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Cool Healthy Gadget: Nutritional Food Scale
I am always looking for easy ways to keep on track with my eating. This may be a bit neurotic, though control freaks do well at weight loss, but a food scale is a great way to keep track of what you're eating.
The Salter Nutri-Weigh Nutritional Food Scale ($99.99) is a computerized food scale that allows you to record daily food intake and set dietary goals plus review your progress.
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Can You Scale the Food Pyramid?
The old food pyramid you remember from grade school got an upgrade in 2005, but the basic sentiment remains the same. The government guidelines advise eaters to choose a variety of foods from the different food groups in order to eat a balanced diet. How much do you know about the food pyramid?
Get the Most Nutrition For Your Dollar
It can be hard to find healthy foods that don't break the bank — as I've mentioned before, nutrition often comes with a high price tag. A new tool may be what consumers need to find the biggest health bang for their buck.
The Affordable Nutrition Index (ANI) is a rating system that evaluates food based on its health and price value, and over 300 foods were evaluated and given a nutrition-value-per-dollar score.
Scale Back Your Food Choices
With restaurants expanding portion sizes with menu items like the Country Burrito from Hardees or the 42 oz. Xtreme Gulp at 7-Eleven (pictured), it's easy to eat way more than you actually need or even want. I am not saying you have to give up going out for a meal, but just be smart when you do.
Is Diet Healthier Than Regular Soda?
With so many people watching their calorie intake, they're always looking for ways to cut back without having to sacrifice much. That's why diet soda has become so popular. A regular 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola contains 143 calories, but a can of Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Zero contains only one.
FitSugar Roundup
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- Sometimes it is hard to know when to toss out old food.
- Looking for a cheap snack that's high in protein? Here are six options.
- The $100,000 back to school question: Did you gain the freshman 15?
- Tell me if you think this PETA ad is over the line.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Hydrate your body with food — That's Fit
- Create your own carrot walnut bread — Mark's Daily Apple
- Some weeks you have to just give up the scale — Shape Up
- Three healthy cooking techniques to try tonight — Shape
- Biking without a patch kit means danger — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Eating disorders are not just for teenage girls — Daily Spark
- Keep yourself dry with sweat-control towelettes — Vital Juice
- Twilight's Taylor Lautner sick of making muscle — FitCeleb
- Power up your smoothies with nutritious powders — Fit Bottomed Girls
Must-Read: The End of Overeating
He took on big tobacco as the head of the FDA, then once out of the government Dr. David Kessler decided to take on America's growing obesity problem, focusing on the issue of overeating. His motivation was personal this time, having dieted on and off for years watching his scale yo-yo up and down.
Diabetes diet
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- General Dietary Guidelines...
- Major Food Components
- Weight Control for Type 2 D...
- Heart-Healthy Diets
- Diabetic Exchange Lists
- Exercise
- Resources
- References
What's the Deal With: Alkaline-Producing Foods
You eat to maximize your fiber. You eat for omega-3s. Well, there's another way to figure out what to put on your plate and what to avoid: the pH your food produces.
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