Egg substitutes

Aug 7, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

There are two types of egg whites’ substitutes – liquid and powered. Liquid egg whites are regular eggs minus the yolk. Take 2 Tbs. of liquid egg whites if a recipe calls for one egg white.

Powdered egg whites can be fat-free. To use, mix with water or both until needed thickness is achieved.

Cooking with egg substitutes are similar to cooking with regular egg whites – add tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers, cheese, spices, broth or cream – and cook omelet or use for baking.

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The Health And Weight Loss Benefits of Magnesium

Jul 28, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

Magnesium is an important agent in so many physiological processes that its uses as a supplement range from depression to bone, muscle, and joint strengthening to blood vessels protection. The bone, muscle, and joint part seems to be the reason for your prescription.

Recent research in France showed the role of magnesium in the regulation of thyroid hormones, insulin, estrogen, testosterone, brain chemicals such as dopamine, catecholamines, serotonin, GABA, and body’s electrolytes.

Magnesium also controls the turnover of potassium and calcium in the body so deficit of magnesium causes calcium to be lost with the urine and deposited in the kidneys, arteries, joints, brain, where it is not welcomed.

Magnesium protects the cell from poisonous metals like aluminum, mercury, lead, cadmium, beryllium and nickel, which can contribute to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases multiple sclerosis, and learning retardation.

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Icy Cold Water And Weight Loss

Jul 27, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

Swimming, especially in cold water, will definitely speed up the fat loss and so will drinking icy cold water. The question, however, is: how much fat you can burn using these techniques.

When you drink a 16-ounce glass of ice water, your body works to warm this amount of water from zero to 37 degrees C and in doing so, it "recruit" 17.5 Calories from your fat stores. How many fat grams will be burnt? Let’s calculate. To get rid of 456 grams of fat (1 pound,) your body should burn 3,500 Cal.

To lose these grams by the icy cold water technique, you should drink 200 16-ounce glasses of water — and, of course, keep the rest of your diet under control

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Yeast, Soy, and Milk-free Diet

Jul 26, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

The type of diet that excludes several foods require simply avoiding them. To exclude yeast, choose flat breads, Swedish Wasa crisp bread, or soda breads.

It doesn’t seem to be a problem to avoid soy (soja, soya) products. To exclude milk, choose fermented diary (yogurt and the like) or vegetable-based "milks" like rice or almond milk.

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Diet on Vacation

Jul 26, 2009 Author: Mary | Filed under: About

Summer Travel Tips: Stay on Your Diet During Vacation

By Jennifer R. Scott, About.com

Updated: June 22, 2009

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You’ve packed your bags and set the itinerary … you’ve put the pooch in the kennel and cancelled newspaper delivery … but there’s one more thing you need to do before you hit the road: Figure out how you will stay on your diet during vacation!

Just like you wouldn’t leave home without doing those other things, if you are trying to lose weight, you will need to make some plans and set some guidelines so you don’t come back from a relaxing vacation with extra weight as your souvenir.

Check out these easy ways to stay on your diet during vacation:

Ease Up on Imbibing

It’s easy to give in to a few “adult beverages” on summer vacation, even if you don’t normally drink them. When it’s hot, they’ll cool you down and when you’re not quite in “vacation mode,” they’ll help you relax. But enjoying a few drinks can add up your caloric intake quite quickly. Case in point: A strawberry daiquiri contains around 250 calories. Down two, and you’ve taken in as many calories as an average meal!

Solution: Alternate drinks with plain water to cut back on calories (and to stay hydrated). Add cucumber or lemon slices if the water gets boring. Iced herbal teas, diet lemonade, and low-cal fruit-flavored waters are also refreshing, diet-friendly options.

More: Alcoholic Drinks Quick Guide

Do Restaurant Reconnaissance

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Negative Calories vs. Negative Calorie Balance

Jul 25, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

The popular Negative Calorie Diet is in fact a low-fat, low-energy-density diet, which becomes evident when you look at the food list. However, you should keep it in your mind that the words negative calorie refer to calorie balance because there’s no such thing as negative calories — all and any calories are positive. So what’s the matter with those foods?

The term "Catabolic food" better describing the idea behind the diet was first used by Dr. Victor Lindlahr who practiced in Chicago and broadcasted his nutrition program. The term refereed to foods that had, what he called, "reverse calories" (now known as negative calories.) Dr. Lindlahr asked listeners of his radio broadcast to test his new diet and report back to him the results. Almost 26,000 listeners did report back with an average one pound of body weight lost per day for ten days.

Here are some of the foods on Dr. Lindlahr’s list:

Artichokes
Celery
Parsley leaves
Sweet Potato
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Overcoming Dieting Slumps

Jul 25, 2009 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD

Dieting can be a drag but it doesn’t have to with these energy-boosting tips.

By
Jean Lawrence
WebMD Feature

Reviewed by
Gary D. Vogin, MD

Whether shopping or thinking about food; approaching the table with a plan or with trepidation;or talking about what you want to eat or will try not to eat, dieting can be sort of exhausting, just from the sheer concentration of it all. Yet — ironically — food is your best tool to gain and maintain energy, resolve, and clear thinking. You just have to do it right.

“I don’t call it dieting,” Miriam Nelson, PhD, director of the John Hancock Center on Physical Activity and Nutrition of the Friedman School at Tufts University in Boston, tells WebMD. “I call it a pattern of eating. You are trying to strive for the energy coming in being a little less than the energy going out. You balance the calories you take in with the activity it takes to burn them.”

Choose Energy-Boosting Foods

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Low Potassium Diet Foods And Recipes

Jul 24, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

An example of low potassium recipe that can be prepared in 15 minutes and that contains just 178 mg of potassiul while being also low in sodium, is this turkey meatball recipe:

1/2 lb ground white meat turkey

1/2 lb lean ground pork

1/4 cup quick cooking oats, uncooked

1/4 cup egg substitute

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1/2 cup red currant jelly

1/2 tsp Dijon mustard

1/2 cup BBQ Sauce

2 Tbsp. seasoning

Combine turkey, pork, oats, egg, and Tomato Basil Garlic and Extra Spicy until well mixed. Shape into 20 meatballs. Heat oil in a large nonstick frying pan. Cook meatballs over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until well browned on all sides and no longer pink in the center. Combine BBQ sauce, jelly and mustard in a small saucepan. Heat until jelly melts. Serve sauce seperately with meatballs.

Here’s a sample list of low potassium foods that can be used to prepare your favorit dishes. If a there’s a measure for a food, it means that only small amounts …
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The Fat:Protein:Carb Ratios Of Different Diets

Jul 23, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

Different diets set different ratios for the so called macronutrients — carbs, proteins, and fats. The Zone diet centers on the ratio 40% from carbs, 30% from proteins, and 30% from fats, which should be observed during every meal. The USDA food guide advises that up to 70% of daily calories should come from carbohydrates. The ketogenic diet (favored by the bodybuilders) ratio can be calculated using Wilder’s formula: (fat x 90% + protein x 46%) : (fat x 10% + protein x 54% + carbohydrate x 100%) and is ranging from 2.2:1 to as high as 7.3:1.

The Banta diet suggests that the ratio of carb+protein grams combined to fat grams should exceed 2 in the beginning of the diet and can be maintained at the 1.5 level for as long as you keep losing weight.

From the above information can be seen that whether or not fruits are good depends on diet type. It’s definitely OK with USDA food pyramid and is not OK on the ketogenic diet. It can be OK on the Banta diet if this particular …
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Cholesterol-lowering Bread and Online Program

Jul 22, 2009 Author: Susan | Filed under: LifeTips

The Bimbo bakeries, one of the pioneers to offer 100% Whole Wheat bread, started manufacturing in the US "Oroweat," the first cholesterol-lowering bread ever. The bread variations are:

Oroweat Whole Grain & Oat bread
Oroweat Whole Grain & Flax bread
Oroweat Whole Grain White

They all contains components known to be choesterol-beneficial — Omega-3 fatty acids, fibers, vitamin E, cholesterol-lowering plant sterols, etc. Breads enriched with cholesterol-lowering plant sterols, which have previously been used in dairy products and spreads, could soon be permitted by the European Commission. The Mix & Base bread mixes supplier launched a product that offers a cholesterol lowering bread mix containing oat bran and beta-glucans, reports bakery-net.com.

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