The Carbohydrate Debate
To eat or not to eat carbohydrates. that is the question. There are good carbs and there are bad carbs. How can we tell the difference and how do we know what to eat? The old way of classifying carbohydrates: Complex Carbohydrates provide fiber, vitamins, minerals and energy. Some foods that contain complex carbohydrates are whole grain bread, legumes like peas and beans, pasta, rice, and starchy vegetables.
Simple Carbohydrates are broken down quickly to provide energy. Simple carbohydrates are found naturally in milk, fruits and vegetables. Simple carbs are also found in processed foods like syrup, soda, and refined sugar found in many processed baked goods. In this way of classifying carbs, it is recommended that we limit our intake of simple carbs and get most of our carbohydrates from complex carbs. The new way of classifying carbohydrates: The Glycemic Index (GI) measures how quickly blood sugar rises after ingesting a food with carbohydrates.
Eating a diet full of foods that have been rated with a high GI may contribute to an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease. Highly processed or highly refined carbohydrates have been found to have a high GI - foods like white bread, white rice, white pasta, french fries and refined breakfast cereals. Whole foods will have a lower GI - legumes, whole fruit, and whole grains like wheat, oats, barley, and brown rice. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Many other factors influence the GI of a food.
Fiber content, fat content, ripeness, and type of starch also affect the GI. Thus some foods like potatoes and bananas have a high GI. Diets that advise you to eat a low amount of carbohydrates have gone part of the way to increase awareness of the differences of carbs. The Glycemic Index has also helped us to determine that all carbs are not created equal. Some kinds of carbohydrates help promote health, but others actually increase the risk for diseases like diabetes and coronary heart disease.
What should we eat? The general rule is that highly processed carbs are not as good for us as natural carbs. How can we get away from highly refined foods - it's everywhere you look! Here are some techniques for buying food: 1. Educate yourself. learn to read the backs of packages of food and know the difference between a processed food and a natural food. (However, if it's packaged in a box, bag, or can - chances are it's processed.) 2.
Go to the store with a list. 3. Do not go to the store hungry. 4. Do not go to fast food restaurants.
instead try out diners or restaurants that boast home cooked meals. 5. Get your fruits and vegetables from farmers markets or farm stands whenever possible. Not only will you save money, you will also be getting better quality produce. Read more about The Glycemic Index:http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.htmlNeed help counting your carbs? http://www.NutriCounter.comThe NutriCounter is the right device for helping you monitor your carbohydrate intake.
It stores and tracks nine nutrients includingcalories, total fat, saturated fat, protein, carbohydrates, sodium, cholesterol, sugar, and fiber. It's available in Palm OS and Pocket PC software or as a hand held unit..
Improve your eating habits.
How many of us have been on diets at one or many times in our lives. Basically diets don't work. If you want to lose weight permanently ? adopt a healthy eating regime. Eat less and exercise more!1. Water.
If you're thirsty you're already dehydrated. The majority of us don't tend to drink enough during the day. If you drink a lot of tea and coffee to keep you going then these have a diuretic effect so you should be drinking water to compensate.Have a glass of water first thing in the morning and last thing at night ? your body loses a lot of water while you're asleep ? not only if it's warm and you sweat a lot but just going 8 hours (if you're so lucky) without food or drink it's going to be dehydrated.Dehydration can also be mistaken for hunger ? have a glass of water first before reaching for a snack or eating a meal.2. Fruit & Veg. Fruit and vegetables provide you with vitamins, minerals and fibre to help keep your body healthy.
Eat a piece of fruit or drink fresh juice...
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Professional Weight Loss Coach Provides Solutions Beyond Dieting
Folsom, CA (ContentDesk) June 18, 2006 -- Losing weight isnt just a matter of dieting. Weight loss coach Brooke Castillo supplies the facts and gives readers the tools to be a weight loss winner in If I Am So Smart, Why Cant I Lose Weight? Tools To Get It Done. Many people are frustrated by diets that dont seem to work. Thats because most diets are formulated for groups of people rather than for a unique individual. For any person to achieve the desired results from a diet, they need motivation and encouragement.
In If I Am So Smart, Why Cant I Lose Weight? Tools To Get It Done, professional weight loss coach Brooke Castillo empowers readers, teaching the psychological skills needed to get a toned, slimmed body, while giving readers the emotional tools for continuing on their own.Certified North Star Coach, trained by Harvards Dr. Martha Beck, Brooke Castillo has not only lost over 70 pounds herself on this method, but shes helped countless people overcome their lifelong...
Professional Weight Loss Coach Provides Solutions Beyond Dieting
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Professional Weight Loss Coach Provides Solutions Beyond Dieting
Folsom, CA (ContentDesk) June 18, 2006 -- Losing weight isnt just a matter of dieting. Weight loss coach Brooke Castillo supplies the facts and gives readers the tools to be a weight loss winner in If I Am So Smart, Why Cant I Lose Weight? Tools To Get It Done. Many people are frustrated by diets that dont seem to work. Thats because most diets are formulated for groups of people rather than for a unique individual. For any person to achieve the desired results from a diet, they need motivation and encouragement.
In If I Am So Smart, Why Cant I Lose Weight? Tools To Get It Done, professional weight loss coach Brooke Castillo empowers readers, teaching the psychological skills needed to get a toned, slimmed body, while giving readers the emotional tools for continuing on their own.Certified North Star Coach, trained by Harvards Dr. Martha Beck, Brooke Castillo has not only lost over 70 pounds herself on this method, but shes helped countless people overcome their lifelong...
Professional Weight Loss Coach Provides Solutions Beyond Dieting
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Meet your weight loss goals with My Pyramid Tracker
Copyright 2006 Adam Waxler
As anyone involved with weight loss will tell you, there are countless weight loss plans and weight loss methods and new weight loss diets coming out all the time.
In fact, just last year, even the USDA released an all new nutrition and diet plan for healthy Americans. On April 19, 2005, the United States Department of Agriculture unveiled its new My Pyramid nutrition pyramid. However, the USDA's new guidelines for a healthy diet plan are not so much NEW as they are more in depth, detailed and helpful in getting people to meet their weight loss goals.
First of all, My Pyramid can be personalized. On the main page of their web site (www.mypyramid.gov), you have the option of entering your age, gender and activity level.
Simply submit your information and instead of getting those vague, wide-ranging recommendations, you'll get a recommendation suited specifically for you.
While this is a tremendous improvement...
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Anniversary Flowers
On the day of your marriage anniversary, you wake up early in the morning, and find your room full of bouquet of fresh flowers. How does it feel? Wonderful, isn't it? It could be the most wonderful start of your special day and the fragrance of those lovely flowers will make you blossom whole of the day.
Such is the wonderful power of the flowers given by loved ones. A hand-tie of pearly lilies, a vase of candy-colored tulips or a mass of golden roses gifted by your husband will prove...
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