We’ve all seen it. You’re walking through your local grocery store and turn down the next aisle. You nearly bump into some dude with the most confused look on his face, staring down two boxes of crackers. You chuckle to yourself and move on, but he’s still there, carefully reading the packaging. Non-GMO, organic, all-natural, locally sourced, fair trade, ahhhh! What’s the difference, and which options should we pick? When it comes to eating healthy and paying attention to what’s in our food, many people focus on two things: Non-GMO and organic. Let’s discuss some of the basics. Non-GMO Non-GMO...
It’s rare to see a commercial for a healthy food item these days and not hear the announcer say something like, “...that’s 20 percent of your daily recommended value per serving!” What are they even talking about? We see the percentages on the nutrition labels of our food, but do we really know what it means? To hit that balanced diet, you need to know what you are consuming and how much is enough. (or too much, for that matter) Say peace out to the time where we only counted calories, as more and more people are focusing on nutrition...
So you’ve decided to yeet the meat and go veggie. Good for you! As a vegan or vegetarian, you have to do a little extra work to make sure you’re getting all that your body needs. Sure, we always think about the potential protein we’re missing, but what about iron? Why Is Iron Important? There are two types of iron: heme, found only in animal products, and non-heme, which is plant-derived and vegan approved! Without sufficient amounts of iron, our bodies can’t be at the top of their game. Lack of iron can cause anemia, low energy, dizziness, headaches, shortness...
So you’ve gained a little weight, and you’re looking to get that body snatched again. Did you gain the ”Covid 19 pounds” stress eating over the last year? Yeah, a lot of people have. The good news is that you have many lifestyle options to lean into. One of the most popular choices right now is keto. The Ketogenic Diet If you’re never heard of keto, you must be living under a rock. The ketogenic diet or lifestyle, AKA keto, focuses on low-carb, high fat (LCHF) eating. Like other low-carb diets, the point of a keto diet is to replace...
We all remember that project in third grade, where we had to cut out pictures of food from various magazines and glue them on large triangles of construction paper. What were we making? The food pyramid! While the food groups, serving sizes, and proportions have changed slightly throughout the years, the point of the food pyramid and similar diagrams have remained the same: To act as a simple guide for getting all the nutrients you need through a balanced diet. With so many fad diets around these days, what does the standard balanced diet actually look like? Let’s talk it...
