College Snacks - Choose These If You Want to Stay Slim and Healthy

College snacks? How about bagels with cream cheese, doughnuts, candy bars, pretzels, chips, cold pizza, and of course the famous Ramen Noodles! If you're gaining that college weight (Freshman 15 anyone), how you're snacking might be something in your diet that you could easily change to help you lose weight. You need to be eating snacks between classes to bridge the gap between meals. Studies show that eating several small meals throughout the day is much better for your weight than eating 1-3 large meals. Since you likely cannot sit down to eat 5-6 small meals, use healthy snacks to bridge the gap. Here's what to look for:

A Carb Isn't a Carb - The Difference Between Complex and Simple Carbohydrates

As you might know not all carbohydrates are created equal. For example eating white bread does not have the same effect on your body as eating 100% whole wheat bread. This has to do with the glycemic index (GI) and how your body digests it. There are two main types of carbohydrates (carbs); simple carbs and complex carbs. Since carbs make up such a huge chunk of what we eat on a daily basis it is imperative to know what they do and how they help your body. In this article we will take a good look at what simple and complex carbs are and exactly what you should look out for when choosing what to eat.

Eating Fake Meat - How to Be a Closet Vegetarian

Three years ago, I awakened on a beautiful Saturday morning, and experienced chest pains as I stood brushing my teeth. Indigestion? Of course. What else could it be? After several days of morning discomfort, I decided to visit my family physician. One-half stress test later, as I was being helped up off the floor by a cardiologist and two nurses, I clearly recognized that my life was at risk. The following week, after some roto-rooter work (angioplasty), I returned to work, feeling great and marveling at the miracles of modern medicine. Six months later, while taking an evening walk with my wife, I again experienced the first of several days of extreme chest pains. This time the cardiologist admitted me to the hospital for a quadruple bypass. When I was released from the hospital, I was given a packet by the resident nutritionist. Her advice, slightly paraphrased, was to change my diet to low-fat, or die.