Holiday Eating Out: Don’t Be a Fast Food Giant

Posted by on Jul 1, 2011 in Blog | 1,972 comments

Eating out this holiday weekend, or anytime during the summer, the familiar and cheap can be alluring. Even the giants of fast food don’t have to be huge digressions from your commitment to eating healthily, if you are an educated consumer. Here are some things to keep in mind when perusing the fast food menus: Arby’s Think Twice About: A small Curly fries has 450 calories , 210 from fat! The numbers for the steakhouse onion rings are almost identical. Just two potato cakes will give you 250 calories, 140 from fat (15 g). The...

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Eating out While Traveling: Ethnic Foods

Posted by on Jun 24, 2011 in Blog | 1,054 comments

It’s summertime! Whether on family vacation stateside, or traveling to far off lands, ethnic food can be a real treat. However, it can also pack on the pounds even faster than normal holiday eating. Here are some things to think twice about, and some L.E.A.N.-er options to keep you on your path to healthy eating choices: Cajun Think Twice About: Hush puppies, fried seafood, gumbos, etouffee sauces, blackened fish and dirty rice. L.E.A.N. Options: creoles, jumbalayas, boiled crawfish, boiled shrimp, white rice. Chinese Food Think Twice...

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What are you looking for on your Nutrition Label?

Posted by on Jun 17, 2011 in Blog | 1,951 comments

Nutritional labels are pretty straightforward.* One of the most important aspects of the nutrition label is the serving size. If you just glance at the daily values and number of calories, you might think there were only 250 calories in the macaroni and cheese you were eating. However, for this item, the serving size that is the basis of the numbers and percentages listed, is just 1 cup. Some manufacturers try to fool you into thinking you are eating fewer calories by making serving sizes almost impossibly small. One certain, famous blue box...

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All Fats are NOT Created Equal

Posted by on Apr 22, 2011 in Blog | 83 comments

All Fats are NOT Created Equal

What’s the Deal with Fats? One thing you must be aware of when trying to live L.E.A.N., is the kinds of fats you are eating. Some fats are good, and some are bad.  We do actually need to eat fats to survive. The USDA guidelines recommend adults get 20-35% of their calories from fats.  That sounds like a lot!  The issue is that most Americans consume around 40% from fat, and too often the wrong kinds. Good fats are found in many natural foods, including avocado, olive oil and fish oil.  These are unsaturated fats. Within unsaturated fats...

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