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Tips to navigate the Thanksgiving Dinner.

And soon it begins, the seemingly never ending feeding frenzy that stretches from Thanksgiving all the way through New-Years and (sometimes even Super-bowl Sunday). So many occasions to splurge ‘just this once‘ . But nearly 3 months of ‘because- it’s- a- special- occasion,- I’ll- treat- myself’   eating can do some serious  damage to your waistline,…

No Need to Fear the Yolk!

Are eggs all they’re cracked up to be? Popular myth says eggs are to be avoided – or, at least, the yolk is. Perhaps you have switched over to egg whites in a carton, thinking that whites have all the nutrition yet none of the fat and cholesterol, or do they? Cholesterol is, for sure,…

What’s up with the whole FDA-Trans Fats Ban?

After years of legal wrangling the FDA has finally takes steps to ban Trans fatty acids from our food supply.

Fueling your workouts

Maintain a balanced diet of 60-65% carbohydrates, mainly complex carbs such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and limit simple carbohydrates such as processed foods, sugar, and white bread. A total of 20-25% of daily calories should come from fat, with the majority of this percentage coming from mono and polyunsaturated fat, and less than…