Funnel cakes always make me think of Knott's Berry Farm, which is the first place I ever had one when I was a kid. Funnel cakes, a long time staple at carnivals, fairs and ballparks, get their name from how they are made. A runny batter is poured through a funnel into hot oil in a circular pattern and then is cooked on both sides until it is crispy and golden-brown. Traditionally funnel cakes are either coated with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar to make a sweet treat, or are topped with jam. Here's a recipe I have for making your own funnel cakes to enjoy at home: Funnel Cakes - 2 eggs - 1 1/2 cups milk - 2 cups sifted flour - 1 tsp. baking powder - 1 tsp. salt - 2 cups vegetable oil - cinnamon...
Planning Your Summer Tomato Garden
Preparation for a bountiful harvest of tomatoes begins while snow still covers the ground. Before you can plant a beautiful row of seedlings, you must take several planning steps. Consulting a comprehensive cultivation guide on growing tomatoes will aid your planning process and help ensure you end up with a bountiful disease free crop. Choose Your Tomato Varieties Hundreds of choice tomato varieties abound - enough to confuse gardeners. Tomatoes come in every shape, size and color. Huge tomatoes that take two hands to carry are related to tiny grape tomatoes no larger than the top of a thumb. Purple, yellow, orange and red tomatoes all spring from the same gene pool. Perfect round tomatoes, oblong...
What Is The Best Diet For A Breastfeeding Mom?
During pregnancy many women eat much more than usual sometimes eating a bizarre mixture of foodstuffs at the one time. This is just your body's way of storing up the nutrition you need so your baby can grow strong inside you as well to begin to produce the breast milk your baby will later need. But after the birth what you eat is even more important for your baby's health. After you give birth, good nutrition is even more vital than during your pregnancy. The quality of your breast milk depends on your diet and your diet also affects how quickly your body rebounds from childbirth. Medical experts recommend that a breastfeeding mother requires an additional 500 calories per day. Recently that...
Can You Eat Chocolate On A Diet?
A co-worker of mine once said, "Every person should have a little bit of chocolate every day. It's how I maintain my weight." She said this after a group of coworkers that included myself had just finished eating lunch at a Chinese restaurant (an all you can eat buffet) and were staring at her as she was putting quarters into the candy machine for a chocolate treat. She didn't get a lot of chocolate, just a handful of M&M's. But the rest of us were staring at her, wondering how she could afford the calories after the huge lunch we had all indulged in. Why were we staring at her? She was slim, trim, and looking great. The rest of us were either on a diet or thinking about going on a diet because...
Don't Drown Your Food
If you are one of the generation who grew up on 70s-80s Saturday morning cartoons, you might remember a series of public service announcements that aired in between your favorite shows. Tucked in between the adventures of Batman and Robin, and even the kitschy Schoolhouse House videos were very short, very animated appeals to children about good nutrition. One that stands out in memory is Louis the Lifeguard pleading us in song not to "drown" the food we eat. Louis was referring, of course, to condiments, as the PSA portrayed him gallantly rescuing a potato from a bowl of sour cream, and a boiled egg from an avalanche of mayonnaise. The message then is as clear as it should be now: not only can...
Cheddar Bacon Penne
What could be better than the classic mac and cheese recipe? How about adding bacon! This might not be healthy, but it sure does taste good. Why feed your family the standard boxed macaroni and cheese when you can prepare this dish with ease in your very own home. Cheddar cheese is one of the most popular types of cheese in the world. Cheddar cheese is a hard, pale yellow to orange, sharp-tasting cheese originally (and still) made in the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset. The traditional Mac-N-Cheese dish is as classic as apple pie. Do you have any favorite twists on the classic recipe? 1 cup uncooked penne, or other pasta 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon...
It is time for the annual family vacation, and planning a ski trip may be something that will appeal to all the family members. Something different and yet exciting, the time to plan a ski vacation is six to eight months in advance – yet it is possible to find slots open within two weeks at some resorts. Making a list of what the family needs and wants, within the boundaries of their skiing expertise, form the types of ski resorts open to their vacation. First of all, not all ski resorts are just open for winter activities in the winter – the Timberline in Oregon is open all year, and many other resorts have extended seasons. Some ski resorts have other sports activities during the...
Lose Weight Naturally And Healthily
There are thousands of weight loss programs and how to lose weight naturally tips being proffered online. Some are sensible whilst others introduce radical methods which may be unhealthy or may even be dangerous. So which of these weight loss sites should you trust? Before we cut through the clutter and the confusion, first of all, there is no free lunch. Most of the weight loss and fitness websites are there for a reason, to sell their products. Do you think the site owners will give you free and complete information? Of course not. Sure, you may find some sites, blogs and forums by generous people giving you free information on how to lose weight naturally. However, are these people professionals...
Introducing acrodermatitis Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of zinc deficiency. Although a deficiency dermatitis caused by low dietary zinc has the same symptoms, the disease named acrodermatitis is really best applied to the disease with genetic causes of zinc deficiency. With acrodermatitis symptoms occurring on birth, It normally shows up within a few days of birth if the child is being bottle-fed, or after weaning if the child is being breast-fed. Acrodermatitis symptoms of trouble Acute and chronic symptoms of acrodermatitis include growth retardation, diarrhea, and hair loss. However, the most recognisable symptom remains the red skin rash that covers parts...
That's a question I hear all the time after mentioning this subject. You see, I am a health and wellness coach. I help guide people reach their goals of reducing medications, losing weight, and reducing high blood pressure the natural way. So the first thing I ask them to do is to start keeping a daily log to the best of their ability, on everything they eat, when they eat it and the biggest revealer of truth there is : WHY they ate what they did. The result usually is quite amazing to them. They begin to see certain patterns of behavior they hadn't noticed before. They begin to try to make better choices during the day. They begin to learn about themselves. Then, we begin the process of learning...
Detoxification Diet For A Pair Of Healthy Kidneys
Your kidney plays an extremely important role in the detoxification process. Your kidney is responsible for removing toxic substances in the process of urination. Your kidney purifies your bloodstream through filtering toxins and other excessive substances that are no longer needed by the body. Urine is then produced and stored in your bladder and then excreted through the urethra. Urine formation is neccesary for the balance of minerals and other substances in the body. For instance, an excess of calcium is normally eliminated through the urine. Urine also contains ammonia. A build-up of amonia would otherwise be harmful to your body. Other substances such as alcohol are also eliminated through...
Health professionals tell us that improving our body image is one of the best ways to prevent the onset of an eating disorder. Eating disorders are serious conditions that can be difficult to treat because health professionals do not yet understand precisely how these complex disorders develop. Why do some people develop eating disorders, while others don't? While many health professionals have postulated many causes for these disorders, no one understands the specific combination of factors that contribute to the onset of the syndrome. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder are the three most common types of eating sicknesses. All are characterized by an unhealthy relationship to food...
Eating disorders are often described as an outward expression of internal emotional pain and confusion. Eating disorders afflict millions of people, thousands of which will die from them yearly. There is good news though, eating disorders can be beaten. An eating disorder involves a distorted pattern of thinking about food and size/weight: there is a preoccupation and obsession with food, as well as an issue of control or lack of control around food and its consumption. Eating is controlled by many factors, including appetite, food availability, family, peer, and cultural practices, and attempts at voluntary control. Dieting to a body weight leaner than needed for health is highly promoted by...
There is certainly a huge amount of information in circulation these days; on the web, in magazines, on the television. Trying to separate out fact from fiction can be quite the daunting task. Let me just give you a few pointers to help you at least figure out who can legitimately call themselves an expert on nutrition information, which may help you decide which articles you can trust. First of all, you should know that ANYONE could call himself or herself a nutritionist. There are no laws or guidelines determining who can give out nutrition advice. I will never forget when I was visiting my parents one weekend while going to graduate school. While at the swimming pool at our local Jewish...
An eating disorder is a condition in which the sufferer eats too much, too little, too unhealthily, or otherwise. It is seen as both a psychological condition and as a physical condition, since it affects both the mind and the body. Psychologists have found several types of eating disorders. They include Anorexia Nervosa, Beriberi, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Hyperphagia, Kleine-Levin Syndrome, Rumination, Orthorexia and Pica. Of these types, the most common are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that prompts those affected to starve themselves. Teenage girls are the usual victims of this disorder especially during the onset of puberty. They...
How To Find Good Nutrition Advice
There is certainly a huge amount of information in circulation these days; on the web, in magazines, on the television. Trying to separate out fact from fiction can be quite the daunting task. Please let me take a few minutes to help you figure out who is the legitimate nutrition expert, and who is simply trying to sell you a product. This information will help you choose which information you can trust. First of all, you should know that ANYONE could call himself or herself a nutritionist. There are no laws or guidelines determining who can give out nutrition advice. I will never forget when I was visiting my parents one weekend while going to graduate school. While at the swimming pool at our...
All Calories Are Not Created Equal
Eat less fat. Eat more fat. Carbs are bad. Carbs are good. Nutrition advice changes so often, no wonder so many people are confused. But when it comes it calories, the advice to consume fewer of them seems set in stone. After all, "a calorie is a calorie"-Right? Wrong. For years, we've been told that if we "eat less and exercise more," we'll lose weight. That recommendation is based on the belief that we need burn more calories than we take in. But this doesn't tell the whole story. As it turns out, it isn't the amount of calories you consume that really affects your weight and your health. It's the type of calorie. It's true-the calories you eat are actually absorbed at different rates. And the...
Slimming Tricks: Losing Weight With and Without...
Fitness and health that are two things that Americans have a hard time with. In fact, Americans are now among the most obese and overweight people on the planet. People struggling to lose weight often talk about their lack of willpower. Resources to lose weight are abundant and diet programs now literally flood the fitness market. So what can a person do to keep those excess pounds from posing health risks? What can a person do to keep fit? Here are some simple strategies to keep you the right track towards better health and fitness: · Keep away from foods that makes you fat. Keep fatty foods out from your sight. If your cupboard is filled with chocolates, candies, and biscuits --- then you...
Eat Every 3 Hours for Stable Energy
When you are moving through a transformation stage, it takes a lot of energy to navigate all the changes you are facing. Successfully managing your energy is a must in high change situations like these. Eating smaller meals every 3 hours boosts your energy. Additionally, it lowers your cholesterol, keeps your blood sugar on an even keel and increases your metabolism -- helping your lose weight. After you eat a meal, the food is broken down into sugar which provides you with energy. It takes about 3 hours for this process to be complete -- for your blood sugar levels to go up and then to fall. If you want to keep your blood sugar levels even -- supplying you with the right amount...
I Can Lose Weight While Eating Whatever I Want?
"I can lose weight while eating whatever I want.", right? To lose weight, you need to use more calories than you eat. It is possible to eat any kind of food you want and lose weight. You need to limit the number of calories you eat every day and/or increase your daily physical activity. Portion control is the key. Try eating smaller amounts of food and choosing foods that are low in calories. When trying to lose weight, you can still eat your favorite foods - as long as you pay attention to the total number of calories that you eat. Low-fat or fat-free means no calories may not be true. A low-fat or fat-free food is often lower in calories than the same size portion of the full-fat product. But many...
Losing Weight Safely
Those that want to lose weight usually think about reducing the amount of food they eat. This may seem like a reasonable solution but not necessarily the safest. Fact is, the amount that you reduce in your food intake to lose weight, may be dangerous to your health. So how do you lose weight safely? Here are some pointers to consider before you try to lose weight: Losing Weight Safely: Crash Diets Most people think that losing weight means eliminating the calories alone can shed off their excess weight. What people don't realize is that this is a dangerous mentality to losing weight because when they decrease their calorie intake below the required levels, the body begins to digest the fats. Sounds...
Home Remedies For Bad Breath
Target your tongue. Tongue scraping isn't all that common in Western oral hygiene. But Ayurvedic physicians have been recommending it for centuries. "It's very helpful, but few people do it;" Dr. Brauer says. Tongue scrapers are hard to come by. If you don't have a tongue scraper, Dr. Brauer recommends using your toothbrush. You have to brush the very back of your tongue, which may cause gagging. "But with a little practice, you can overcome your gag reflex," he says. Disinfect dentures. If you wear removable dentures or any other dental appliance, clean it daily and soak it in a commercial denture cleanser overnight. Chew gum. Chewing gum gets your saliva flowing, which helps eliminate bad breath...
Restaurant Salad
To get started with your healthy restaurant salad, use greens like spinach, leaf lettuce, endive or kale. Iceberg/head lettuce should be avoided as it doesn't have much nutritional content. You should always clean and drain the lettuce before use, you may do this by washing them under the faucet while rolling them in a dry piece of cloth or similar. Refrigerate the lettuce while you prepare the other vegetables. Once you have prepared the other vegetables, take the greens out of the fridge and rend them into small pieces. Then fill half a bowl with the greens and add these vegetables: Cauliflower florets, broccoli florets, diced celery topped with grated carrots. Diced yellow and/or red peppers...
Hi AllI am a medical doctor with a great interest in all aspects of women's health. I also have a very special interest in eating disorders. As an ex sufferer (Yes doctors are not immune to eating disorders) I have a strong affiliation to anyone suffering from these conditions and want to help as many sufferers as I can beat these afflictions. When I was an anorexic- bulimic sufferer in my teens I did not think I had a problem, I wanted to look better: or should I say the perception of looking better that was all in my mind. It was only when I went into medical school that I started to realize what I was doing was not correct. I started to look for help from my professors at University who did try...
Plan to Eat Well in 2007
Tired of diets that don't work? Sick of trying to figure out what to eat - and how to easily prepare it - to stay healthy? Want to finally look and feel better? It's really not that hard. Here are 5 quick tips that can work for you. Tip number 1: Sneak in more produce. How? Make sure each meal contains lots of color as darker hued fruits and vegetables provide the vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals your body needs to stay healthy and strong, protect against the effects of aging, and reduce the risk of disease. How much? Aim for at least one serving at every meal and snack. For example, have a banana with cereal or toast and peanut butter in the morning. Or add blueberries (or any other...
Kissing Goodbye To Calories
As you feel the effect of aerobics unfolding within you like the petals of a blossoming flower, you will find yourself seeking out and enjoying the kind of food that complements your lifestyle. You will realise that it is not how much you eat but what you eat that is important. When the field of fitness was still in its infancy, experts introduced calorie Âcounting meals. They figured - rightly - that if you expend more calories than you consume, you lose fat. Hordes of calorie-counters took to it with great enthusiasm and lost weight. But once the novelty palled, they began to feel they were strapped in a straitjacket. The rigorous discipline of eating only one bowl of cereal, two slices of...
Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain
People have a hard time with holidays and overeating. It's a tough time of year for a lot of people, but by following a few basic tips, you can avoid putting on that proverbial "Holiday Weight". The average amount of weight gain over the holidays is typically only about 1 pound. However, the winter months can bring on a pound or two in general and before you know it, your pants are fitting a bit snug. Tip #1 Avoid thinking that the holidays are a time to "take a break" from your healthy diet and exercise routine. Sometimes it can be too easy to stay on that break and fall into unhealthy eating habits. Avoid a whole lot of extra calories, small amounts of foods are best. Don't gorge! It's ok to...
With the fast-paced, technologically driven world people are now living, who would have the slightest idea that the most important rampart of normal living is being neglected? Undeniably, because of the busy courses of people's lives, people tend to forget some of the vital fragments in maintaining a healthy lifestyle-diet and nutrition. THE CONVERGENCE The terms "diet" and "nutrition" are defined into two different sentences but are greatly connected. By definition, "diet" refers to the food and liquid intake of a person while "nutrition" pertains to the science of dealing with food and nourishment. When these two are combined, an entirely new meaning can be derived. More than the issues of food...
When planning a personal strength muscle-building program, one should consider more than just a physical training regimen. It is vital to plan a nutritional program as well, with emphasis on adequate calorie intake aimed at building lean muscle mass.It takes a large number of calories to fuel both workouts and tissue building. And it's also important to get the right kinds of calories, particulary calories rich in carbohydrates, protein, fat and other nutrients. Carbohydrates are the main energy source for strength training.They are stored in the muscles as glycogen, the all-important fuel that supplies energy for short, intense bursts of power. If your glycogen level is low, then the faster you...
Nutrition Tips To Fight Acne
Acne is an age-old problem that generally affects teenagers but also a large number of adults. Whether we're in our teens or past puberty, acne poses the same problems: it eats up our confidence, makes us feel unattractive and ugly, and at its worse, makes us ashamed to face the world and constantly self-conscious about what other people are thinking about us. What really irks us is that we may be doing all the right things in terms of skin care and living a healthy lifestyle and yet acne haunts us anyway. However, some studies show that there is one thing that we may have overlooked in terms of acne maintenance—proper nutrition. Acne comes about when androgens increase and overproduce keratin...
Your body is your temple, and what you give it nutritionally can have a vast impact on your health. As the body ages, many changes take place, and by taking in the proper vitamins and minerals, you can minimize the negative health effects that you experience as you grow older. In this article, we'll mention some of the important nutrients that one needs to intake as they age to help keep in proper health. As you age, your body's ability to properly process the vitamins that you eat decreases. For that reason, it is important to increase the amounts of vitamins that you intake. Since osteoporosis occurs in those of an older age, it is of the utmost importance to ensure that your body gets enough...
Child Nutrition
Like an adult, every child needs appropriate amounts of calories, proteins, minerals, and vitamins to grow. The new Food Guide Pyramid Guidelines outline the amount of grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and meats or beans people should eat daily. Children between the ages of four and six can usually have serving sizes recommended for adults, while younger children, who have smaller stomachs and lower nutritional needs, need smaller amounts of food. But apart from consuming the right quantity, parents should keep in mind that exposure to a wide variety of healthful foods early in a child's life can set the stage for more variety later. Since children are often reluctant to try new foods and...
Just How Crucial Is Nutrition?
Since the beginning of times, human beings have known that we are what we eat. Our ancestors were fully aware of the simple fact that eating well today means being stronger tomorrow. As we all know, science has evolved since those old days, and today we know that a good nutrition is not just what we eat, but it's also how much we eat and when we eat it. This means that a good nutrition not only consists on carefully deciding what to eat, but also know what amount of each kind of food we may eat to fulfill our body needs without accumulating an excess of nutrients. For this reason, it is a good thing to get advice from a professional nutrition expert. As an expert, he knows the right plan to follow...
ADHD Nutrition
A Specialized ADHD Nutrition Plan Could Help Patients Focus Currently one of the most widely accepted theories about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is that it is caused by nutritional problems. This theory really only applies to childhood ADHD and does not even account for all of the childhood ADHD cases, but when some dietary studies were conducted on ADHD nutrition plans for those with the disorder, there were some beneficial results. The whole nutrition and ADHD correlation emerged in nineteen ninety when an English researcher found out that certain artificial food colorings found in some foods could actually deplete the amounts of zinc in an ADHD patient's body. Later, scientists also...
Any sport or activity requires you to provide your body with the correct fuel you need to successfully complete the task at hand. This is especially true for athletes attempting to compete in a triathlon. In addition to training your body for the swimming, biking, and running events, you should ensure you are providing it with the correct nutrition for a triathlon. There are a wide variety of supplements and special foods that allow the athlete to provide his or her body with the necessary fuel to complete energy-sapping activities. Ensuring you consume the correct nutrition for a triathlon will encourage your success in the sport. The key to succeeding in any sport or activity is having your body...
Utilizing Nutrition And Diet Therapy
It's no secret that the relationship between nutrition and overall health is recognized as legitimate and fundamental. The food we choose to put into our bodies has a profound and lasting impact on our weight, our health, and, ultimately, our longevity. A poor diet can mean a lifetime of illness and disease. But sadly, most people do not heed the advice of experts until they are facing a health crisis; at which time they embark upon nutrition and diet therapy to help put their bodies back into balance. Nutrition and diet therapy works to eliminate those poor nutritional choices from the diet and replace them with choices focused on whole, natural foods. In some cases, it can be an overhaul in...
We would all like to find a treatment for this very uncomfortable problem known as heartburn or GERD . The real heartburn treatment is in you hands. Before you rush out the Drugstore for antacids, or to the Doctor to get a prescription, check out your kitchen and diet. The first area of heartburn treatment and GERD treatment is looking at your diet and nutrition and making changes. Look at both what you eat, drink, and the stress that you are under or carry around with you and make crucial adjustments. Fats, spices, pastries, coffee, chocolate and tomato products can all give susceptible people heartburn and so a natural heartburn treatment is to start eliminating them from your diet or at least...
Convenience Can Lead to Poor Nutrition
Let's face it...we have become lazy, soft, and complacent in thismodern age. As a result our health suffers. We are striving foracademic excellence, financial freedom, and job and politicalequality while allowing our bodies to rot away. You cannot enjoythe fruit of financial independence or academic excellence whenyou are constantly being hospitalized, or at home sick as aresult of neglecting your body. As with anything else, the convenience which promotesdeteriorating health can be taken to the extreme. I think thatour rapidly advancing technology has lulled us into doing justthat. This is especially true in America. If you want to introduce a concept, idea, law, or any change ingeneral, it can be...
What is a healthy diet? Now if we go with the definition, it states - Healthy diet as a diet that mostly consists of or stress on a diversity of vegetables, whole grains, fruits and low-fat milk products. A healthy diet usually means to consume vital nutrients by eating appropriate amount from all food groups. However it is to be noted that since "Human Nutrition" is very complex subject, a healthy diet differ from person to person and also depends upon individual's genetic development. Developing healthy eating habits isn't as restrictive as many people imagine. The most vital principle of healthy diet is to consume a wide variety of foods as possible. Moreover, always try to preserve a key...
My Dog The Nutritionist
Looking for good nutritional advice? Why not come and ask my dog Sparky? He gives great advice, free of charge. Of course he might try and sell you his products. What am I talking about you might ask? It's a little known fact that the title nutritionist is an unprotected title in most parts of the world. Anyone can be a nutritionist, with or without education, even my dog. Just go online and order a certificate, in fact you may not even need to do that. Just start calling yourself a nutritionist. In the United States, the United Kingdom and most parts of Canada anyone can call themselves a nutritionist. They can even dispense nutrition information without any nutritional or educational background...
Diet Choice
The following paragraphs summarize the work of diet experts who are completely familiar with all the aspects of diet. Heed their advice to avoid any diet surprises. If you find yourself confused by what you've read to this point, don't despair. Everything should be crystal clear by the time you finish. One of the most revolutionary diet ideas to come along is something called the Zone, which was originated by Barry Sears, Ph.D. The Zone is based on the idea that we should return to the diets of ancient peoples-diets which stress fruits, vegetables, and meat. The diet does not deny people carbohydrates, but simply limits their use. Dieters are encouraged to sharply curtail their intake of pasta...
Nutrition for your Puppy
This article focuses on some of the nutritional foundations needed to insure your puppy grows into a healthy adult. The mother's milk provides the puppy with all the nutrients and antibodies he needs for the first four weeks of life. You can introduce moistened puppy kibble around the age of four weeks. This will be introduced to the puppy as he continues to nurse. You may feed the puppy his kibble twice a day as long as he is still getting enough of his mother's milk. Whenever he gives up his nursing, which will be around the age of seven to eight weeks, his dry food feeding will increase. It is still advisable to moisten his dry food with warm water for a few weeks until he has adjusted...
Seven Ways to You!
Copyright (c) 2008 Soaring Eagle Companies LLC There are many ways to lose your sense of self-esteem and your sense of yourself. We are faced with problems everyday?many of which are beyond our ability to solve. And, sometimes, our self-esteem takes a hit. We get frustrated because we can't fix the problem. But whatever happens, we should all try not to lose our own sense of self and what is really important. But how do we find our sense of self in the first place? So what does it take to be a cut above the rest? What can we do to get back on track? Can a week really make a difference? Try staring with these seven exercises. You'll be surprised at how your outlook will change! 1. Know your purpose...
From season to season the physical and economic landscape of Northern Cyprus changes as companies are established, houses are constructed and more people move to enjoy the fantastic quality of life in North Cyprus. But because the landscape has changed it's time to update you on North Cyprus night life again… The latest addition to the evening entertainment scene is Neo Bar which is located in the old NightJar premises and which is already heating up to become the ultimate destination of distinction in the whole of Northern Cyprus. Can you imagine vacation in the Northern Cyprus without tasting traditional cuisine? For every holidaymaker this means definitely an inseparable adventure as tasty...
It's been at least six years since I balanced working outside the home almost full-time and having two kids. Friends were always amazed that I managed homemade meals on the table each night. Becoming a stay home mom with three kids made meal planning a bit easier because I was home, BUT several of the lessons I learned as a work outside the home mom still apply. I'll give you a sample menu for one week to show how I would pull all these easy lessons together. Several lessons that make meal preparation easier for anyone are: -Cook once, eat twice (or even 3 times!) -Your slow cooker is your friend -Menu plan each week around similar ingredients -Prepping Ahead Cook once, Eat Twice If you're...
The Unified Theory Of Nutrition Part 2
Part II - ...Thus, this reality has led me to Brink's Unified Theory of Nutrition which states: "Total calories dictates how much weight a person gains or loses; macro nutrient ratios dictates what a person gains or loses" This seemingly simple statement allows people to understand the differences between the two schools of thought. For example, studies often find that two groups of people put on the same calorie intakes but very different ratios of carbs, fats, and proteins will lose different amounts of bodyfat and or lean body mass (i.e., muscle, bone, etc.). Some studies find for example people on a higher protein lower carb diet lose approximately the same amount of weight as another group on...
* An introduction to making your own homemade carp fishing and catfishing baits; choosing cool ingredients: * 'Homemade' can mean 'simple or basic', but when applied to making carp or catfish bait, the subject certainly deserves far more explanation for optimum results and catches!to begin with, your bait really has just one main function; to get the fishing hook into the carp's or catfish's mouth, so giving the opportunity for it to be hooked! To achieve this, the bait needs either: • To emit a recognizable carp food signal, or stimulate carp curiosity. • Be representative of, or a mimic of a natural food source. Carp are curious and will examine any new potential food item they come...
Did You Know? The National Safety Council has found that Americans spend roughly 90% of their time indoors and 65% of that time in their homes. Poor air quality has become an increasingly serious problem affecting the lives of the entire population. Air So Pure - "The Essence of Clean Air" To counter this epidemic of poor air quality, Air So Pure has become one of the leading manufacturers of air purifiers on the market today. As a joint venture between Aurora Wireless Technologies Ltd. and Garfield Industries Inc., this combination of U.S. technology and Asian manufacturing has successfully provided a cost effective solution to the problem of indoor air quality. In addition to manufacturing...
Tips for Losing Weight After Pregnancy
Every woman gains weight when she's pregnant, and many women lose all the extra pounds soon after the baby is born. For others, though, every new child adds an additional 10 to 25 pounds that seems almost impossible to get rid of. If you know that you tend to put on weight during a pregnancy because you never really lot the extra pounds after your last baby was born, it's a good idea to discuss the issue with your doctor during your prenatal visits. She'll make sure you're getting the nutrition you need, and will help you avoid gaining more weight during the pregnancy than you should. However, with the various hormone changes, weird food urges, and the lower rate of exercise that most of us get when...
Fast Food Nutrition Is For Fat People
Why are so many Americans obese? It's simple, they lack nutritional education and simply most of the food that they consume on a daily basis includes almost no nutritional content whatsoever. I am primarily talking about fast food and other processed foods, which unfortunately have become the staple of many people's diets. Eating fresh organic fruits and vegetables seems like a thing of the past. When director Morgan Spurlock first began his Academy Award nominated documentary regarding the dietary damage caused by the lack of nutritional value in fast food, many were skeptical about the end result. For many Americans, daily nutrition is derived from at least one fast food meal per day. An...
TARGET BIGGER CARP WITH BAIT - A Discussion...
Here's a great bait suggestion. Bait is such a wide spectrum of opinions, and most baits success hinge upon the fact that fish have not been hooked on them before, to give them a maximum edge; that of being 'different.' See how to here! Even where carp keep eating baits where they get their energy supply from carbohydrate based baits containing semolina, rice flour, maize meal, soya flour and the like, they perhaps are homing in on the fact that so much of it is being used rather than looking specifically for it to supplement their natural diet. So much depends on variables like water richness, stock density, angling pressure and volume and nutritional value and profiles of different baits applied...