At Happy Hour-
Sip a glass of water between drinks- pacing yourself can help you cut back by a glass or more.
Ordering a cocktail? Make it on the rocks instead of frozen. Slushy fruit drinks tend to be mad with bottled mixers that contain added sugar and syrups.
Nurse a single glass of wine instead of downing two beers.
For automatic portion control, sip wine from a Champagne flute, not an over sized goblet.
Mix your vodka with Red Bull Sugar free, not cranberry juice.
Blending your own? Have a daiquiri, not pina colada.
At the Drive-Thru
Go for grill marks. Order a flame-broiled chicken sandwich rather than one that's breaded ( and usually fried in oil)
Pass up a Wendy's baked potato with sour cream and chives and chow down on value fries instead. Amazing but true
Skip the two packets of BBQ sauce and eat your burger and fries plain.
Treat yourself to an ice cream cone at McDonalds instead of Dairy Queen.
Downsize your drink: Trade a large fountain soda for a medium.
During Dessert
Stop eating when you hit the crust. The edges and bottoms of baked goods are especially caloric because they absorb the butter used to grease the pan.
Fill your bowl with sorbet instead of ice cream.
Can the cone. Have your ice cream in a bowl.
Go ahead and have that piece of birthday cake- just scrap off the frosting first.
Next time a cocoa craving hits, ditch the dish of chocolate ice cream for a fudgsicle.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Some easy ways to cut calories
At Breakfast-
Ditch the Pop-Tart for a slice of high fiber toast with strawberry jam.
Need carbs? split a bagel with someone.
Drink you two cups of coffee black, or order a single espresso instead of your usual latte.
Swap OJ for the real deal- one fresh orange.
Trade a side of regular sausage for turkey.
At Lunch-
Cover your bread with mustard rather than mayo and save 80 calories per tablespoon.
Pass up the croutons at the salad bar.
Make your burger turkey not meat.
Slurp minestrone soup instead of cream of anything.
Go Bunless- shed your hamburger roll.
Leave the Swiss cheese out of your sandwich.
In the Kitchen-
Next time you make meatballs,meatloaf,or burgers, go half-and-half with ground beef and turkey.
Use chicken broth ( low sodium is best) instead of oil to saute meat and veggies.
When preparing packaged foods that call for butter and oil, like rice and stuffing, use broth instead.
Swap low-fat cottage cheese for whole-milk ricotta when you make lasagna or stuffed shells.
Ditch the Pop-Tart for a slice of high fiber toast with strawberry jam.
Need carbs? split a bagel with someone.
Drink you two cups of coffee black, or order a single espresso instead of your usual latte.
Swap OJ for the real deal- one fresh orange.
Trade a side of regular sausage for turkey.
At Lunch-
Cover your bread with mustard rather than mayo and save 80 calories per tablespoon.
Pass up the croutons at the salad bar.
Make your burger turkey not meat.
Slurp minestrone soup instead of cream of anything.
Go Bunless- shed your hamburger roll.
Leave the Swiss cheese out of your sandwich.
In the Kitchen-
Next time you make meatballs,meatloaf,or burgers, go half-and-half with ground beef and turkey.
Use chicken broth ( low sodium is best) instead of oil to saute meat and veggies.
When preparing packaged foods that call for butter and oil, like rice and stuffing, use broth instead.
Swap low-fat cottage cheese for whole-milk ricotta when you make lasagna or stuffed shells.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
3 fortifying foods
1. Eat Bright, Eat Right.
The best way to get selenium and zinc, the antioxidants you need to wipe out disease- causing free radicals, is to eat to eat six to eight servings per day of colorful fruits ( apples, oranges, and berries) and vegetables ( like carrots, spinach and broccoli) says Michelle Babb of the Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle. As a rule of thumb, one serving is 1/2 cup of chopped fruit or veggies or one medium-sized piece of fruit.
2. Go with Garlic
Flush out potentially dangerous microbes with one or two cloves of garlic a day, says Alschuler, N.D. Or, take an aged garlic extract supplement such as Kyolic, which contains all the allicin and other antimicrobial compounds found in the real thing, minus the odor.
3. Drink Tea.
Research suggests that L-theanine, found in black,green, oolong and pekoe teas, may enhance the disease- fighting capabilities of the immune system's T cells, allowing them to defend better against invading bacteria. Drink two to four cups of tea per day for a potent brew of amino acids and antioxidants. In addition, tea's dietary phenols also inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut.
Your best Health By Susan Hayes: Natural Health
The best way to get selenium and zinc, the antioxidants you need to wipe out disease- causing free radicals, is to eat to eat six to eight servings per day of colorful fruits ( apples, oranges, and berries) and vegetables ( like carrots, spinach and broccoli) says Michelle Babb of the Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle. As a rule of thumb, one serving is 1/2 cup of chopped fruit or veggies or one medium-sized piece of fruit.
2. Go with Garlic
Flush out potentially dangerous microbes with one or two cloves of garlic a day, says Alschuler, N.D. Or, take an aged garlic extract supplement such as Kyolic, which contains all the allicin and other antimicrobial compounds found in the real thing, minus the odor.
3. Drink Tea.
Research suggests that L-theanine, found in black,green, oolong and pekoe teas, may enhance the disease- fighting capabilities of the immune system's T cells, allowing them to defend better against invading bacteria. Drink two to four cups of tea per day for a potent brew of amino acids and antioxidants. In addition, tea's dietary phenols also inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut.
Your best Health By Susan Hayes: Natural Health
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