Category: nutrition
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What Is The “Dinosaur Time” TikTok Trend?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “In 2019, 12.3% and 10.0% of surveyed adults met fruit and vegetable intake recommendations, respectively.” Adults are recommended to consume 1.5–2 cups of fruits and 2–3 cups of vegetables every day. Unfortunately, most of us miss that mark. A new TikTok trend has popped up that…
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Jay Cutler Nutrition Liquid Pump Product Review
I am a longtime fan of 4-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler, and I recently started trying out his supplement products. You can check out previous reviews on this website for some of his other products that I have ordered and tried. Liquid Pump is one of Jay’s newer products that he seems to be pushing…
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Veggie Craft Spaghetti Noodles Unboxing And Review
I recently wrote an article providing tips to reduce the number of calories and to boost protein content in spaghetti. That article referenced Veggie Craft spaghetti noodles, and I figured I would offer up an article (and embedded video below) with my thoughts specific to the Veggie Craft spaghetti noodles. A big contributing factor to…
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What Is Intermittent Fasting?
If you spend enough time online looking for nutrition strategies for losing weight, you will likely come across the term ‘intermittent fasting.’ While many people know what that is and what it involves, many people do not (and that is OK!). “Intermittent fasting is an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating on a…
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Study Finds That Intermittent Fasting Outperforms Calorie Restriction
If you have spent enough time trying to get in shape over the age of 40, then you know how hard it is to lose weight once you hit middle age. According to WebMD, “your metabolism tends to decelerate by about 5% for every decade of life past age 40,” and while results vary because…
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What Is Resistant Starch And Does It Help Weight Loss?
Peer-reviewed research suggests that a specific type of carbohydrate may support weight loss and improve insulin resistance. That carbohydrate is resistant starch. “Resistant starch is a carbohydrate that resist digestion in the small intestine and ferments in the large intestine. As the fibers ferment they act as a prebiotic and feed the good bacteria in…
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Tips For Making A Healthy Eating Plan
If you have spent a large amount of time on social media looking at pages/accounts dedicated to fitness, chances are you have come across memes, posts, and/or articles that point out that what people think is really hard about getting in shape is weightlifting and cardio, but that nutrition is the truly hard part. To…
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How To Make High Protein, Lower Calorie Spaghetti
One of my favorite foods is spaghetti. However, I have faithfully stuck to a calorie-deficit diet for roughly 2.5 months now (76 days), and I have refrained from eating spaghetti during that entire timeframe. It wasn’t that I thought spaghetti was impossible to make healthily; it was because I had not taken the time to…
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What Is The ‘Glycemic Index’?
One of the best things that I did in recent years to support my fitness journey was signing up for email alerts from Harvard Medical School. Google it – it is very easy to sign up. Nearly every day, I receive an email from them that contains insightful and important health information. A recent example…
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Try Zero Calorie Sparkling/Seltzer Waters To Mix It Up
I aim to drink 100 fluid ounces of water per day, and that doesn’t include coffee or amino acid drinks – just straight water. That can get a bit repetitive, so to mix it up, I drink sparkling/seltzer waters. I don’t necessarily have a preference of brand. I basically just get whatever is on sale…