Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category


The Importance of Protein

Protein in Healthy Eating Protein has, up until recently, not gotten a lot of attention. It was often overshadowed by fat, carbohydrates, and vitamins. That is no longer the case. With the advent of all the protein diets that have come on the scene lately, interest in protein has exploded. There really is not a [...]

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Free List of Negative Calorie Foods

Negative Calorie Foods for Weight Loss You will find a free list of negative calorie foods below, but first let’s consider what this means. There is no such thing as a negative calorie – a calorie is a unit of heat and it cannot be negative. So when people talk about negative calorie foods, this [...]

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The Amazing Banana

  After Reading this, you will NEVER look at a banana in the same way again! Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, which is why a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous [...]

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Make Sure Your Food Is Safe

Foodborne illnesses are known to cause some 7 million documented cases every year. Some cases are violent and even result in death.  Of course this is commonly known as “food poisoning.”  The culprit is food that has dangerously high levels of bacteria due to improper cooking or handling. Food safety is usually taken for granted [...]

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