Your Doctor’s Orders A blog by Terry Simpson, MD, FACS
Posts Tagged ‘healthy eating’
Nuts Aren’t Protein – They’re Fat!
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Anyone who has been in my office sees rows of diet books. Almost every new diet that comes along, I get the book to read about it, because at some point a patient will come in and say they’ve learned some nutrition when they were on some diet plan.
One of the most common bits of misinformation is that peanuts – and hence, peanut butter – is protein – or a healthy snack — or a complex carbohydrate. Book after book on my shelf lists peanuts as a great source of protein, and a “snack that is healthy for you.”
Tags: calories, healthy eating, losing 10lbs, Protein, Weight Loss
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Salads Are the Enemy
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Have you ever noticed how many times people begin weight loss attempts by eating salads? How successful are they?
If you ever look over the calorie counts of the salads in most restaurants you might be astonished at how many calories they contain. The Apple-Walnut-Chicken salad at Appleebee’s is 1160 calories. The Chicken Club salad from Arby’s is 810 calories. The Caesar salad with chicken at Chili’s is 1010 calories. Compare that with a quarter pound burger from McDonald’s that is 410 calories and you can see how many people get fooled into ordering a tasty salad that contains a lot of calories, and a lot of fat.
Tags: calories, healthy eating, salads
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Thinking of Skipping Meals? Don’t Do It
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Thinking of skipping meals? Think Again! from McMedia ProducerGirl on Vimeo.
Tags: calories, fat, fruits, gaining weight, good food habits, healthy eating, missing meals, vegetables, weight gain, weightloss
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