) and Jenny Craig (ranked second among best commercial diet plans).

A panel of twenty-two volunteers chose the diets based on information from sources such as government reports and scientific journals. Seven criteria were used to rate the diets, including how well they generated short-term/long-term weight loss.

In order to be successful, a diet has to work and must be simple.