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Ok so perhaps you’ve really overdone it over the holiday season and are looking for a way to start the New Year with a new diet plan.  But just what are you going to chose?

When it comes to successful weight loss, planning ahead can be the key to success.  However, it is not only your weight loss goals and diet of choice that require some planning, but also your individual meals.

Dieting can be a bit of a drag at any time, but when you're heading out to a restaurant with friends it can be a nightmare.  Of course, you don't need to blow all your hard work just because you'd rather not pay a fortune for a bed of lettuce.  Finding ways to eat out is essential if you are going to be able to stick to your plan.  Below are some important considerations that wil

When it comes to losing weight, most people will do almost anything to drop those last few pounds.  Diet shakes are just one of the many ways people attempt to tip those scales.  But do these drinks really work?  Below we’ll examine just what diet shakes can do for you.

Finding out the best way to lose weight can be a real challenge, but experts advise that a healthy diet and exercise program is really the only way to keep the pounds off for good.  But just what does a healthy diet really consist of and can you speed weight loss by eating certain healthy things while avoiding others?

Getting enough of the right kind of protein is essential to a healthy lifestyle.  Protein is however even more important when you are physically active because of its vital role in the production of muscle mass.  If you engage in regular exercise and want to improve your performance, you need to ensure that you are including a good amount of protein rich foods in your diet.

When making changes to your diet it can be difficult to think about all the things you’ll have to give up in order to improve your health.  A better way to go about it therefore is to think about adding in some more healthy options.  If you strive to give your body the vitamins, minerals and nutrients it needs, rather

Reducing portion sizes is one of the keys to weight loss.  Because in North America we are used to supersizing everything, it can be a real shock to people when they actually begin to measure out their food and realize what a reasonable portion really looks like.  In reducing portion size therefore you might look at your plate and feel you are really denying yourself.  In order t

During the colder months we may not be in the mood for our usual fruit smoothies or cold cereals in the morning.  We tend to want warmer foods to counteract the cold and wet months and this is the case even for our morning meals.  Wanting something that sticks to the stomach before we head out the door is understandable.  This being the case it is also important to find ways to s

Just because it is January and you’re getting started on your New Years diet resolutions, doesn’t mean you need to forgo good tasting foods.  After holiday indulgences sure we all need to tighten our belts but January doesn’t have to mean blah breakfasts and skimpy suppers.  Lunches too needn’t be a drag. 

Most of us are guilty of eating for pleasure or out of habit at one point or another. You should
concentrate instead on eating for energy because, after all, the reason we eat food is to fuel
ourselves.

If like most people in the western world you are on a diet and trying to lose weight you may be experience salad fatigue.  After days and day or months and months as the case may be of watching your caloric intake by munching on celery sticks and greens, you’ll probably be bored out of your mind.  So if you feel you can’t stomach one more green salad this week, keep reading to find ou

Many people are increasingly coming to realize that a diet heavy in meats can be less than ideal for one’s health and for one’s waist line.  Not only this, but eating red meat is actually harmful for the environment.  With so many reasons now to reduce meat consumption, finding alternatives for meal planning is essential. 

Some of you may have heard of the slow food movement, but may still be wondering what exactly this is.  Or perhaps you know a little something about it but are wondering if you even have time to eat slow foods.  Well to find out more keep reading.

Food combining is an approach to nutrition in which proponents advise combining certain foods at certain times.  This food combination approach is also known as trophology.  Timing and combination are said to have a major impact on weight management

While many people dealing with increasingly busy schedules have come to rely on prepackaged and ready made dinner options, there are some hidden dangers in these preparations that go beyond their nutritional (or lack thereof) content.  Not only are harmful additives such as MSG often covered up by the generically labeled ‘spice’ on the back of the label, but the packaging of some of these

Making a simple dish that involves minimal ingredients, tastes great, is healthy and low in calories isn’t a simple task. We tend to get stuck in a diet rut, especially when trying to lose weight. Instead of eating salad day after day, try the following three easy recipes that are delicious, nutritious and will help you get and stay slim:

Too many of us fall short on getting the recommended amount of vegetables in our daily diet. The reasons vary - some are not a fan of the taste of veggies, others just run out of ideas on how to eat them and they get bored with the same old salad. Here are three ways to get a little more vegetables and therefore nutrients into your diet;

Feeling full on fewer calories is key to weight loss. Eating the right foods that contain water and fibre will fill you up without filling you out. Foods that have a low energy density let you eat a larger portion size with very little calories. Here are three ways to tweak your diet in order to make the most of these low energy density foods and jump start your weight loss .