Frozen foods make for great snacks because you can prepare them ahead of time and then grab it from the fridge whenever you want. So, keep reading on how you can make the healthiest frozen foods right in your kitchen, without having to worry about increasing your calorie intake. Banana Nibblers Probably the simplest thing you will ever make and it’s also great if you have children around the house. Take a couple of bananas and slice them up. Then sandwich two slices with a layer of peanut butter in between. Place them on a tray and freeze for about an hour. And you will have yourself a tasty treat! Bananas help with your bowel movements and pairing it with peanut butter will help you with satiety. Fruity Chia Popsicle This is a great recipe for the summertime or if you are stuck at home because there’s a blizzard outside. Read More
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How to Monitor Your Salt Intake While Trying to Lose Weight
If you have been struggling to monitor your salt intake while trying to lose weight, don’t worry, as you are not the only one. Excessive salt in your diet can cause multiple health risks, such as high blood pressure, heart diseases and stroke, so it’s a good idea to lower your salt intake. Here’s how you can monitor your salt intake for a healthier lifestyle: Don’t Add Extra Salt While Eating Out Most of the foods you are eating already contain salt or sodium in some form. Sometimes, we just add extra salt on top of our food out of habit. The next time you are eating out, keep the saltshakers away from you. You will be surprised to know the food will taste great anyway. It is the same at home: keep the saltshakers away when you’re eating. Read Nutrition Labels If you want to cut down on salt, Read More
Is the High-Fat Diet Really Effective?
When you set out to lose weight you hear a lot of differing opinions. It seems that the trends change as quickly as the wind blows, so it can be hard to keep up with all of it. If you’re like most people you have probably heard your entire life that fat is bad for you. The idea was always that a low-fat diet was the best way to lose weight and keep it off. You wanted to cut back on your fat just as much as you cut back on your calorie intake, and then you would achieve long term weight loss. The problem is that nowadays you are hearing just the opposite. The trend now is to focus on a high-fat diet and it is leaving some people wondering if it can really work. The problem is that just like any other nutrition trend, when you hear that Read More
What is the Sleeve Gastrectomy to Lose Weight?
A sleeve gastrectomy is a surgery that many people are using in order to lose weight. This will help you lose weight by restricting how much you are able to eat before you feel full. During the sleeve gastrectomy, you will have a prat of the stomach closed off so it becomes smaller. You will only be able to eat about an ounce of food before you feel full. For the most part, this kind of surgery is only going to be performed on those who are over the weight limit for some of the other types of surgery. In most cases, another surgery is going to be done after the weight loss has occurred to reverse what was done and put the stomach back at its original size. This surgery is going to be done in a surgery center or a hospital and it can be done with very Read More