Many regular desserts contain close to 1,000 calories per serving and can seriously inhibit your weight loss efforts. However, if you're willing to get creative in the kitchen, you can slash the amount of calories in your desserts while also adding lots of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. For example, if you replace regular flour with almond flour, you cut out lots of processed carbs and add plenty of healthy fats to the dessert. If you partly sweeten the dessert with fruits instead of using only sugar, you reduce the total calories in the dessert and increase its nutritional value. The … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Cut Down On Processed Foods
Processed foods (such as crisps, caked and cookies) are loaded with calories and provide you with little to no nutritional value. However, natural foods (such as fresh fish, meat, fruit and vegetables) are lower in calories and packed full of health boosting vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Cutting back on processed foods and replacing them with natural, nutrient rich foods is an essential part of achieving any health and fitness goal. Eating poor quality foods has a negative impact on your energy levels, your metabolism, your muscles and more and this makes succeeding with common … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Start Making Smoothies
Smoothies are a surprisingly simple way to fill up on healthy carbohydrates, fibre,vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. They're an excellent choice for breakfast or when you need a healthy snack but you've not got much time to prepare and since they're liquid, you can carry them with you while you're on the move. So if your diet is currently lacking in fruit or you're constantly grabbing unhealthy snacks because you're in a rush, buy a blender and give smoothies a try. The links below provide you with a number of smoothie recipes to get you started along with some other similar healthy … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – No Forbidden Foods
When you're trying to lose weight, cutting foods out of your diet that you still enjoy isn't going to work. However, with the 80/20 rule you can enjoy your favourite foods in moderation and still be successful with your weight loss goals. Eating in this way also encourages you to become creative with your healthy eating and cook up tasty, nutrient rich meals which you can eat 80% of the time. The links below provide you with further information, suggestions and recipes for improving your eating and consuming a healthy diet. So make sure you check them out and ensure that the foods you eat 80% … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Add Apples To Your Diet
Apples are a key part of any healthy diet and contain plenty of nutrients which can help you achieve all your health and fitness goals. The fibre in apples keeps your bowels healthy, helps you lose weight, protects against chronic disease and more while the high levels of vitamin C support the production of collagen, keep your immune system strong and more. In addition to this, apples are an excellent source of flavonols which are powerful antioxidants that boost your metabolism, enhance your exercise performance and much more. The links below provide you with a full overview of the nutrients … [Read more...]
5 Healthy & Low Calorie Soft Drink Substitutes
Hey guys. I hope you've been enjoying my latest fitness cartoons infographics useful. Today I've got a brand new one which follows on from last week's 10 Step Weight Loss Exercise Plan infographic and provides you with 5 Healthy & Low Calorie Soft Drink Substitutes which you can use to support your weight loss efforts. So if you're trying to lose weight but find that sugar filled soft drinks are your Achilles heel, make sure you give some of the alternatives listed below a try. Once you've taken a look at these healthy and low calorie soft drink substitutes, … [Read more...]
10 Metabolism Boosting Foods & Drinks
Hey guys. I hope you've enjoyed checking out all the fitness cartoons I've been posting recently. Today I'm changing it up a little bit and providing you with an infographic that discusses 10 Metabolism Boosting Foods & Drinks. So if you want to increase the amount of calories you burn each day and give your metabolism a kick, make sure as many of these foods and drinks as possible are part of your diet. Once you’ve taken a look at the infographic, please Like, +1, Pin or Tweet it by using the buttons above and below this post, so that as many people as possible can use it. Also, if you … [Read more...]
4 Healthy & Romantic Valentine’s Day Lunch Recipes
If you're planning to spend the first half of your Valentine's Day indoors, cooking that special someone a romantic lunch is an excellent way to show that you care. However, cooking up something that's high in nutritional value, low in calories but still tastes good can be tricky. Fortunately, if you stick to natural, unprocessed ingredients, it's possible to put together a lunch that's full of flavour and good for you. In this article I plan to show you how to do just that by listing 4 Healthy & Romantic Valentine's Day Lunch Recipes. 1) Heart Warming Vegetable Soup This heart … [Read more...]
5 Romantic Valentine’s Day Healthy Treat Gifts
In a recent post I highlighted a number of Valentine's Day fitness accessory gifts that are both functional and have that personal touch. However, some people prefer edible gifts as opposed to practical gifts and that's why today I'm following up on that post and providing you with a list of 5 Romantic Valentine's Day Healthy Treat Gifts. As with the fitness accessory gift suggestions, each of these healthy treats are very thoughtful and show that you care. They're also a much healthier alternative to chocolates and whichever one you choose, you can be sure that your health concious partner … [Read more...]
3 Healthy & Romantic Valentine’s Day Breakfast Recipes
Healthy eating's probably not the first thing that springs to mind when you're planning out your perfect Valentine's Day. However, if you get a little creative in the kitchen, you can cook up plenty of meals that are full of flavour, packed full of health boosting nutrients and low in calories but also have that personal, romantic touch. In this article I'm going to help you kick off your Valentine's Day in a healthy fashion by providing you with 3 Healthy & Romantic Valentine's Day Breakfast Recipes. 1) Heart Warming Strawberry Oatmeal This heart warming strawberry oatmeal is a … [Read more...]