12 posts on Diet
9 Must-Have Travel Snacks
What foods do you bring when you travel?
Ever since the time I had to pay $4.00 for a bottle of water in Florida, I make sure to pack my own food at home instead of relying on the food prices of wherever I am travelling to. Diet Blog made a recent post on nine snacks people should bring on travels:
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Chocolate: Nutritious Or Unhealthy?
Do you love chocolate? I sure do, and the chocolate industry shows that you probably do, too. Chocolate manufacturing is a $13 billion business. Even though chocolate bars were produced over 100 years ago and is now sold nearly everywhere, many people do not know much about it.
- Where does chocolate come from?
- How is it made?
- Is it unhealthy?
- Should I be eating it?
For Night-Snackers: Does Eating Late Make You Gain Weight?
Of the sources of bad health information, I would not expect BBC News or About.com, but both of these otherwise highly credible websites have given wrong diet advice! They claimed that weight loss is only about calories, and that the time of day you eat is not important. Many people spread this claim as a “debunked myth,” when it is actually the myth itself. Learn a simple way to disprove it, and find out the real answer to whether eating at night leads to weight gain.
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8 Nutrition Facts Lies They Don’t Want You To Know
Fat-free… check.
Calorie-free… check.
0 grams of fat… check.
This cooking spray has no calories!
Surprise: it can have over 4644 calories of fat. Unbelievable? Learn why, and 7 other ways food manufacturers lie to you about their products.
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7 Unlikely Sources Of Protein You Don’t Know About
I made a post yesterday on the best sources of protein, carbohydrates and fats that I normally find in the supermarket. Today, I came across an article on EcoSalon listing 7 foods containing lots of protein, but no meat or tofu! I knew that meat and tofu are not the only sources of protein, but I was surprised by some of the items in the list. Sarah listed foods I never heard of before, like quinoa and tempeh. I never tried quinoa, but after I looked at a picture of tempeh, I realized I had been eating it all this time - I just didn’t know the name of it! (I knew it in Korean) She discusses five other protein-rich foods. Check it out!
7 Delicious Meat Alternatives (and Not a Lick of Tofu in Sight)
Top 10 Natural Sources Of Protein, Carbohydrates And Healthy Fats
Protein, carbohydrates and fats need to be part of your everyday diet, but sometimes you might want to adjust your diet by eating more of a certain kind. If you lift weights, you might eat more protein so that you do not limit your muscle gains. If you run, you might eat more carbohydrates to make sure you have enough energy for your workout. Here are the best natural sources of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats you can find at your supermarket.
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