by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
24. July 2015 10:06
Recently I cooked a whole grain that I have really enjoyed, called farro. Farro, also known as the pharaoh’s wheat, originated in Egypt centuries ago and is a member of the wheat family. It is primarily grown in Italy now, and is considered a healthy alternative to wheat pasta there. It ...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
16. May 2015 17:01
You are trying to make positive choices to eat healthier, but the manufacturers aren’t always being forthright with providing accurate information.
If a product label reads natural, you expect it to be healthier. The problem is “natural” has no standard definition which means...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
7. May 2015 04:06
According to a daily e-news letter I get on Diabetes, researchers believe that replacing white rice with whole grains could possibly lower the risk of diabetes by as much as 36%.There are a lot of
grains that you can replace white rice with for a healthier choice to help replace refined carbohydrate...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
23. January 2015 07:08
Getting rid of all carbs from your diet greatly reduces your overall daily calorie count, but there are benefits to including "healthy complex carbohydrates" each day. They can bring you energy for your workouts, and according to Consumer Reports on Health, studies addressing the effects of low-fat ...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
25. March 2014 12:41
We all know that there is a direct connection to your fitness goals, exercise PLUS nutrition. If you are burning 200-400 calories per day through various forms of exercise, but your drinking beer, eating chicken wings, white pasta/bread, and ice cream regularly, you won’...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
7. May 2013 06:20
Removing all carbs from your diet can be a memory buster! According to a study by Tufts University found that women performed worse on memory tests when they curb their carbohydrates. Researchers found that the no-carb fad starves your brain of essential glucose that you find in carbs ( ...
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by Katie (Jenny Craig 2009 Poster Girl)
21. July 2012 21:06
Did you come from a household that promoted good or poor eating habits? How do you think this has affected you today?
This question always baffles me since I came from an extremely healthy family. I wasn't allowed to have pop, sugary cereals, or refined grains in the house (ie. white...
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