Healthy Eating and Recipes

TarynWilk

This is the place to post your favorite healthy recipes, nutritional foods, and ask questions!






So, I have a question for YOU.... What is easier for you - working out, or eating healthy? (OR we can say... what is HARDER for you to do?!)


We all have bad habits, and we all have things that come to us more naturally. Some people have no problem controlling their portion sizes and denying dessert, while others find it much easier to fit in a workout.

Personally, I enjoy working out and need it as my stress relief. If I haven't worked out in a few days, I start to feel cranky! It's more difficult for me to control what I eat - I LOVE food, and I really enjoy my sweets. That is going to be a part of my personal battle during this employee health challenge.

wendymyers8564

with the grilling season upon us ...healthy grilled foods are easy! Tonight Salmon and Scallops on the grill! Yummy!

tmpoff8

My picture is sideways,LOL- anyways. Packing for vacation, so a little more hectic w/eating tonight. I did have a cheeseburger minus the bun, some watermelon, and some nuts. Water, lots of H2O. I believe working out is harder to stay committed to. Especially with the warmer/summer weather, no one feels like being in the gym. I belong to Planet Fitness.

alyssamarie85

I can't get enough steamed sugar snap peas (fresh though, not frozen)

TarynWilk

Good for you for going the fresh vs frozen veggie route. I wish I could do that but I choose the convenience of frozen a lot of times.

I love fresh fruit though... my breakfast every morning is 1 C of old fashioned oatmeal with 2 tsp of a salt/cinnamon/brownsugar mixture and then I put in 1 C of fresh fruit - today it was blackberries, rasberries and strawberries!

Has anyone ever done the overnight oats in a mason jar? I want to try it but I am a creature of habit and like my oatmeal warm...

alyssamarie85

I've made 2 different flavors of overnight oats a while ago. Chocolate peanut butter and cinnamon bun. They were both pretty good but I think I like the cinnamon bun one the best. Now that I'm writing about it I want to make some!

alyssamarie85

http://withsaltandwit.com/cinnamon-bun-overnight-oats/

Here is the link to the recipe of the cinnamon bun one I used. I didn't put the topping on though. Looks really good but wanted to make it lower calorie.

TarynWilk

YUM that looks great... thanks for sharing I will try!

alyssamarie85

Made a salad tonight that was lettuce and baby spinach from my own garden, fresh local strawberries, feta cheese and homemade white balsamic vinigarette. Yum!

TarynWilk

NEW NUTRITION LABELS:

This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated the Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods and beverages with a fresh design that will make it easier for you to make informed food choices that contribute to lifelong healthy eating habits. The nutrition label contains a ton of valuable information, and it’s not as confusing as it may seem - here's a few new things you may see, plus some things you want to pay attention to!





Size Up Servings
WHAT'S NEW: Servings per container and serving size are now in larger and bolder type. Serving sizes have also been updated to be more realistic to reflect what people actually eat and drink today. When comparing calories and nutrients in different foods, check the serving size in order to make an accurate comparison. You can determine the total amount of calories in a product by multiplying the calories per serving by the amount of servings.

Consider the Calories
WHAT'S NEW: Calories are now in larger and bolder type and Calories from Fat has been removed because research shows the type of fat consumed is more important than the amount. The FDA recently took action that will significantly reduce the use of partially hydrogenated oils, the major source of artificial trans fats in the food supply. This action is expected to reduce coronary heart disease and prevent thousands of fatal heart attacks each year in the United States. The FDA encourages consumers to check a food’s ingredient list to determine whether or not it contains partially hydrogenated oils.

Choose Nutrients Wisely
WHAT'S NEW: The nutrients that are required on the label have been updated. Added Sugars is now required on the label — aim for less than 10 percent of your total daily calories from added sugars. Vitamin D and potassium are also required on the label because Americans do not always get the recommended amounts. Vitamins A and C are no longer required since deficiencies of these vitamins are rare today.

Use % Daily Value as a Guide
WHAT'S NEW: The Daily Values for nutrients have been updated. Use the %DV to determine if a serving of the food is high or low in an individual nutrient and to compare foods (check to make sure the serving size is the same).
Get less than 100% DV of these each day:
Saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, and added sugars. Diets higher in these nutrients can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and/or cardiovascular disease.
Get 100% DV of these on most days:
Dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium. Most Americans do not get the recommended amount of these nutrients, and diets higher in these nutrients can decrease the risk of developing diseases, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and anemia.

Check out the Ingredient List
The Ingredient List shows each ingredient in a food by its usual name in descending order by weight. So, the ingredient with the greatest contribution to the product weight is listed first, and the ingredient contributing the least by weight is listed last.