Fast Food and Chain Restaurants- Can’t Afford Them
Cooking at home is less expensive – less for food costs, less for calories, less for sodium. Eating out at chain restaurants often have more calories than even fast food places
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Best Diet to Avoid Heart Disease
Many people are confused by which died to diminish risks of heart disease. It turns out from science we know the culprits are the carrier proteins of cholesterol and triglycerides- called LDL, HDL, VLDL.
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Being a Vegan- President Clinton and Heart Disease
President Clinton recently announced that he is a vegan – under the care of Dr. Dean Ornish. Sadly, this will not result in President Clinton being healthier – he is falling under the spell of so many TV MD’s. The science just doesn’t support eating a vegan diet.
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Third Largest Meat Recall Targets Ground Turkey
The third largest recall of meat in the United States as a result of an outbreak of one of the deadliest strains of Salmonella. Here is the list of products that are in the recall (a number of brand names). This salmonella is resistant to the most common antibiotics used to treat it and nearly 40% of those affected are hospitalized. Consider making your own ground turkey.
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Small Changes to Your Diet Equal Big Results
Making changes in what you eat on a day-by-day basis can make a profound difference over time about how you eat.
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Making Simple Changes To Your Diet
Trading up to better food, to better quality food, means that you can enjoy life more. It gives you a chance to incorporate some of the micro-nutrients that you might be missing. Ultimately you are empowering yourself for your own health.
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Tarbells Restaurant: Phoenix
Mark Tarbell has been serving fresh, local, organic, and delicious food in Phoenix since 1994. It is not surprising that Mark was the only challenger in season five to beat the Iron Chef. JJ loves the vegetables, April loves the fresh pasta, Terry loves the steak and is a Tarbell’s regular.
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Are Fiber Bars Healthy?
When it comes to fiber – bars are not the best. They are high in calories and they have less fiber than you typically need. If you want fiber, increase your fruits and your vegetables. There are a whole lot of benefits to getting fiber from these “non-processed” items
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Restaurant Eating
Great food is simple: fresh, local ingredients, small portions. Find some great restaurants and enjoy eating out. But beware: a reputation of a restaurant does not make food great. Beware of chains and fast food places, the meal will never be as good, or as good for you, as the real thing.
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