Posts in Dieting
Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for May 5th. These Cinco de Mayo recipes are easy to make and lower in calories and sodium than restaurant equivalents. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated primarily in the United States by Mexican Americans commemorating Mexico’s victory or the French at the Battle of Puebla. Some Americans mistake ... more
Read moreOrganic Tortilla Chips
It was only a matter of time when the demand for organic products was high enough to beginning marketing and sell what amounts to organic junk foods. During the low fat diet craze of the 1980s, manufactures couldn’t flood supermarket shelves fast enough with “low fat”, processed foods; cookies, cakes, ice ... more
Read moreBacon Wrapped Pizza
Italian foods have been given a bad wrap lately. No Pun intended. On the one hand, a Mediterranean style diet is promoted as a healthy alternative to the standard American diet. On the other hand, American’s are told to avoid pizza and pasta since both are made from refined white ... more
Read moreAnother Month, Another Miracle Diet Plan
March in the United States brings March Madness college basketball playoffs and Public television pledge drives to raise money supporting local Public television stations. In addition to music from the 50’s and 60’s, several brain and heart health programs, and musical groups touring the United States made famous on PBS, there was another ... more
Read moreMyths About Grass-Fed Beef
A local “farmers market”, actually more like a grocer posing as a proprietor of healthier foods, heavily markets it’s “all natural” grass-fed beef. Cattle raised on grass instead of corn has fewer calories due to less fat and saturated fat. Grass-fed beef also has more conjugated linoleum acid (CLA), a “good ... more
Read moreNatural Dietary Fiber Versus Processed Fibers
The Standard American Diet (SAD) of meat, potatoes, refined sugar and flour, and processed foods is low in dietary fiber which has been linked to colon cancer and other digestive conditions. A popular marketing tool is claiming products are high in fiber providing 30% or more of the recommended daily requirement. ... more
Read moreChocolate Easter Bunnies to Avoid
Chocolate Easter Bunnies are as common in the United States as colored hard cooked eggs and chocolate Easter eggs. Who can’t resist giving their child or children a smiling chocolate Easter Bunny? I had my share as a child. But what we ate 50 years ago isn’t the same as ... more
Read moreMy $1.50 700 Calorie Easy Homemade Breakfast
With a little planning and advanced preparation, you can make a delicious breakfast with no preservatives, artificial flavors or colors in about the time it takes to drive to a fast food restaurant, order, and be served, and for a fraction of what you’d pay for a fast food breakfast. ... more
Read more18 Common Food Myths
There are many myths and legends surrounding foods Americans eat. Some have even become political. Food manufacturers have become so powerful and spend millions of dollars funding candidates that conform to their way of thinking regardless of the health consequences to consumers. One example is Myth number 1. Thanks to heavy ... more
Read moreDo Carbs Cause Dementia?
I am becoming more and more skeptical of reports, best selling books, diet plans, and dietary supplements that claim to be the magic bulletin to cure all. Carbohydrates, better known as carbs, are now responsible for a series of ills including dementia which has become as feared in the United ... more
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