Tag Archives: Candy

Trees Were Trimmed, Now Trim That Waist!

Columbia, SC (WLTX) – Now that Christmas is over the holiday delights of cookies, pies, and candy, have turned more into a sugar hangover with a side of guilt. But every year many of us make New Year’s resolutions hoping to end the next year as a better person than we started it. Continue reading

How Much Sugar In Your Christmas Stocking?

Millions of Christmas stockings will be stuffed with candy this year. What does that do to a healthy diet? Use our handy candy calculator to find out. Continue reading

Carbs can be part of a healthy diet

Carbohydrates supply about half of all the energy our body uses to keep our brain, muscles, tissues and cells functioning. When we think of carbohydrate-rich foods we mostly think of breads, pasta, potatoes, rice, baked goods, desserts, candy and sugary drinks. [...] it doesn’t take much digestive effort to break down the sugars, so they tend to raise blood sugar rapidly. Limit processed snack … Continue reading

Four Ways to Make Breakfast Cereal a Winner

Being a busy mom, I find that mornings are especially chaotic and not friendly to a leisurely, home-cooked breakfast . Not only that, my kids’ favorite breakfasts involve foods that are high in fat and calories and not healthy choices. One of the best breakfast options out there is cereal. So many cereals on the shelf are full of sugar, high fructose corn syrup, artificial colorings and lacking in protein – but appealing to kids, thanks to colorful pictures, candy-like flavors and cartoon chara Continue reading

Start a Herbal Colon Cleanse Today

by Eleanor Candy There are many types of colon cleanses that we can do today and one of the most effective is a parasite herbal colon cleanse . Over time a build up of waste can be found in the colon and when it gets too much for the body to handle our bodies don’t perform as well as they used to. Depending on the types of food that you eat there could be quite a lot of waste in the colon that can cause health problems such as bad digestion, bloating, gas, constipation, skin rashes, allergi Continue reading

How to Make Your Own Granola Bars

Every night, when I pack lunches for the next day’s school and work, it becomes a chore to try to find something that’s tasty and healthy and won’t kill my budget. My kids love granola bars. I try to avoid the bars that are more like candy, with extra sugars and even M&Ms, and stick with brands such as Cascadian Farms and Kashi , but they can be pretty pricey over the course of a month. I decided to try my hand at making my own, and scouting around I found a really great recipe original Continue reading

Diet Nutrition and Weight Loss Supplements

by Christine G. ShannonA lot of people think they eat too much candy, drink too much alcohol and are woefully lacking in fruit and vegetables. These people might be interested in a healthy weight loss plan and trying to work out diet nutrition but they might not know about how many calories they need or which foods are rich in which nutrients. Such people might consider weight loss supplements as something they can add to their diet to cut their appetite or to allow them to lose weight fast.If y Continue reading

Why Food Makes You Feel Happy

Registered Dietitian Crystal MacGregor of Epicure Selections explains why food makes you feel happy – including why sick people crave chicken noodle soup, why emotional eaters are hooked on certain foods, and why people love comfort food. “Different types of food makes men and women feel happy in different ways,” says MacGregor. “Women preferred snack-related foods such as chocolate and candy, while men preferred meal-related foods such as pizza, pasta and steak.” For more info on how and wh Continue reading

Best Fat Burner Diet: Always Keep Fit

In regard to identifying the best fat burner diet you will at the very outset need to ensure that the foods that you include in your diet contain the right amount of nutrients and which should also contain minimal amount of fat and calories. Many foods that have less fat and are low on calories can easily be found though they are often ignored because of the fact that they do not appeal to the senses as do sodas and candy – each of which are loaded with calories. Always Less Sugar And Fat Th Continue reading

Including granola to my healthy diet…

I ’m trying to get myself and my family into healthier eating habits. That means less of the sugary, high fat, high calorie, so tasty but so bad for you foods are found in my home. I’m really trying to omit them and in place find some healthier foods that we can all still enjoy. One of my favorite ‘healthy foods’ is granola, I’ve always been a fan, always loved it. My family though, not so much, if they’re eating any granola it’s usually a minor part granola to major parts of candy inside of Continue reading