In my last few posts, I've been discussing how you can make barbecues healthier and providing you with a selection of healthy BBQ meat and healthy BBQ fish recipes to help you achieve this goal. Today I'm going to expanding on these articles by focussing on vegetables and providing you with 4 Healthy & Natural BBQ Vegetable Recipes. Like the other recipes in the series, each one of these healthy and natural vegetable recipes involves taking the vegetable, applying a simple marinade that is both healthy and tasty and then cooking it on the barbecue. To prepare each of these healthy … [Read more...]
4 Healthy & Natural BBQ Fish Recipes To Try
In my last post, I discussed 5 Healthy & Natural BBQ Meats that you should try. However, I realise that not everyone's a fan of meat, so today I'm going to be offering you some alternative barbecue recipes and providing you with 4 Healthy & Natural BBQ Fish Recipes. Each recipe involves taking a popular fish and then applying a simple marinade to it before throwing it on the barbecue. The end result is a tasty, nutritious fish dish that contains less than 250 calories and is loaded with natural ingredients. To prepare each of these healthy, natural barbecue fish with a marinade … [Read more...]
5 Healthy & Natural BBQ Meats To Try
I recently posted the The Free Fitness Tips Ultimate Healthy Summer BBQ Guide. In that guide I provided you with a range of practical tips for staying healthy at various barbecues that you host or attend this summer. Over the next few days, I am going to be expanding on the tips covered in that guide and providing you with a range of healthy barbecue recipes you can use over the summer. Today I'm going to be focussing on meat and providing you with five healthy and natural meats to try along with a healthy marinade you can apply to each meat for maximum flavour. Not only do these marinated … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips Ultimate Healthy Summer BBQ Guide
As we head into the middle of summer, you're more than likely going to be attending or hosting quite a few barbecues (or cookouts to my American readers) over the coming weeks and months. While barbecues are great fun and the food is very tasty, in terms of health and fitness, barbecues aren't the best thing for you. If you're not careful the processed meats, high calorie desserts and waist expanding drinks can sabotage your healthy eating efforts in just a few short hours. The good news is that with a bit of planning and creative thinking, you can turn these traditionally unhealthy outdoor … [Read more...]
10 Natural Foods That Fight Colds & Flu
As the year draws to a close you are probably winding down, enjoying the festivities and preparing for your New Year celebrations. Unfortunately, the end of the year also brings with it an increased risk of contracting the common cold and the flu. These viral infections can leave you feeling weak, tired and in the worst cases completely bed ridden. The good news is that you can protect yourself by supplying your body with the right foods. Making the correct dietary choices gives your body the fuel it needs to supercharge your immune system and fight these nasty infections. Today I will be … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips Christmas Diet Checklist
Christmas is a time when your diet usually takes a back seat. Tasty treats are always on offer, alcohol is flowing constantly and you will probably eat more 3 course dinners this month than you will have done for the entire year. Whist it is almost inevitable that your diet will suffer over Christmas, if you follow a few simple steps you can make sure it does not completely fall apart. Today I am going to give you those steps with the Free Fitness Tips Christmas Diet Checklist. 1) CONSUME LOW CALORIE ALCOHOL Don’t get too excited when reading this. I’m not saying you need to make sure … [Read more...]
3 Low Calorie Beers You Can Try This Christmas & New Year
Beer is probably the last thing you would expect to be promoted on a fitness website. It is high in calories, low in nutritional value and does very little for your health. However, that does not change the fact that a lot of people (myself included) enjoy drinking beer. This is especially true over Christmas. Unfortunately, all this extra beer can quickly lead to festive weight gain. Most cans of premium lager contain over 200 calories which means that just 5 cans can take you over the 1,000 calorie mark. When you combine this with all the treats and 3 course Christmas dinners that are on … [Read more...]
10 Low Calorie Cocktails You Can Enjoy This Christmas & New Year
Alcohol is definitely not a healthy choice. It contains 7 calories per gram and has no nutritional value. However, most people (even those who try and lead a healthy lifestyle) do consume alcohol and their intake often increases over Christmas. Therefore, an effective strategy over the festive period is to look for alcoholic drinks that are low in calories. Straight spirits are the absolute lowest calorie alcoholic drinks available. They contain no sugars, no carbohydrates and no fats. All their calories come from alcohol. However, unless you are a hardened drinker you probably do not want … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips Christmas Survival Guide
It might seem a little early to start posting about Christmas but it is actually only 7 weeks away. Over the next 7 weeks I am going to be posting plenty of useful tips to help you avoid the Christmas bulge and maintain some level of fitness over the festive period. However, today I am going to get you prepared for the coming weeks with the Free Fitness Tips Christmas Survival Guide. This comprehensive guide gives you all the information you need to survive the holiday season with your fitness intact. Whether you are trying to fit in some exercise, looking for the perfect gift for a fitness … [Read more...]
5 Smart New Years Eve Drink Substitutes
With New Years Eve celebrations going on up and down the country you are likely to be drinking quite a bit of alcohol tonight. Unfortunately, at 7 calories per gram alcohol is one of the most calorie rich food groups out there. Drinking just 4 double Jack Daniels and Cokes, 4 pints of Stella or 5 standard 275 millilitre (ml) bottles of WKD can add over 1,000 calories to your daily consumption. Fortunately, if you make some smart drink substitutions you can minimise the amount of extra calories you consume. That is why today I am going to list 5 calorie saving New Years Eve drink … [Read more...]