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I am "over" on fat all the time, by design. I try to get at least 30% of my calories from healthy fats while strictly limiting saturated fats and trans fats. Sources of good fats include olives, avocados, nuts, chia and flax seeds and fish.
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Metformin help reduce blood sugar levels and helps the insulin in your body work better so your pancreas should be producing less insulin. Insulin acts as an appetite suppressant so lower levels of insulin in your blood should result in an increase in appetite. As you are not experiencing what would be expected by going…
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Thanks for that!
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I think we should not conflate disagreement with rudeness nor weight loss with healthy eating. It is certainly possible to drop pounds while eating nothing but garbage foods and it is also easy to put on weight while eating very healthy foods. I try to keep my sugar intake low but all of my sugar comes from fruits and I…
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The nutrients list that MFP uses is very similar, if not identical, to standard food labeling. A good overview of nutrition labels can be found on the FDA web site. http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/consumerinformation/ucm078889.htm Some items listed on the standard label, such as saturated fat and sugar, are daily…
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From a nutrition standpoint quinoa is the king of grains. I truly like the taste and texture of bulgur more, but I save that for a once a week treat and try to cook quinoa several times for each time I indulge in bulgur.
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Steel cut oats are part of my work day morning. I have a Zojirushi rice cooker and I set it up each evening to run on a timer and my hot breakfast is ready each morning. Just rinse 1/4 cup oats, about 150 cal, add the appropriate amount of water and a pinch of salt. I also add some cinnamon and the kitchen just smells…
