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		<title>The Battle with Obesity: How to Overcome Weight Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 03:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desiree Onrejas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obesity remains one of the most prominent health problems battled in many developed countries today. Weight problems are often the result of too much energy consumption without balancing it with sufficient energy burning activities. Being overweight or obese exposes you to a number of life-threatening diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney problems, and cancer. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obesity remains one of the most prominent health problems battled in many developed countries today. Weight problems are often the result of too much energy consumption without balancing it with sufficient energy burning activities. Being overweight or obese exposes you to a number of life-threatening diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney problems, and cancer. </p>
<p>With these glaring risks, how does an individual fight weight problems? One can start by looking into his eating habits. Consumption of fiber-rich foods, whole grains, vegetables, and fruits is a step towards having a healthier lifestyle. It’s also important to modify the way you prepare your food. To avoid enriching your meal with more fat, try steaming, grilling, or boiling your food instead. </p>
<p>It’s no rocket science that one of the most helpful and effective way to keep your weight down is to have an active lifestyle. Start getting into an exercise program that you can wholeheartedly do regularly. The good news is you don’t have to kill yourself in the gym. Believe it or not, little things like taking the stairs and walking to work can burn enough excess calories in your body. </p>
<p>There’s no definite secret to losing weight successfully. Every intention must be genuine for a person to succeed. Without the right motivation, losing weight is a disaster waiting to happen. Set your goals but be realistic about them. Love what you do even if it means pushing yourself a little harder. Embrace the challenge and you’ll be rewarded with satisfying results in the end. </p>
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		<title>A Proper Diet for Hypoglycemia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Castanedah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Proper Diet for Hypoglycemia If you are a Hypoglycemic person you need to do is to make a proper Diet - Eat natural foods, the ones you should have eaten to begin with. Whole grains, raw and simply cooked vegetables, some fresh fruits. However, eat in moderation starchy foods such as corn, noodles, pasta, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A Proper <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Diet</a> for Hypoglycemia</strong></p>
<p>If you are a Hypoglycemic person you need to do is to make a proper <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Diet</a></p>
<p>-	Eat natural foods, the ones you should have eaten to begin with.  Whole grains, raw and simply cooked vegetables, some fresh fruits.  However, eat in moderation starchy foods such as corn, noodles, pasta, brown rice, hominy, and yams.</p>
<p>-	Eat a high-fiber diet and vegetables that are raw or steamed.  These foods are also good for you:  beans, lentils, brown rice, white potatoes, soy products, and fruits.</p>
<p>-	Useful fruits include apricots, apples, bananas, grapefruit, lemons, cantaloupes, and persimmons.  For example, eat a raw apple instead of applesauce; for the apple has more fiber, which will help keep blood sugar stabilized.</p>
<p>-	Only use honey and molasses; and use them in small amount.  Too much salt exhausts the adrenals and causes a loss of potassium, leading to lower blood sugar.</p>
<p>-	During a blood sugar reaction, eat something that has both fiber and protein, such as rice or bran crackers with almond butter.  Fiber alone (popcorn, rice, oat bran, crackers, ground flaxseed, and psyllium husks) has the ability to slow down a hypoglycemic reaction.  A half hour before each meal, eat some of this high fiber, to stabilize blood sugar.  Protein, Fiber rich carbohydrates, and enough fat to slow digestion are the cornerstones of a hypoglycemia-control diet.</p>
<p>-	One a month, go on a fresh vegetable juice fast for a day.  Take enemas with some added lemon juice at that time.  It a reaction starts to occur, reach for the fiber, protein powder, or spirulina.</p>
<p>-	Take vitamin C, bioflvonoids, magnesium, vitamin E, chromium, and zinc.</p>
<p>-	Some forms of low blood sugar involve very low serum potassium levels.  Make sure you are obtaining enough potassium.</p>
<p>-	Do not skip meals or go on fasts.  The binge-purge eating scheme use, by those with bulimia to control weight, only adds to the problems.</p>
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		<title>Diet Remedies for Glaucoma</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Castanedah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diet Remedies for Glaucoma - Dietetic problems are among the most common causes of glaucoma. This includes overeating, eating the wrong foods, and not eating the right ones. It is important that one eat a raw diet. It should be rich in vitamin C; Studies reveal that vitamin V reduces intraocular pressure. - The diet [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Diet</a> Remedies for Glaucoma</strong></p>
<p>-	Dietetic problems are among the most common causes of glaucoma.  This includes overeating, eating the wrong foods, and not eating the right ones.  It is important that one eat a raw <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >diet</a>.  It should be rich in vitamin C; Studies reveal that vitamin V reduces intraocular pressure.</p>
<p>-	The diet should include betaine HCI, vitamin C, a good vitamin / mineral supplement, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and nourishing, natural food – but not too much of it.</p>
<p>-	The diet should include antioxidant foods.  These lower intraocular pressure.  Vitamin B12 helps prevent the pressure from worsening. Coenzyme Q10 helps lower intraocular pressure.  Take it with vitamin E.</p>
<p>-	Omega-3 fatty acids help unclog the eye’s drainage system so the fluid can properly leak out, thus reducing pressure.  For this purpose, take flaxseed oil every day.  This is 2 tbsp.</p>
<p>-	Alpha-lipoic acid, best taken with magnesium and vitamin C also helps lower the pressure.</p>
<p>-	Magnesium dilates blood vessels.  One research found that people given 245 mg per day experienced some improvement within 4 weeks.</p>
<p>-	A research study from found that 17 of 26 people who took the bioflavonoid, rutin showed definite improvement.</p>
<p>-	Less than 1 mg of melatonin, taken before retiring, helps reduce pressure increases while you sleep.</p>
<p>-	Eat a diet rich of whole, unprocessed foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables.  Eat whole grains, nuts, and legumes.</p>
<p>-	Do not eat saturated fatty foods.  This includes meat, dairy products, grease, or most commercial vegetable oils.  Use raw flaxseed oil or wheat germ oil instead.</p>
<p>-	Food “allergies” can be frequent cause of the disease. The most common ones in glaucoma patients are milk, onions, eggs, and chocolate.</p>
<p>-	Do pulse test and find out which foods may causing your problems.  In addition, a tonometer can purchase, which you can use immediately test your eyeball pressure in response to what you just ate.</p>
<p>-	Higher blood-sugar levels increase pressure.</p>
<p>-	Avoid coffee, tea, tobacco, alcohol, and all junk and processed foods.  Smoking damages eyes, which have glaucoma.  Tobacco constricts eye blood vessels and increases intraocular pressure.  Avoid spicy foods.</p>
<p>-	Avoid excessive fluid intake at any one time.  Drink only small amount, only an hour apart.  However, drink at least 48 oz daily.</p>
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		<title>Diet Tips for Migraine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Castanedah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diet Tips once you have a Migraine - Eat foods, which help you keep your blood sugar stabilized. This would be fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes. Stay away from fast-acting carbohydrates: sugary foods and drinks, all white-flour products and processes foods. - Take 1 comprehensive B complex tablet daily, vitamin C, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Diet</a> Tips once you have a Migraine</strong><br />
-	Eat foods, which help you keep your blood sugar stabilized.  This would be fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes.  Stay away from fast-acting carbohydrates:  sugary foods and drinks, all white-flour products and processes foods.<br />
-	Take 1 comprehensive B complex tablet daily, vitamin C, rutin, calcium, and magnesium.<br />
-	Migraine sufferers have lower levels of magnesium than other people do.  Magnesium helps calcium do its work.  In research studies, intravenous magnesium injections have relieved some migraines within minutes.  Taking a little of 350 mg of magnesium daily decreases attacks.  Better yet, take 1,000 mg when the problem gets worse.<br />
-	Also important are high doses of calcium.  Calcium and vitamin D have found to reduce migraine attacks.<br />
-	A research study found that high daily amounts of vitamin B2 helped most patients.<br />
-	They thought that 25% of migraines trace their causes to food allergies.  Various studies have identified the following possible causes: cola drinks, chocolate, pork, corn, onion, garlic, eggs, tea, citrus, wheat, coffee, cane sugar, yeast, beef, alcohol, cheese, fried foods, seafood, mushrooms, peas, high-salt <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >diet</a>, caffeine, refined carbohydrates, fatty fried foods, and tobacco smoke.<br />
-	Eliminate tyramine foods.  The amino acid, tyrosine, produces a breakdown product, called tyramine.  Tyramine is a significant cause of migraine headaches.  It does this by releasing norepinephrine from brain tissue, which causes constriction of scalp and brain blood vessels.  Any substance that has undergone bacterial decomposition has high levels of tyramine.  Such foods include plums, oranges, bananas, raspberries, avocados, ripened or aged cheese, beef and chicken livers, sour cream, eggplant, salami, meat tenderizers, chocolate, wine, caffeine products, and soy sauce.<br />
-	Tryptophan, another amino acid found in protein-rich foods, which converted to serotonin, a substance that might make some migraines worse.  For this reason, a low-protein diet has been use, with some success, to reduce the frequency of migraine attacks.<br />
-	Eliminate any suspected food from your diet, for five days, and see if that helps solve the problem.<br />
-	Stop using all alcoholic beverages and MSG foods; these trigger attacks.<br />
-	Cured meats contain nitrates and other preservatives, which dilate blood vessels and give a headache.<br />
-	If you wake up in the morning to a headache, it may be low blood sugar.  Drink a glass of lemon or fruit juice on arising.  Schedule a smaller, meal that is more frequent.  Avoid sugar and processed starchy foods.  Studies show that blood sugar levels are low during a migraine attack; the lower the level, the worse the attack.</p>
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		<title>Simple Things to Do If You Are Overweight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Castanedah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[- Eat moderate amount of raw citrus and sub-acid fruits, but no sweet fruits (such as grapes or dried fruits). No fruit juices, except diluted grape juice taken a half hour before the meal to reduce appetite and no bananas. - Primarily eat vegetarian protein foods with some moderation: beans, seeds, nuts, etc. - All [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>-	Eat moderate amount of raw citrus and sub-acid fruits, but no sweet fruits (such as grapes or dried fruits). No fruit juices, except diluted grape juice taken a half hour before the meal to reduce appetite and no bananas.<br />
-	Primarily eat vegetarian protein foods with some moderation: beans, seeds, nuts, etc.<br />
-	All refined carbohydrates are forbidden. This includes sugar, alcohol, white-flour products, quick oats; most packaged cereals, and processed starch.<br />
-	Eat only well-cooked, unrefined brown rice, barley, rye, millet, buckwheat, wheat berries, bulgur, corn, and other whole grains.  Do not grind them, but cook and eat them in their natural state.<br />
-	Use cold-pressed unsaturated oils, plus lemon juice, and possible some herbs for flavoring.  Flaxseed oil (2 tsp. daily) will help you burn excess calories. Use no other oil. Put the raw oil on your food at the table.<br />
-	Eat spirulina 30 minutes before meals. It is very nourishing, add energy, and will reduce your appetite.<br />
-	Do not overeat, ever. It is a very, very bad habit to get into. However, it is a habit, which can be stop.<br />
-	When you end a meal, make a determined habit to eat nothing until the next meal.<br />
-	When eating, concentrate on quietly eating and thinking about when you should stop. Do not just relax, talk, socialize, and eat and eat. Do not listen to the radio, read a book, or watch television. Stick to your work of eating lightly of nourishing food, and quitting when you should.<br />
-	You will not be harm by finishing the meal a little hungry. Keep that in mind. Frankly, you will be greatly help; for your stomach will gradually shrink to the size, it ought to be.<br />
-	A person, who is overweight, does the best to eat as much food raw as much as possible rather than cooked food. If cooked, the food should be bake, steam, or boiled, never fried.<br />
-	Go on a cleansing juice fast once a week.<br />
-	A regular exercise program is need.  Aerobic exercises are better than other kinds. This simply means exercise done out in the open air.  It helps <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >lose weight</a> and build strength. It strengthens the heart, arteries, and veins. It also invigorates the vital organs and endocrine glands.<br />
-	Walking used up to 120 calories per hour while actual jogging burns 440 calories per hour. However, walking remains the best exercise.<br />
-	Swimming is usually done, in cold water; and this triggers the body to store extra fat as protection against the cold. Therefore, swimming does not help one <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >lose weight</a>.<br />
-	Regular bowel movements are important. Reduce salt intake. Gum chewing gets the stomach moving and makes you hungry.<br />
-	Do not overfed children with an excess of starches and cow’s milk. Most infants receive starches by four months; but that is far too early and only leads to later allergies or celiac disease.  Children who are overweight by the age of 2 turn into fat adults more frequently than others are.<br />
-	If you are only moderately overweight, do not worry about the comments of your thin friends; they probably wish they could gain a little.</p>
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		<title>Honey and Water – Another Way to Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HONG NGOC VU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honey and Water – Another Way to Diet. One of the healthy way to diet without taking tablets or suffering the painful exercise is drinking honey and water. People use a honey and water diet to lose weight and reap the health benefits from the honey. Bees make honey from the nectar of various flowers, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Honey and Water – Another Way to <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Diet</a>.<br />
One of the healthy way to <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >diet</a> without taking tablets or suffering the painful exercise is drinking honey and water. People use a honey and water diet to <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >lose weight</a> and reap the health benefits from the honey. Bees make honey from the nectar of various flowers, and therefore honey has very diverse flavors and appearances.  Honey has been used for thousands of years for culinary and medicinal purposes. One of the way to <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >lose weight</a> is that you burn more calories than you consume. Drinking liquid  is one approach to a limited calorie diet. Humans need at least 45 g of protein each day, even on a liquid diet. Therefore, a honey and water diet should be used to complement a diet that compensates for the lack of protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. You totally go on diet and lose weight by apply this diet method. It is cheaper than other ways and  easy to prepare. Mix 1 to 3 tea spoon of honey per cup of warm water daily. The amounts vary depending on taste. You should drink honey water for your lunch and may not need to eat the meal. At the beginning, you may feel a little hungry but try to strict on that diet way. One of my friend achieve 7 kg in losing weigh after drinking honey water instead of eating meal for her lunch.</p>
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		<title>Plan for Weight Loss by Planning Your Meals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Wilcox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With our hectic schedules these days, it can be hard to eat right on the go. Despite all those healthy, on-the-run snacks and meals, you could be packing on pounds simply because you don&#8217;t plan ahead. If you want to lose weight, it is essential that you plan ahead to eat right. Planning ahead leaves [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With our hectic schedules these days, it can be hard to eat right on the go. Despite all those healthy, on-the-run snacks and meals, you could be packing on pounds simply because you don&#8217;t plan ahead. If you want to <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >lose weight</a>, it is essential that you plan ahead to eat right.</p>
<p>Planning ahead leaves you no option but to eat what&#8217;s planned and what&#8217;s good for you. It&#8217;s similar to having a schedule, and you will feel good when you adhere to the meal plan that you have set forward to yourself. It can also help you save money at the grocery store by keeping you from purchasing fattening snack items on a whim.</p>
<p>In order to plan ahead you need two lists: a list of planned meals, and a list of the ingredients you&#8217;ll need to cook those meals (your grocery list.) Start out by browsing through cookbooks and online recipe blogs to get ideas of what you want to eat. You might be surprised at the number of quick and nutritious meals you can find when you do a little research. Even if you want a breakfast on the go, be sure to research what breakfast bars or other quick breakfast options are the healthiest. </p>
<p>Write down all the ingredients and go grocery shopping. With list in hand, you will find it easier to avoid random, unhealthy purchases. As you learn to splurge less at the grocery store, you will learn to plan better meals that can help you lose more weight.</p>
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		<title>Diana&#8217;s Banana Babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Wilcox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just heard about this product yesterday when I was reviewing sale items at my local grocery store. Banana babies? What is that?! I looked it up and found out that they were chocolate covered frozen bananas available in the freezer aisle. One serving is a half of a (large) banana, which makes them more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just heard about this product yesterday when I was reviewing sale items at my local grocery store. Banana babies? What is <em>that</em>?!</p>
<p>I looked it up and found out that they were chocolate covered frozen bananas available in the freezer aisle. One serving is a half of a (<strong>large</strong>) banana, which makes them more <em>snacker-friendly</em>. I love frozen bananas, and they are currently on sale, so I decided to pick some up. I&#8217;m so glad I did.</p>
<p>These awesome frozen treats are better than all of the ice cream products out there because they give you the nutrients found in bananas. The chocolate makes them a sweet treat that will satisfy your sweet tooth at about 130 calories each. I know it&#8217;s a little higher than some of those 100 calorie snacks out there, but I bet those treats don&#8217;t give you a serving of fruit, do they? </p>
<p>If you like bananas and you&#8217;re looking for alternatives to 100 calorie snack packs and yogurt for your <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >diet</a>-friendly snack, I recommend you give these a try. They taste great and would make a perfect snack on a hot day. Even if the temperatures are cool, they&#8217;re still a nutritious alternative snack for only 130 calories!</p>
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		<title>Poaching: the Low-Cal Cooking Alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Wilcox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dieting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking preparations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poached fish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people are trying to lose weight, they often count the calories of everything they eat; however, many people forget that the way they prepare a food can drastically affect the number of calories in a dish. Many preparations of the healthiest foods contain some type of oil or butter that can add (forgotten) calories [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When people are trying to <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >lose weight</a>, they often count the calories of everything they eat; however, many people forget that the way they prepare a food can drastically affect the number of calories in a dish. Many preparations of the healthiest foods contain some type of oil or butter that can add (forgotten) calories to the daily total. If you are looking for a way to cut some of those calories or even just more accurately count your calories, I suggest you try poaching your foods.</p>
<p>Most people think of poaching as poached eggs and not much more, but the truth is that most anything can be cooked in this very healthy way of cooking. Poaching cooks food with the use of a hot liquid of your choosing, and it adds very few calories, if any. When poaching meat, you typically get a more succulent piece of meat (or fish) simply because the meat is being cooked in liquids that will be retained once the cooking process is finished.</p>
<p>You can use nearly any type of liquid you want to poach food, so feel free to get creative. I have poached things in stock/wine combinations as well as in seasoned water, and both have come out great. If you&#8217;re interested in giving poaching a try, I suggest you look up some recipes to see the amazing variety of poaching liquids suggested in many recipes. You&#8217;ll be surprised at how many different options there are. When you&#8217;re preparing your poaching liquid, be sure to test the flavor of it &#8211; it will give you a better idea of what your finished product will taste like. You can always add more seasoning if you think it will improve the flavor!</p>
<p>Next time you&#8217;re looking for healthy recipes, look up poaching recipes to reduce the fat and calories in your cooking preparation.</p>
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		<title>Ordering a Salad? Watch Out for These Diet-Busters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Wilcox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dieting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheese on salad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fried chicken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fried shrimp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high calorie dressing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most dieters succumb to the occasional visit to a restaurant, and many often fall back on the salad selection as a safe bet for diet-friendly options. Unfortunately, many salads &#8211; especially those found on restaurant menus &#8211; contain as many if not more calories than some of the regular entrees. If you&#8217;re committed to your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most dieters succumb to the occasional visit to a restaurant, and many often fall back on the salad selection as a safe bet for <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >diet</a>-friendly options. Unfortunately, many salads &#8211; especially those found on restaurant menus &#8211; contain as many if not more calories than some of the regular entrees. If you&#8217;re committed to your salad habit, here are a few tips and tricks to stay on the wagon as well as what to watch out for.</p>
<p>Cheese on a salad is pretty much always bad. Restaurant chefs are often pretty heavy-handed with the cheese, too, making it even worse. Try to avoid salads with cheese on them because a heavy sprinkling of this dairy product can boost your calorie count by about 100 calories. Just for cheese! You can always ask for it on the side if you&#8217;re having a fierce cheese craving, but the best bet is to ask for no cheese at all.</p>
<p>Salad dressings can also be extremely high in calories, especially since you may not have control over how much dressing is on the salad. Of course creamy dressings are obvious high-calorie risks, but many people don&#8217;t realize that very sweet dressings can also be high in calories. French dressing is the least healthy dressing you can order; instead, opt for oil-based dressings. Always ask for your dressing on the side.</p>
<p>If you order your salads with meat, be careful to avoid high calorie preparations. Fried chicken or shrimp have a lot of calories that could easily be avoided by ordering the meat grilled. It&#8217;s also best to avoid bacon on your salad because of the high sodium content.</p>
<p>Next time you go out to a restaurant, be careful to check what&#8217;s on the salad so you can stick to your <a style="color: #0000C0;;text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid;" href="http://thedietlogs.com/links/links.php?lid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >diet</a>.</p>
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