4/15/10
Your Weekly Diet Menu
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Kartika Christensen
The hardest part of having diets and counting calories is to determine what type of food and how much you should eat in a day. Here is an example of diet menu in a week, totalling in less than 1500 calories a day. Try to eat breakfast just after you wake up, lunch between 12-2 pm, and dinner about 4-6 hours before you sleep. Snack can be consumed in between breakfast, lunch, and dinner (but not after dinner!)
Add that with 1 hour of exercise everyday, and you’ll be fit and healthy =D
Day 1:
Breakfast: Whole grain cereal with 1 glass of skim milk
Lunch: Risotto, sautee using olive oil instead of butter
Dinner: Honey-Glaze Chicken with Mushroom
Snack: 1 cup of dried blueberries
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4/8/10
TOP 10 Food Myths
1. If it says ‘fat-free’, it doesn’t have any calories
People need to know that fat is different from calorie. Any fat-free food might have some calories left in it. It is best to consult food packaging’s nutritional table to confirm the amount of calories contained within.
2. Avoid red meat
If you have diabetic or heart disease and go to a physician, most likely he will say that you can eat any food, but not in large portions. This is true to an extent. Even though red meat is associated with human health problems, it will hardly harm you if consumed in a balanced nutritional proportion
3. Carbs make you fat
Carbohydrate is the main source of energy for the human body, and it does not cause weight gain unless it contributes to excess calorie intake. There are even some forms of diet which suggest people to eat high-carb but low-fat food products. However, since high-carb but low fat food makes you get hungry sooner, it tends to trigger overeating.
4. Exercise makes you hungrier and eat more
Research has shown that after 20 minutes of exercise, people eat no more than those who haven’t done anything. People who are physically active, however, need more calorie intake and are suggested to eat more to avoid the body from being deprived of nutrition.
5. Protein makes you strong
Athletes and bodybuilders eat very high portion of protein because most people believe it is a source of muscle strength. However, research has shown that people who eat high carb and no protein can sustain their stamina better when doing physical activities in a long period of time.
4/4/10
Pork Loin with Herbs and Veggy
6 servingsNutritional Information per serving: Calories: 325 kcal, Fat: 12 g, protein: 56 mg, zinc: 19 mg, carb: 15 mg
Ingredients:
- 1500 g of boneless pork loin
- 6 small shallots, peeled
- 3 tablespoons of whole grain mustard
- 700 g of baby artichokes
- 150 ml of dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 medium-sized lemons
- 12 garlic cloves: 4 peeled, 8 unpeeled
- 250 ml of low-salt chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon of fresh rosemary
4/2/10
The Truth About Obesity
Dear readers,
Just a few days ago I came across a really good educational TV show titled “Obesity”. It is both inspiring and terrifying that I thought I should spread this information to everybody through my blog. It is a seed of many serious health disorders and has triumphed as the most serious health factors in the 21st century. Sadly, only a small percentage of people know how dangerous obesity is, because for thousands of years men have adapted to only just enough food, and food was, until the 19th century, a matter of necessity, not leisure. With the growing economy and mass-production, agricultural technology and supermarket around the world, food consumption rate increases at an alarming rate each year. While on the other hand, 21st century technology such as transportation and digital entertainment triggered physically-inactive lifestyle, requiring us to burn less calories than our ancestors.
4/1/10
Non-Fat Cranberry Sorbet
Servings: 8
Nutritional Information per serving: Calories: 75, Protein: 3 g, Carb: 9 g, Fiber: 9 g, Ingredients:
- 800 g of frozen cranberries
- 900 ml of water
- 250 ml of fresh lemon juice
- 200 ml of skim milk
- 300 g of low-calorie sugar
Preparation:
- Boil cranberries, water and sugar and stir it until the cranberries burst (around 15 min)
- Puree the cranberry mixture until it is smooth, and freeze it about 2 hours.
- Stir together the cranberry puree, fresh lemon juice and skim milk in an ice-cream maker, then move it to an airtight container and freeze for at least 2 hours.
Makes a special dessert for a special occasion. Sprinkle it with dried berries/raisin, yum yum =d
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