Sunday, October 23, 2011

Tips N Tricks

When giving in to your sweet tooth, be sure to eat protein with your sugar to keep your blood sugar levels from spiking then crashing!

XoXo Aleisha

Monday, October 17, 2011

How Does Skinny Feel?


I have issues with the word skinny.  I don't believe it is ever a compliment {even when said with the best of intentions} to hear, "you are SO skinny".  I associate the word skinny with being unhealthy.  "Skinny" is not ever something to strive for in my opinion; healthy is. 
When people set out to change their lives and bodies with the goal of "skinny" in mind, it usually leads them down a very unhealthy road.  When trying to become "skinny", food is usually put on the back burner.  Food is the fuel to our lives and our health.  It should never come second to anything.
 
But to have a goal of "healthy" is a much different road than the "skinny" road.  To become "healthy" you have to make life changing habits.  You become educated on what food really is and what is can do for our bodies and minds.  Not everyone has to be a size 2 to be beautiful.  You can be curvy and lively and healthy all at the same time.  And in my book, you will be better looking than the "skinny" girl. 

Healthy shows on you.  Wear it well.

XOXO ALEISHA

Do You Feel Hungry?

XOXO ALEISHA

Tips N Tricks


When feeling hungry, both children and adults tend to grab something that supplies convenience over nutrition.  So take one hour this week to wash, peel, and cut up some of your favorite fruits and veggies.  Place them in the front of the refrigerator and you are sure to increase you fresh foods intake and decrease the junk food.

XOXO ALEISHA

Monday, October 10, 2011

We LOVE Fall! -Healthy Pumpkin Treat-

Aleisha and I love Fall but one thing that tends to come with Fall is a lot of unhealthy treats and weight gain. It doesn’t have to be that way! One of my good friends, Britt Epperson, just shared this tasty yet oh so healthy treat with me:

 

Organic Pumpkin Puree

Nonfat Greek Yogurt

Drizzle with a little honey, pumpkin pie seasoning and cinnamon and enjoy!

 

You can also add some granola or a banana! This would be a good breakfast or an after dinner treat.

 

Pumpkins are extremely high in antioxidants, Vitamin A, C and E so find more recipes that include pumpkin for a healthier Fall/ Winter.

 

Enjoy!

Monica

 

 



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Monday, October 3, 2011

Mmmm..... What's Really in McDonald's Chicken Nuggets?

Anti-foaming agent found in Chicken McNuggets







(NaturalNews) Ever wonder what's really found in Chicken McNuggets?
Some of the ingredients, it turns out, seem to belong more to an industrial factory
of some kind, not a food retailer. According to the McDonald's Corporation,
its famous Chicken McNuggets are made with ingredients including
autolyzed yeast extract (which contain free glutamate, similar to MSG),
sodium phosphates and sodium aluminum phosphate.
But that's not the freaky part. According to McDonald's own website,
Chicken McNuggets are also made with "hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ
and citric acid added to preserve freshness" and "Dimethylpolysiloxane
added as an antifoaming agent." (http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutr...)

At least two of these ingredients are artificially synthesized industrial chemicals.
TBHQ, a petroleum derivative, is used as a stabilizer in perfumes, resins,
varnishes and oil field chemicals. Laboratory studies have linked it to stomach tumors.
"At higher doses, it has some negative health effects on lab animals,
such as producing precursors to stomach tumors and damage to DNA.
A number of studies have shown that prolonged exposure to high doses of
TBHQ may be carcinogenic, especially for stomach tumors." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBHQ)

Dimethylpolysiloxane, a type of silicone, is used in caulks and sealants, as a filler
for breast implants, and as key ingredient in Silly Putty. Says Wikipedia:

"PDMS is also used as a component in silicone grease and other silicone based lubricants,
as well as in defoaming agents, mold release agents, damping fluids, heat transfer fluids,
polishes, cosmetics, hair conditioners and other applications. PDMS has also been
used as a filler fluid in breast implants, although this practice has decreased somewhat,
due to safety concerns. PDMS is used variously in the cosmetic and consumer product
industry as well. For example, PDMS can be used in the treatment of head lice..."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimeth...)

Not that the other ingredients are any better. Because cotton is not regulated as a food crop,
cottonseed oil may contain chemical pesticides that are banned in food production.
It is also almost always genetically modified. Hydrogenated oils, of course, typically
contain trans fats, the artificially produced fats that are unusable by the body and that
studies have linked to a number of detrimental health problems. And autolyzed yeast extract
is a chemical taste-enhancing ingredient containing free glutamate that manufacturers use as a
friendlier-looking replacement for MSG.

And what about the chicken in Chicken McNuggets? It's factory-farmed chicken, not free-range chicken.
So it's the kind of chicken that's typically treated with vaccines and hormones while being fed conventional
feed products that are medicated with pharmaceuticals and grown with pesticides
Yum!! Don't forget to ask for extra dipping sauce. We haven't even talked about what you'll find in there...



Love,
Monica