Posts Tagged ‘protein’

Anybody who appreciates a good salad is going to love this idea for a special muscle salad! Call it my “salad on ‘roids!” Yes, you can build muscle from a salad!

What you need to know is this muscle salad is not low in calories, fats or carbs! However, it is loaded with everything good under the sun:

Vitamins Minerals Antioxidants Phytonutrients

With a salad piled high in greatness, you body has the nutrition it needs to:

Maintain optimal…

Let’s get down to the carbohydrate truth about whether or not potatoes are a friend or a foe when it comes to fat loss!

Potatoes are categorized in the “white food” group.  Many health professions and fitness experts warn and admonish to avoid any of the “white” carbohydrates.  Sugar would be one of them, as would be white bread, and both are one of the worst things you can put in your body. Instead, choose to fuel …

In anticipation of leftover Thanksgiving turkey, I started experimenting with some delicious turkey recipes. Turkey is such a fabulous and healthy meat. Nothing speaks tasty nutrition like turkey! So, here’s a healthy twist on the turkey sandwich with more vitamins and heart healthy fats.

This particular recipe is a stretch from the brown bag boredom turkey sandwich.  I had some friends try and they couldn’t believe how good it was – or how easy and simple it …

Why some people think pistachios are fattening is a mystery to me.  Pistachios are filled with healthy fat that can actually help you burn stomach fat!  True story!  Let me tell you about one of the world’s greatest snacks that treats you to a lean and healthy body.

There used to be a day when pistachios were dyed pink or a deep red.  Remember those days?  Tasty they might be, but your fingers always turned a sunset shade of red.…

Which is the healthier breakfast?

Breakfast #1: orange juice and a low-fat blueberry muffin
Breakfast #2: half a grapefruit and one chicken sausage omelet with cheese and veggies

The winner? Breakfast #2 wins by a landslide!

Let me tell you about breakfast choice #1.  First of all, it is about 95% carbohydrates – great for spiking insulin, though quickly digested. I’m not necessarily anti-carb, but I do have a beef (ha-ha, grass fed!) with those extreme low-carb fad …