14 Ways to Improve Your Nutrition This Year
As motivated as you are now to turn a new page, you won’t really turn your eating habits overnight. Eating healthy is both a skill and a habit that takes time to develop. For starters, these are 14 of our simple, no-nonsense articles that will put you right on the path to better health.
Why trendy diets don’t work and how to recognize them
Fashion diets come in many different forms. Some of them are downright weird and some are less crazy than others, but almost all of them have a few key characteristics. This video shows you how to spot snake oil in healthcare from a mile away.
Exercise versus diet: what’s more important for losing weight?
Being healthy is easy, right? “Eat less, move more.” Easy to say, practicality is one of the most important things when it comes to health and fitness. Recommendations like these are general statements that don’t touch on practicality, so when it comes down to it, which is more important? Diet or exercise?
10 easy ways to eat healthier without thinking
Your environment has an incredible ability to shape your behavior. If you create an environment that promotes healthy habits, you will find yourself improving your diet without even thinking about it.
How to quit junk food pantry and restart your diet
Whether your goal for the holidays or New Year is to make you healthier, these cabinets full of sugary snacks and salty, over-processed junk food will be your first major stumbling block. It’s time to ditch your junk food in the dramatic flames of glory so that you stay true to your beliefs. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you clean up your pantry once and for all, replace this junk food with a healthier alternative that will still quench your cravings, and quickly begin your journey to a healthier diet that you’ll actually stick to.
Weight gain guide for a thin person
If you are a “skinny” person trying to put on weight, you probably feel like a second class citizen when you research on the Internet. Much of the information on fitness focuses on fat burning. Let’s talk about the basics of healthy weight gain.
How to lose weight without counting calories
Fat burning depends on one thing: there are fewer calories than you burn. But nobody wants to sit and count calories all day. Most people can learn to track them successfully , but some may require a very different strategy. If tracking has given you headaches in the past, consider giving it a try.
How much protein do you really need in your diet?
Getting enough protein is important whether you want healthy skin and nails to lose weight or get bulging biceps. But “enough” can be the difference between eating a few extra eggs and washing down a steak with a protein shake. Here’s how to find out.
Are Meal Replacement Cocktails Really Good?
Dear Lifehacker,
I have a colleague who swears at Shakeology meal replacements. I was shocked to see that a thirty-serving container cost $ 130! Is there any reason to believe that these shakes are really helping her? Better yet, are there any other options I could convince her to use instead? I’m afraid she drinks Kool-Aid from a very expensive fad.
How to Count Macronutrients Instead of Calories for Better Diet Success
If you’ve ever read a fitness blog, forum, or even Instagram, you’ve probably heard the term ” macros” . Short for macronutrients, it refers to carbohydrates, fats and proteins – the three main components of any diet. If you determine their proportions, it will make the diet much more effective when simple calorie restriction will not help.
Change Your Meal: The Complete Food Tracking Guide
For lunch on Tuesday last week, I had a vegetable roast mixed with ground beef curry and a side dish of rice (all stuffed with sriracha, of course). I could remember this meal a week ago because I track my meal every day. Not only does it help me achieve my goals, but I now have notes to review when things change from “under control” to “oh shit.”
How to shop, cook and eat healthy foods for one
Individuals working alone face unique nutritional challenges beyond a lack of culinary skills. Cooking and eating alone isn’t all that fun, and there are very few food items in packs. The trick is to get the urge to cook once a week so you can enjoy healthy meals for the next few days.
When it makes sense to add extra fat to food
Now that fat has overcome its bad reputation , it is becoming fashionable to add it to food and drinks for health reasons — whether it’s adding oil to coffee for dubious benefits or replacing the Lite salad dressing with some greasy bacon. But when does adding fat make sense and when is it a bad idea?
Why understanding portion sizes is important for weight loss
If you want to lose weight, you need to know better how many calories you are eating. With some foods, like peanut butter or ice cream, this is really tricky to do. That’s why it’s important to be a little more precise than “A looks like one serving” if you want to lose weight.
The Five Best Tools for Tracking Food and Nutrition
Keeping track of what you eat helps you eat healthier and healthier food decisions , and this is very important. However, when you make a commitment to keeping an eye on your diet, you need a tool to help you, not get in the way. The best tools make it easy to add what you eat, can fill in gaps with calorie and nutritional information, and can even help you reach your goals. This week we take a look at the top five food and nutrition trackers based on your nominations.
Remember, you can know all the “right things”, but nothing will change unless you actually take even the simplest little steps today and take them all the time, day in, day out, to see results in the long term. …