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Healthy Eating: Healthy Foods and Recipes

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Managing a Healthy Diet : How to Pick Healthy Snacks

How to pick healthy snacks in this free health video. Expert: Brenda Thompson Contact: www.lifeskillsnutrition.com Bio: Brenda L. Thompson is a licensed dietitian and professional chef. She had struggled with weight her entire life. After some extreme life experiences, she decided to change her life for the best. Filmmaker: Drew Noah

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my new favorite snack mini bagels (70 cals each) tomato sauce and spices (oregano, basil, garlic) Kraft fat free shredded mozzerella 2 bagels are less than 100 cals

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1200 Calorie Diet

www.womenandweight.com Free low calorie diet plans, sample menus, and tips on how to successfully lose weight with healthy, low calorie meals and snacks. Tips by Nutritionist Lori Pirog, MS

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3 Low Calorie High Protein Snacks

Low calorie high protein snacks do not only help you lose weight but these are very healthy for your body. It is not that easy getting the perfect balance of vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates, and fiber but these elements are really what make up a good and well balanced diet. There are lots of foods out there that bring you a balance amount of nutrients. There are also snacks that you can nibble around every day. Here are three examples of low calorie high protein snacks that you can eat without experiencing any guilty pleasures.

1. Health shakes - If you are a sweet tooth or a lover of cold drinks then you can grab a healthy glass of health shake. Although many say that shakes are unhealthy but they have the wrong idea. There are different types of health shakes and each has its own advantages for your health. However, you do not have to taste them all in order to know if they are good for the body or not. There are simply shakes out there that comprise of organic and natural ingredients such as high protein low calories shakes.

These shakes have low calorie counts which imply that they have simple sugars and fewer carbohydrates which are usually the main culprits of weight gain. One example of such goodness is the strawberry mix shake. A hundred grams of strawberry, 50 of seedless grapes, 100 grams of fresh apple, 15 grams sweet dried whey, 350 ml water, and 6 ice cubes can do the trick for this amazing health shake.

2. Tuna Niscoise - Sea foods such as tuna are some of the best and healthiest snacks out there. If you want to stay fit why not grab some tasty tuna niscoise. When preparing this tasty treat you can start off with a small plate, 2 large gem lettuce leaves, and sprinkle it with half a tin of tuna. Add boiled eggs split into half and red onions chopped in circles. If you like you can add some baby potatoes to make it tastier. A low calorie dressing or French dressing can wrap up the whole recipe. You can even pair with grilled mackerel or sea bass with yellow or red peppers and sweet corns.

3. Salad - You will be amazed at how yummy salad can be for your daily snack. Salad does not only mean green leafy veggies. There are a lot of amazing things you can do with veggies and turning them into mix and match salad is a healthy choice for a low calorie high protein snack. Poached egg salad is a great addition to your snacks list. You can make it by simple tossing some olives, beetroot, tomatoes, capers, beetroot, and gem lettuce. Add poached egg add some olive oil. There are relatively lesser calories found in such kinds of salads thereby they are absolutely healthy snacks.

These are only three of the many low calorie high protein snacks that you can prepare all by yourself at home. If you want to know other healthy snacks you can simply go online.

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Make Your Own Microwave Kettlecorn Popcorn

A healthy, fast way to enjoy microwave popcorn without the cost of store-bought microwave popcorn and without the additives, artificial colors and chemicals. In 2 minutes have fresh, pipping hot popcorn. If you like Kettle-corn this is the easy and simplest way to make it- and it is a no mess solution to popping on the stove. I also air pop popcorn but to get Kettle-corn it is harder that way. 4 ingredients- popcorn kernels, salt, olive oil non-stick spray, and sugar along with a paperbag make healthy, cheap microwave popcorn. try other spices to create your own combination and taste.

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Fat Burning Food - How to Make the Perfect Meal Plan

Fat burning food used in a carefully constructed meal plan can help you to eliminate fat and get lean and healthy. Let me tell you one thing, if you just go ahead and eat random so called fat-burning-foods without having a carefully thought out diet plan you are setting yourself up for failure.

Burning fat foods has to be included in your diet the right way in order for you to benefit from it. These guidelines will help you to make a meal plan that will scorch away your fat, leaving you lean and sexy. Here's how:

Plate contents

This is how the contents of your plate should look like to help lower your fat percentage:



Half your plate - Half of your plate should consists of fruit, veggies or salad.

A quarter - A quarter should be lean protein, like chicken, fish or lean red meat.

The other quarter - Should be low GI, healthy carbs like whole-wheat products, brown rice and sweet and baby potatoes.

Break your meals into 6 smaller portions

Once you know how your plate contents should look like, take that amount of food and make the portion sizes slightly smaller. Go ahead and have 6 such small meals throughout the day. This will keep you fuller while also boosting your metabolism and helping you lose more weight and fat - just make sure that those meals are healthy.

Stick to the healthy fats

Don't avoid fats altogether - only the unhealthy ones (saturated and trans fatty acids). Stick to healthy fats like avos, olives, nuts, fatty fish, and olive and avo oil - they will keep you fuller for longer.

Stick to fat free dairy products

If you switch from low fat milk products to fat free ones, you can save up to 4% of fat. So make the switch and enjoy all your dairy products fat free.

Include fat burning wonder foods in your meals

These are the wonder foods that you should include in your diet on a regular basis:



Chilies - Adding chilies to your meals will help you to eat less

Cinnamon - Cinnamon helps you to control your cravings

Snack on fat burning food

Together with your meals you should also include fat burning foods as snacks - just make it the low calorie and fat ones like: celery sticks, carrots, and cucumbers, whole-wheat crackers and fat free yogurt. There are lots more food that will all help you burn fat if you include them the right way.

To help you include them the right way, I have made a report on the different types of fat burning foods - how they work and have also includes lots of examples and more guidelines to make the perfect fat burning diet.

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Healthy Snacks for Teenagers

Obesity is becoming an epidemic in America. This is especially true of our teenagers, who are leading a more sedentary life than every before. However, it doesn't have to be this way. We must teach our kids to live healthy lifestyles. It is very important that they lead an active lifestyle and fuel their bodies with healthy foods.

Below is a list of healthy snacks for teenagers.

Smoothie's are an excellent snack for children of all ages. Their easy to make and their packed with vitamins and nutrients to keep you energized.

Berry Delight Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 cup of blackberries

1/2 cup of blueberries

1/2 cup of yogurt (low-fat or non-fat)

1/2 to 1 cup of crushed ice (depending upon how thick you want your smoothie)

2 teaspoons of honey

This delightful smoothie is a healthy snack for any time of day. Simply toss the ingredients into a blender and blend until you have reached the desired consistency.

In minutes you will have created a tast treat that is filled with antioxidants to help eliminate free radicals throughout the body and protein to help build strong muscles.

Drink Up and Enjoy!

Peach Beach Smoothie

Ingredients:

2 ripe peaches

1 mango

1/2 lemon

1 handful of seedless white grapes

This refreshing treat is quick and easy to create. First you will need to cut your fruit up into bite-size pieces. Then you simply throw it into a blender.
Pour in liquid last and blend until you have reached the desired consistency.

In minutes you will have created a tasty treat that is filled with Vitamin A to help support the immune system and Vitamin C to help eliminate free radicals in the body.

The grapes are also wonderful for cleansing the liver and aiding kidney function.

Dark grapes are also high in iron, making them good blood builders.

If you're looking for a healthy snack for your teenager that will give them instant energy and a blast of powerful nutrients, the Peach Beach Smoothie is a perfect fit.

Homemade Trail Mix:

If you are looking for a healthy snack while you're on the go, homemade trail mix may be the perfect answer.

You can premake sacks of trail mix at home and pack them in the car or even at work. Simply combine almonds, raisins, dried fruit combinations, and a few chocolate chips and you instantly have a healthy snack.

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