Do you remember when eggs were (basically) the Antichrist – cholesterol laden monstrosities that would certainly send you to an early grave? Well, research now shows that eggs aren’t all that bad after all. In fact, scientist use eggs as the ‘gold standard’ for measuring the protein quality of other foods. Yes, if you have a [...]
You may or may not have heard yet, but our food pyramid has changed! For the first time in over 20 years we have a new guide for nutrition! The old guide was the food pyramid I am sure you remember it, the groups of food in descending order, labeling how much of each group [...]
It’s time to shake things up in the kitchen a little bit and introduce some tofu to your diet. Since fresh tofu is offered in so many different textures, this protein power house is a great alternative to meats in main courses, but is also a perfect addition to smoothies, eggs, dips, and soups. This [...]
Last weekend was filled with new information, fitness, friends {new and old}, and so much fun. We are talking about why Fitbloggin’ kicked ass and giving away swag if you haven’t heard! Christy and I want to give a huge shout-out to CLICK for sponsoring us for this event! It’s always a pleasure to work [...]
So. I totally forgot that I was up for the post today. So I’m racking my brain trying to come up with an idea. Then I remembered that Roni (blogger extraordinaire and organizer of Fitbloggin’) did a post called The ABC’s of Me. Perfect! I’ll do an ABC’s of Weight Loss post. But crap. Now [...]
Question: How many food decisions does the average person make in a day: 25, 80, 100, 200? According to Bonnie Taub-Dix RD, weight loss specialist in New York and author of Read it Before You Eat It: How to Decode Food Labels and Make the Healthiest Choice Every Time, the answer is 200 food decisions a [...]
UPDATED…AGAIN:: I only heard back from two of our winners, so I had to pick a new third winner. The third canister of Click goes to Tami! Congratulations!! UPDATED:: Our three winners are Kellie, Brooke, and Kammi!! Ladies, send me an e-mail to thea@shrinkingjeans.net to let me know what flavor you want!! One thing that [...]
**Updated – Congrats to our six winners! See below! Did you read Part II in our series on running? If not, go do it now. I’ll wait. Okay! You’re back! We are giving away a few of our favorite things to SIX of our readers! Each prize package will consist of: A $10 iTunes gift [...]
Research shows that on average, Americans are eating only half the recommended 3 servings of dairy foods each day. That means it’s likely we will come up short on the recommended amounts of calcium and other essential nutrients dairy foods naturally provide to help keep bones strong and bodies healthy. Encouraging your family to eat [...]
This week I really sat and tried to figure out the right “balanced diet”. I have figured just how much water I should be drinking but I also want to be sure that important things like carbs and proteins are balanced as well. With be being a steak and potato kind of gal, I wanted [...]
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