I just weighed my food before preparation – 14 oz sweet potatoes and 12 oz broccoli. That’s how our forefathers and mothers ate – lots of plants! I have something like this for lunch and dinner every day. I also eat 6-12 oz of lean meat or fish at lunch and …
Buy and keep canned or frozen veggies…. just make sure to get them without added salt. Yes, they’re bland, but you can add some spices (garlic; basil; hot sauce; mustard) and perhaps a pinch of salt if you must.
More support for the benefits of eating whole grains. In the large Nurses’ Health Study of 7822 women with diabetes, Whole-grain and bran intakes were associated with reduced all-cause and CVD-specific mortality in women with diabetes mellitus. These findings suggest a potential benefit of whole-grain intake in reducing mortality and …
This story in the NY Times examines the market for prepared, delivered “diet” food. They are expensive, and the reviewer says that most taste (to paraphrase) like $#/+. There was one he liked ($44 a day!) that he had some success with. He says he lost 10 lbs in 3 weeks, …
A growing number of studies suggests that people who are obese during middle age are more likely to develop dementia when they get older. That’s a scary thought – both for the afflicted person, and the family/caretakers. One study shows that people who carry a gene that predisposes to obesity …
Folks have been forwarding me recipes. I will mention some, and comment. Today’s: Roasted Chicken Dinner The roasted beets with the cranberry sauce were a nice touch and the chicken was very moist. I used frozen chicken tenderloins that went into the oven frozen. I found out that they take the …
Absolutely not! There’s no way I could have maintained eating like this for 2 years now if I was hungry all the time. I eat foods with minimal additives. I eat 3 meals a day. Breakfast is oatmeal, protein powder, cinnamon (2 TABLE spoons!), a little dried fruit (without sugar) and skim …
Where to start? For some folks radically, for others, one change at a time, maintained for 2-4 weeks until it becomes a habit. Some suggestions: 1. Triple you intake of vegetables (not including french fries 🙂 ) = lots of nutrients and filling. Besides green veggies, think beans and beets …
So commented a dear friend recently. For me, some of the keys to losing weight have been: Regularizing meals – I eat the same breakfast 99% of days (oatmeal, protein powder, cinnamon, dried cherries, skim milk – see below). I came to this by trial and error. It works extremely …
Even though there is much dangerous in the big box stores that supply Americans with food, the availability of inexpensive, fresh, tasty veggies can be the bedrock of a diet that will promote weight loss. Costco:
