Earlier this week I wrote about why Omega-3 fatty acids are important and discovered that it’s not only important to eat Omega-3 oils but it’s important to ensure your Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are in proper balance. Both are essential but the proper ratio is necessary because both compete for the same metabolic enzymes. [...]
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Omega-3 vs. Omega-6 Balance
July 24th, 2008 — , Food, fat, fish from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Lower Back Flab
July 22nd, 2008 — , Exercise, Weight Mgmt, back, fat from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
The lower back has always been a challenging area to tackle for me, as I have learned it’s very difficult to spot reduce fat from a particular body part, targeted strength exercises can do little to reduce your lower back fat. However, they can tone it and improve its appearance immensely. They can also [...]
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July 22nd, 2008 — , Food, fat, fish from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Omega-3 fatty acids are good for you, that’s something we’ve known for quite some time now, but do we know why? I didn’t until I did some research.
Why Omega-3
Omega-3 fatty acids are family of unsaturated fatty acids that your body can’t make itself and it’s an essential nutrient for your body. What exactly is the [...]
Daily Recommended Values
July 21st, 2008 — , Daily Recommended Values, Food, calories, carbs, cholesterol, fat, fiber, protein, saturated fat, sodium from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Do you know what the daily recommended values (DV) are for everything on that nutrition label? It’s like budgeting, you don’t know if you’re doing well or doing poorly unless you have a reference point. Daily recommended values is the FDA’s way of setting reference points and it’s important to know what they are, even [...]
Muscle Does Not Weigh More Than Fat
April 14th, 2008 — , Exercise, Losing Weight, fat, muscle from Tricia @ Blogging Away Fat
How many times have you heard that muscles weigh more than fat? I hear that all the time, but it is not true. Pound for pound, they weigh the exact same. The magic is in the volume.
I found this awesome picture of 5 pounds of muscle and 5 pounds of fat:
One More [...]
Dietary Fats–Sorting Through the Types
March 19th, 2008 — , Cooking, Foods, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, calories, fat, heart disease, saturated fat, trans fat, unsaturated fat from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. As we continue along through National Nutrition Month®, our final key message is: Find the healthy fats when making food choices. By choosing polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats, you can keep your saturated fats, trans fat, and cholesterol low.
Not all fats are created equal. Some fats can help [...]
How to Read Food Nutrition Labels
March 19th, 2008 — , ADA, Foods, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, calories, carbs, diet, dietitian, fat, fiber, food label, healthy, mypyramid, national nutrition month, nutrients, nutrition, nutrition label, protein, registered dietitian, salt, saturated fat, sodium, trans fat, vitamin from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. The next to last key message being promoted for National Nutrition Month® 2008 is:
Read food labels to get nutrition facts that help you make smart food choices quickly and easily.
It is important to know how to read a food label in order to know [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Traditional Irish Foods & Nutrition
March 16th, 2008 — , Cooking, Food, Foods, Health & Fitness, calories, eating, fat, healthy, heart, irish, nutrition, nutritional value, physical activity, recipe, salt, saturated fat, vegetables from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Many of you may be cooking Irish food today and/or eating/drinking Irish cuisine. I have a few strategies to this feast day:
Eat whatever you want, treating today as a “cheat day”, and not change your physical activity
Eat whatever you want, treating today [...]
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Is Frozen Food Healthy?
March 15th, 2008 — , Food, Foods, Health & Fitness, USDA, breakfast, dessert, fat, frozen, fruit, healthy, ice cream, nutrient, nutrients, nutrition, nutritional value, sodium, vegetables, vitamin from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I often get questions as to whether frozen foods are as nutritious as fresh foods. Many times, they are. What foods can you buy frozen and not worry about losing nutritional value, and what should you buy fresh?
Fruits and Vegetables
These two food groups are just [...]
Weight Loss Expectations
March 13th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health & Fitness, Sleep, Stress Management, Weight Management, calories, diet, eating, energy, fat, goals, hydration, nutrient, nutrients, training, weight loss from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Watching The Biggest Loser each week, I notice that contestants lose between 0-15 pounds a week (and even these numbers vary). For the average person trying to lose weight, are these numbers realistic? And, do you, the viewer of The Biggest Loser, get discouraged when [...]
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March 12th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Research, cancer, colon, colorectal, diet, disease, fat, fiber, healthy, national nutrition month, nutrition, smoking from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Although I have been talking a lot about National Nutrition Month®, it is not the only event in March! Another theme for this month is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and since cancer and nutrition are related, I wanted to take some time to focus on this disease.
What [...]
Give yourself a hug!
February 25th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Motivation, Self-Support, Stress Management, Weight Management, bodies, fat, love, respect, self-image from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. And while you’re at it, say something nice to yourself!!!
Living and working in a high-paced area, I notice that a lot of what we say is negative. We are quick to judge others and even quicker to judge ourselves. How often have we looked in the mirror [...]
What formula is best for my baby?
December 27th, 2007 — ADA, Babies, Foods, Health & Fitness, baby, brain, breast milk, breastfeed, cereal, diet, dietitian, enfamil, fat, fatty, good start, infant, lipil, nutrition, similac, soy from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I was in the grocery store recently, and a young couple seemed to be struggling with what formula to buy their infant. So being the dietitian that I am, helped them out! After asking a few questions to make sure their infant did not have a [...]
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November 19th, 2007 — Exercise, Food, Foods, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, appetite, calories, diet, disease, eating, fat, nutrition, pediatric, pediatrician, registered dietitian, weight gain, weight loss from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. As the temperature drops, the number of kids getting sick usually increases. This might mean taking your kids to the doctor’s office. While you are there, whether it be for a check-up, routine physical, or for a sick visit, you should make sure to talk to [...]
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18 Ways to Eat Healthy During the Holidays
November 12th, 2007 — Cooking, Food, Foods, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, buffet, dessert, diet, family, fat, fatty, fiber, food safety, healthy eating, holiday eating, nutrition, snack, turkey, walk from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Are you one of the many Americans who gains weight between Thanksgiving and Christmas? How can we indulge on our favorite foods without gaining weight? (and needing to buy bigger clothes after the season ends)
The Thanksgiving season is a wonderful time to enjoy our families, our friends, [...]
Continue reading → 18 Ways to Eat Healthy During the Holidays
Review: Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps
October 22nd, 2007 — Food, Foods, Health & Fitness, diet, fat, food review, heart, low sodium, nutrition, nutritional value, pretzel, snack, trans fat, treat from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Hello, welcome to another installment of newer items out on the market, as tested at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Philadelphia, PA.
Product Tested
Snack Factory’s Pretzel Crisps Original Flavor
Here is the Nutritional Value for Original Flavor
They claim to have the crunch of the outside of [...]
“Get up off your couch and walk!”
September 12th, 2007 — Exercise, Fat March, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Sleep, Stress, Stress Management, Weight Management, aerobic, appetite, endurance, fat, joints, marathon, motivation, rest, strength training, track, walk, walking, weight loss from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. That’s what Loralee from the “Fat March” said to motivate the rest of us.
“It’s about how much you eat.”
“You can do anything you set your mind to”
“believe in yourself”
There’s no magic to it. These participants went from not even being able to walk 1 mile to walking [...]
How to enjoy ice cream
August 28th, 2007 — Health & Fitness, calories, cone, dessert, fat, ice cream, treat from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. One of my favorite traditions in the summer is ice cream on a hot day. As it’s been very hot outside almost daily for the past several weeks, I have wanted ice cream almost daily too.
One way for me to enjoy ice cream is to buy [...]
You can’t target fatty areas
August 21st, 2007 — Abs, Exercise, Weight Management, burn calories, calories, elliptical trainer, fat, fatty, marathon, muscle, stationary bike, strength training, tone, treadmill, walk, weight training, workout from Mike @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Ever since I was about 5 years old, I’ve been obese. It wasn’t until I left college that I really got things under control. I’m still a chunky dude, but my proportions have changed from all fat to half fat. Last year, I even ran a marathon [...]
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August 7th, 2007 — Exercise, Health & Fitness, Motivation, fat, marathon, motivation, walk, weight gain, weight loss, workout from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Tonight was the premiere of “Fat March” on ABC. Twelve individuals took the plunge to walk from Boston to Washington, DC–which is around 570 miles. Over 21 marathons in 10 weeks. That’s over 2 marathons a week!
This team isn’t a bunch of marathoners. They’re [...]
Next-generation granola bars!
July 23rd, 2007 — Food, Health & Fitness, calories, cereal, chocolate healthy, diet, eating, fat, fiber, fiber one, granola, kashi, protein, workout from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. With my busy lifestyle, granola bars are a staple in my diet. I usually eat granola bars during rush-hour traffic, to tide me over during my workout (before dinner). I had been eating Kashi Chewy granola bars, which have ~140 calories, 5 grams of [...]
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July 9th, 2007 — Health & Fitness, breakfast, calcium, cereal, eat healthy, eating, fat, milk, nutrition, osteoporosis, teen health from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. A month ago, I posted an article about getting your calcium intake each day. I mentioned that Total is one breakfast cereal that helps you meet your daily calcium requirements. A recent research study (published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, November 2006) [...]
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July 5th, 2007 — Endurance Training, Food, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, building nutrition, calories, carbs, eating, energy, fat, marathon, physical activity, protein, running, training, weight loss from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Mike, aka CleverDude, published a post the other day about how money and marathons are related. With his permission, I will post part of his advice, as I think it pertains to building nutrition and increasing physical activity in general.
“While training last year, I knew [...]
Nutritious Nectarines
June 18th, 2007 — Health & Fitness, calories, diet, disease, fat, fiber, fruit, nectarine, nutrition, nutritional value, vitamin from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. When I was at my local supermarket this week, I noticed that nectarines were on sale. I thought about all of the people I counsel, and I rarely hear them tell me that they like nectarines. In my opinion, it is a forgotten fruit! So, what [...]
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