One of the biggest complaints I hear from people who are trying to make healthier changes to their diet is that reading a nutrition label is daunting. There is so much information, they often don’t know where to begin. Yet,…...
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Posted in Brett's Blog, Nutrition Tagged with: Calories, complex carbohydrates, cooking, diet food, dietary fiber, feature, food, food energy, food guide pyramid, low carbohydrate diet, Nutrition, Nutrition Facts label, Nutrition Facts LabelThe Nutrition Facts Label, Saturated fat, saturated fats, trans fat, unsaturated fat
Healthier cocktails for the summer, can help keep off the pounds. In this segment for Better Connecticut, we discuss three simple tips you can do to keep the refreshment high and the calories low. In summary, follow these tips to…...
Posted in Nutrition Tagged with: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, calorie low, Calories, cocktail, cocktails, coconut milk, connecticut, food and drink, healthy, healthy summer, iced tea, overload, soft drink, soft matter, spritzer, summer, summer cocktail, tips
If you are a business traveler, you are probably getting your fair share of bread and butter. It is part and parcel of life on the road. Unfortunately, however, the bread and butter at lunch and dinner adds tons of…...
Posted in Travel Tagged with: bread, bread and butter, bread baskets, breads, business travelers, butter, Calories, empty calorie, Fat, food and drink, monounsaturated fat, Nutrition, olive oil, Saturated fat
Charles Stuart Platkin is the “Diet Detective” and each year he contacts the media departments of airlines to conduct a survey on airline meals and airline food as to which is healthiest. Although not all airlines were cooperative in giving…...
Posted in Travel Tagged with: airline, airline food, airline meal, airline meals, airlines, american airline, Calories, charles stuart platkin, continental airline, delta airlines, fresh food, snack food
Healthy eating on the road is a challenge. We all know that. But healthy travel depends on our ability to do so. When traveling, you have three approaches to healthy eating: 1) You can look for higher quality, healthier food…...
Posted in Travel Tagged with: Calories, count calories, cut calories, cutting calories, healthy choices, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy travel, travel, travel tips
Many people count calories when they are trying to lose weight. Doing so can be very helpful, and often, can lead to greater and more sustainable weight loss. In a study done by Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, those…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Mind-Body, Nutrition Tagged with: Calories, food diary, food journal, get real, weight loss
I’m not a big believer in counting calories. I do think that it is important to be MINDFUL of how you eat, but counting calories makes anyone trying to be healthy feel like they are on a diet. Who wants…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Nutrition Tagged with: Calories, Counting Calories, get real, mindful eating, weight loss
Our society seems completely obsessed with quantities of food, instead of quality of food. I have read several blogs and forums around the web where individuals will choose a product over another because it contains fewer calories. I’m not talking…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Nutrition Tagged with: Calorie Counting, Calories, Counting Calories, Fiber, Food Ingredients, Food Labels, healthy diet, healthy eating, Ingredient List, Nutritional Value
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