Nutritionally Fit

How to Reduce Your Family’s Added Sugar Intake

  High sugar intake has been linked to everything from dental cavities to obesity to Type 2 diabetes to heart disease to other health conditions — many of which last into adulthood. Minimizing added sugar is a priority for many parents, but it’s not as simple as trading cookies and soda for fruit and water. Avoiding obvious sources is one thing, but…

The Do’s & Don’ts of Dietary Supplements

The best way to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs are through eating a nutritionally balanced diet.  However, sometimes a supplement may be necessary: You’re over 65 or older. As you get older, health problems can contribute to a poor diet making it difficult to get enough vitamins and minerals. Twenty percent of adults over 60 and 40% over 80…

Five Ways to Stay Healthy During the Holidays

The week between Christmas and New Years can be tough time to keep up your healthy eating habits. There are holiday treats everywhere. Many people have time off work, which can be an invitation to eat more and lots of extra time spent loafing on the sofa. Some advice on how you can be sure to NOT pack on post-Christmas pounds. Cut…

How to Avoid Feeling Like a Stuffed Turkey on Thanksgiving

Ever feel like you’ve been punched in the stomach after eating Thanksgiving dinner?  Overeating is bound to happen if you don’t pay close attention to what you’re ingesting. Here are some helpful tips to combat a real pain in your gut this Thanksgiving. Remember Thanksgiving is NOT a Contest to see how much you can consume. If you are hosting the meal,…

Halloween Tricks & Treats: 5 Tips to Survive Candy Season

Halloween can be a scary holiday and we aren’t talking about all the ghosts and goblins! Candy pops up at just about every place you visit during October. It’s taunting you at the cleaners, the hair salon and even found at the receptionist desk at the doctors office. It’s almost impossible to escape it! Tricks for Halloween: Choose wisely. Some candies contain…

Nutritionally Fit Dessert: Artic Zero

Let’s face it, finding a food to satisfy a sweet tooth craving in a healthy way can be challenging especially for a diabetic or an individual managing their weight. I would like to recommend a new product called Artic Zero. It is lactose free, hormone-free whey protein, contains monk fruit without any artificial ingredients. Artic zero is low in calories and fat…

9 Superfoods to Control Blood Sugar

Controlling your blood sugar levels through eating healthfully is a key way to lowering the risk of diabetes, heart disease, vision loss, and cancer. It curbs strong hunger and unhealthy cravings and also promotes increased energy, satiety, and weight loss. The key to controlling blood sugar is eating meals with healthy fat, lean protein, and a slowly digested carbohydrate. Here are 9…

Supermarket Survival: 4 Must-Know Tips for Grocery Shopping Like a Pro

Time to sharpen your shopping skills. Let’s face it with a plethora of food to choose from it can be pretty tough to be supermarket savvy. Here are some supermarket survival strategies: 1.Never go to the supermarket hungry The grocery store can be very tempting, but if you’re full while shopping you are more likely to buy only the items that are…

How To: Keep Your Little Ones Healthy During Summer

As the end of the school year is nearing and summertime is just around the corner, I am sure many of you are busy making plans for your children over the summer. Whether it is enrolling your kids in camp, summer school or just letting them hangout at home, we need to begin planning for the summer. Although schools have gotten a…

6 Vegetables You Probably Aren’t Eating and Should

The majority of people not only fail to meet the daily dose of recommended vegetables, but actually consume less than two of the three to five servings that they should each day. The ones that do eat vegetables, are often eating the least nutritious (potatoes in the form of french fries, tomatoes in the form of ketchup, and iceberg lettuce). Variety is essential to…