Monday 16 March 2009

Tread Cautiously When Buying Healthy Food

I like to eat really healthily. I am constantly looking on supermarket shelves for healthy snacks. I have recently been trying out different types of cereal box is these seem a really good option for me and my children. They vary in quality tremendously. Some taste really nice but somehow very difficult and odd texture to them. Indeed, we tried some at the weekend and they nearly pulled our teeth out! I have also started looking at the ingredients labels on these bars, as well. I was horrified to discover the one I was eating at the weekend contains no less than 32% sugar! Now that is far from healthy! I will be looking on the back of packets more carefully before making a purchase in future. It just goes to show what you can try to eat healthily and look after your self only to find that you're actually doing more harm than good. My advice is to check carefully when choosing any type of health product and do not just go on the claims made on the front of the package.

Sunday 15 March 2009

Taking Good Exercise

Exercise has an importantand crucial role to play in our well-being. Why realized what always about age 21 that I was doing no exercise whatsoever. My response was to start jogging and going to the gym. They served me well for many years I fell the benefits of it. I had a real problem, though, when our children came along. I had no time at all for doing exercise, I canceled my gym membership, and my exercise regime completely fell apart. What was I to do? I found that the answer was very straightforward, I simply started to walk everywhere. At first, I did not think that this would do me any good whatsoever. But, I soon starts to feel very much healthier for it. I can integrate walking into my everyday life pretty easily, really. It can be as simple as going to the shops on fault rather than using the car or taking the kids to play in the park. I read somewhere, and please do not quote me on this, that walking is healthy for you I was jogging. In any event, I feel that it will help me to keep fit until such time as I can start to exercise properly again in the future.

Friday 13 March 2009

Great Food and Objectives

People have all sorts of different options when it comes to healthy eating. This may be driven by what the objectives aren't being healthy. For instance, for me, one of my main objectives is to have a healthy heart and that means I tend to eat a diet which has very low fat, in general. It also means that I eat plenty of fresh fish, tinned fish with the emphasis on oily fish which are supposed to be good for your heart. And so he goes on from there. It is a very good idea to try and identify what your objectives are as that will help you focus on what you healthy eating needs are made up of. Obviously, there are some general rules about what to healthy eating consists of, such as making sure that you eat three healthy and balanced meals each day, but you can put the emphasis on to certain types of food if you have a particular objective. I am not saying that you should get over the top with any one type of food but just that you can choose full things according to what your needs are. Have a good look around this site and you may well see some articles which give you some ideas. I'll also post some videos on here as and when I find them.

Monday 9 March 2009

Celebrity Cooking

We now have a real culture of celebrity chefs and they appear on our TV screens the whole time. It's absolutely amazes me that nearly every dish that they make consists of frying for. Just about every single time they start to cook very immediately reach for a frying pan, throw in some oil, onions, and lots of other ingredients. They very often use butter and full fat cream in their recipes. The end result may be very delicious but is nearly always high fat and high in cholesterol. Perhaps, one of the main reasons for doing this, is that putting food on the grill does not make for good TV viewing. You can see what's going on and also a lot easier when it's in a frying pan. All is not lost, though. Nearly all of these recipes can be modified and made very much healthier very easily. All you need to do is reduce the fat content. For instance, spray some olive oil on to frying pan on adding it straight from the bottle. Reduce the amount of cream in recipes by using half fat or low-fat versions. Other ideas include using no facts or zero fat yogurt or Greek yogurt instead of cream. Although you would not use these in a frying pan. Buy yourself a good quality healthy eating cookbook and you will find many, many more ideas.

Saturday 7 March 2009

Being Good and Healthy

Being healthy is just simply a case of listening to your body and understanding its needs. However, in my experience, it is not always that easy! I have found that it is all too easy to give in to temptation all day long. What is more, we are constantly bombarded with adverts which remind us of our cravings. I have been very fortunate in reducing my weight and keeping my weight down. I have not used any magic pills nor have I undergone any dramatic therapy and I have not gone on any extreme diet. All I did was to start eating three healthy meals a day and eating a balanced diet. I woke up one day and realized that I did nothing but eat rubbish all day long! I asked myself when did I last ate any fruit? When did I ever eat vegetables? The answer was are absolutely could not remember. No wonder I felt so unwell. I immediately bought myself a bunch of bananas, some apples and I started to eat cereal breakfast. It was no holding me back from there and my health has continued to improve ever since. And that was 15 years ago. I will continue to want lots of information on this blog which I hope you will find very very helpful in your health and well-being.