We found 19 results tagged with "mindful eating"
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13 Challenges
Be more label-conscious
What can you learn from a food label? Plenty! From serving size to fat content and the amount of sodium contained in a single serving, the information contained in the Nutrition Facts label is worth...
Make a marinade
Because they add flavor to meats and veggies, marinades circumvent a need to add “flavor” from carcinogenic charring during grilling. Today, challenge yourself to marinate safely and deliciously with...
Advocate for avocados
Oh, the blessed but elusive green orb—is it a fruit or a vegetable? (Answer: It’s botanically a fruit but often plays in cuisine like a veggie.) Full of “good” fats and nutrients, and packed...
Embrace the new ecotourism
Ecotourism used to mean flying to a developing country with a rainforest and taking a look around. You can help raise the standard by patronizing businesses that walk the talk when it comes to hiring...
Go (green) bananas
Many conventionally grown—and some organic—bananas are gassed artificially with the hormone ethylene to speed ripening, so your best bet for getting ungassed organic bananas may be to buy them when they...
Have a mid-morning snack
Who hasn’t let hunger creep up so far she attacks that lunch plate like a sled dog come midday? Mid-morning snacks are very important for keeping hunger at bay and making smart, healthful choices at...
Tighten your belt…for real
In lean economic times we tend to fall back on comfortable – and sometimes unhealthy – habits to soothe ourselves. Too much reliance on high-fat, low-nutrient comfort foods, for instance, can offer a...
Pay attention to what you drink
It’s easy to overlook the small dietary choices we make every day that actually add up to big calorie additions at the end of the week. Our beverages are one of these items. This week, challenge...
Analyze your diet
Ever notice that recall is less than 100% reliable when it comes to what we eat each day? Real change and increased awareness of the amount of food you eat requires an honest look at what you’re...
Eat whatever you want
Tomorrow is Eat What You Want Day. Sounds liberating, doesn’t it? However, a person who listens to their hunger cues, balances calories in vs. calories out, eats healthy foods, and exercises...
Eat a little, then wait
Did you know that it takes 20 minutes for your belly to tell your brain it’s full? That’s why it’s so important to pace yourself during meals, chew slowly, and savor every bite. Today, challenge...
Identify your eating traps
In addition to hunger, there are lots of reasons we eat. Sometimes we eat for pleasure, for comfort, out of habit, and to alleviate boredom. It’s easy to eat without thinking about it. This week...
Tune-in to your natural hunger cues
It's easy to eat before your body tells you it's hungry. And even when you feel hunger pangs, sometimes it's just your body telling you it's thirsty. (Did you know that when you're thirsty, your tummy...
2 Recipes
Peaches with Cottage Cheese and Honey
Makes 4 servings. Cooking time: 15 minutes (total)
Grilled Eggplant with Tomato Basil Compote
Makes 2 servings. Cooking time: 15 minutes (active), 25 minutes (total)
