Less than 160 calories Desserts
July 17, 2008
From ABC News
By Loren Chidoni
When you’re squeezing into last year’s tankini, the dessert end of the freezer aisle seems taboo. But what would summer be without Popsicles and fro-yo? Sucky, that’s what.
To find frosty goodies that won’t test the limits of Lycra, we sampled 27 kinds. The result: these eight amazing, guilt-free indulgences–and one mother of an ice-cream headache.
Best For 100 Cals
Klondike Slim-a-Bear sandwiches
100 calories each, $4.30/box of 6
These creamy-on-the-inside sandwiches are the poster child for portion control: we could devour one without guilty urges to rip into a second or third.
Couch-potato culture may cut our lives short
June 12, 2008
From msnbc.om
By Jacqueline Stenson
The turning point happened last summer when Sherrie Boughter’s son came to her in tears about his weight — at 8 years old, he tipped the scales at 184 pounds.
“I weigh more than Rey Mysterio,” the professional wrestler, Justin told his mom. “You have to help me! You have to help me!” he pleaded.
“We sat and cried for an hour,” remembers Boughter, 41, who lives in Medina, Ohio.
She and her husband, Brian, sought help from the Akron Children’s Hospital Future Fitness Clinic, where she says the staff didn’t beat around the bush. While Justin didn’t have full-blown diabetes, which runs in the family, he had brown patches on the back of his neck that can be a warning sign of the disease.
10 Minutes to Better Health
May 18, 2008
From Health 24
By Susan Erasmus
Water, water everywhere. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. Remember tea and coffee actually dehydrate you. That puffy look in the morning, means you are dehydrated.
Tomato trick. Tomato, in all its forms, containes lycopene, a very powerful antioxidant, which helps your body fight cancer. If you don’t like raw tomato, tomato sauce or tomato paste will have almost the same effect. You can also get it in supplement form: it’s called Lyc-O-Mato, which the manufacturers claim concentrates the lycopene from non genetically modified, organically-grown tomatoes.
Want Flat Belly? Five Secret Foods
May 1, 2008
By webmd.com
These ingredients hold the power to truly transform your body, not to mention lengthen your life. The secret is their magical “MUFA” (Aka good fat!)
To the ancient Greeks, olive oil was liquid gold. For the Aztecs, chocolate was sacred. Almonds were prized by Egypt’s pharaohs, and avocados have symbolized fertility for centuries. These can’t-live-without-’em foods share more than history; they also share unique health properties. They’re packed with monounsaturated fatty acids (also known as MUFAs, pronounced MOO-fahs), those good-for-you fats that protect you from chronic disease and, according to new research, can help you lose fat, specifically around your middle.
What healthy snacks do you take for a flight?
April 30, 2008
USA TODAY’s Jerry Shriver asks top TV chefs….When traveling, what food item do you pack, and what snacks do you take for a flight?
