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Tips for Healthy Eating & Living - Blog Posts
Thursday - 15th April 2010
10+ Tips To Easily Downsize Your DietHave you ever wondered how big a healthy sized meal is? I mean, how much food is enough and how much is too much? It's a question many of us ponder. Have I got too much meat on my plate? Or not enough? Frankly, it's darn near impossible to estimate visually how much to eat in order to meet our energy and nutrient needs. But learn how to downsize your diet now with these practical tips...
Wednesday - 17th February 2010
Is An All Or Nothing Attitude Ruining Your Diet?I blew my diet in the morning, so I gave up," words I've heard uttered by many of my clients. It's all or nothing in dietary terms for some of us, either we're perfect all day or we give up on healthy eating. But, does making one dietary mistake really ruin your entire diet? This is actually a mistaken belief that drags us down and sabotages our healthy eating goals. Read on and learn how to challenge this mistaken belief...
Wednesday - 27th January 2010
How To Beat Your Food TemptationsWhat's your dietary downfall? All of us have certain high risk situations or foods that put our healthy eating goals in jeopardy. Mine is potato chips, I'm almost powerless when faced with potato chips and invariably eat far too many. If you know what yours is then it's time to learn how to beat your food temptation with a little bit of preventative control. If you don't know what your dietary problems are, then it's time to work that out now. Either way, read on and learn more now...
Wednesday - 20th January 2010
Start Improving Your Diet TodayYou can't fix what you don't know about. That's why its important to use a food diary to track what you're eating and why you're eating it, so you can find any dietary problems. Once you've got your food diary underway and you've found some problems it's time to start fixing them! In this blog I run through a dietary problem solving session and provide a step-by-step example to show you how you can do the same to your own diet. Read on and get started now...
Thursday - 14th January 2010
Your Free Food Diary - Track And Improve Your DietDownload Thinking Nutrition's FREE food diary right now to track what you eat and identify dietary problems. Thinking Nutrition's Food Diary allows you to develop an increased awareness of your eating patterns by encouraging you to record what you eat, along with your mood, the environment, people present and much more. Use this free food diary to identify dietary problems and to develop strategies to fix them...
Wednesday - 16th December 2009
8 Tips To Increase Your WillpowerI dream of waking up Christmas morning to find a beautifully wrapped present under my Christmas tree. Peeling back the elaborate ribbon and paper I open the box with excited anticipation... "Oh!" I exclaim, "It's just what I've always wanted - more willpower!" But dreams aside, the reality is you can increase your willpower starting today with these 8 tips...
Wednesday - 9th December 2009
Shape Up For Summer - Tip 5 - Surviving Christmas PartiesI enjoyed my first Christmas party of the season last night - and it was delicious! Roast chicken, potatoes, kumara, pumpkin and some tasty salads. But, I'm left with a lingering feeling of regret, because I over-indulged at the snack table. And as a nutritionist I feel I should have done better. Clearly now is a great time to refresh my, and your, knowledge about how to tackle those Christmas parties without over-indulging...
Thursday - 26th November 2009
Shape Up For Summer - Tip 4 - Dinner Plates To The RescueThe food plate is a very powerful tool - but before you get all worried and think I've gone stark raving mad, let me explain - numerous clinical trials have shown that your plate size subconsciously influences your food intake, and if you're trying to stop meaningless sessions of overeating then take a good hard look at your cold hard plate - how big is it? Is it an appropriate size for your meal? Use our practical plate suggestions to prevent over-indulging during the Christmas party season...
Wednesday - 18th November 2009
Eat Safe Food This Summer - Food Safety TipsHaving just recovered from a stomach bug, thanks to a dodgy cafe chicken wrap, I'm reminded how very important food safety is. Each year about 200,000 New Zealanders contract a foodborne illness. In Australia a whopping 5.4 million cases of food poisoning occur each year. And more importantly, around 50% of food poisoning cases occur in the home! Learn how to prevent foodborne illnesses, read on for practical food safety tips around the home...
Wednesday - 11th November 2009
Shape Up For Summer - Tip 3 - Slow EatingWhat do fast food, drive thru's, microwave meals, instant gravy and delivery pizza have in common? They save us time and effort. But, if you rush to get your food and then rush to eat it you may end up overeating and gaining weight, say researchers. So how do you stop this happening? Read on and learn how 'slow eating' can help you...
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