Nicer weather is rolling around again and we can all look forward to spending more time outdoors, including family picnics, summer holiday parties and clean eating BBQs with friends!
With all this summertime fun, it can be tempting to dive into foods you wouldn’t normally indulge in for convenience sake. No need, with our three clean eating recipes.
Whether it be a lack of discipline, overeating, poor nutrition or simply the wrong balance of nutrients, the struggle to eat smart and adjust dietary habits is common among overweight people.
Eating smart is the key to weight loss—not to mention optimal health and fitness. So we asked our superstar roster of transformed XSport members what has worked for them.
When we think about how much we eat as it relates to weight management and health, related questions pop up: what should you eat (or not), and how often should you eat?
Early research concluded that eating more often would benefit metabolism, plus control blood sugar, hormones and appetite. More recently, the evidence for that is not so strong.
Many of us try to get extra protein into our diets, for good reasons. Eating high quality protein helps build lean body tissue, staves off hunger, and can help you lose weight.
But as nutrients go, protein is not always the most convenient. Or portable (salmon to go, anyone?) Enter protein powder. Here’s the scoop on tasty ways to work it in.
If you’re serious about maintaining a balanced diet with the right ratios of nutrients to help you meet your goals, you’ve probably heard the notion that you should practice controlling your portion sizes.
That’s because when it comes to weight management and healthy nutrition, the amounts of foods you eat can and do matter. Here’s a simple way to judge serving sizes just by looks alone.
You’re in a rut with your eating plan—it’s getting boring! Plus who feels like shopping in the snow? You miss comfort food. What’s your next move?
You might resort to convenience foods, piles of pasta or even giving up on losing weight this winter. Don’t! Eat tasty food create healthy menus for moderation instead.
