It’s easy to trace this myth back to its origin. Digesting a meal does raise your metabolism by a little bit, but the only way to sustain this elevated rate is to eat more food.
How often do you hear the claim that whole foods are better than supplements? It’s been repeated so often that the word ‘natural’ has a positive connotation, and ‘synthetic’ or ‘chemical’ has a negative one.
Carbohydrates and fats are often blamed for various health issues. The third macronutrient receives its share of attention in the news, too. Protein has been blamed for bone and kidney damage.
The human body’s preferred energy source is glucose (a sugar). Fructose, another sugar, can also be used for energy until the liver is full of glycogen. Once fructose can no longer be used for energy, it is converted into fatty acids.
Whole grain bread is claimed to be better than white bread because of its high fiber and micronutrient content. Plus, it has a lower glycemic index as well as insulin index, which means it results in lower insulin release after a meal.
Most myths are rooted in a grain of truth. It’s true that people with salt-sensitive hypertension (SSH) should avoid salt because it raises their blood pressure.
The traditional way to lose fat for a long time was a low-fat diet. But just like eating cholesterol doesn’t directly increase your cholesterol levels, eating fat doesn’t make you fat.
The truth doesn’t sell well. Throw in a 24-hour news cycle, difficult-to-understand studies, and media companies scramble for the latest viral hit, and it’s no surprise that misinformation spreads like wildfire. There are some myths that pop up in the media again and again. We’ve investigated the ten biggest myths spread by the media.
The truth doesn’t sell well. Throw in a 24-hour news cycle, difficult-to-understand studies, and media companies scramble for the latest viral hit, and it’s no surprise that misinformation spreads like wildfire. There are some myths that pop up in the media again and again. We’ve investigated the ten biggest myths spread by the media.
The truth doesn’t sell well. Throw in a 24-hour news cycle, difficult-to-understand studies, and media companies scramble for the latest viral hit, and it’s no surprise that misinformation spreads like wildfire. There are some myths that pop up in the media again and again. We’ve investigated the ten biggest myths spread by the media.
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami – these are the 5 elements of taste perception. Obviously, each person has their own unique taste bud blend, but why? And how does a person’s sense of taste form?
Keep reading ➡There’s no quick fix; nurturing your health is a long-term endeavor. That doesn’t stop fad diets and the marketers promoting them from gumming up the airways with advertisements. One such diet that keeps being revived is called
Keep reading ➡All the items in a Healthy Foodie Pantry can be stored at room temperature in sealed airtight containers. In this post you will find some suggested items that will help you build a bullet-proof pantry of dry goods that will greatly support you in always having home made lunches for your busy weeks.
Keep reading ➡Let’s talk about eating slow. More and more when I talk to my clients about eating healthy this topic comes up. It turns out that we tend to consume our food in less and less time. I think this post will have a chance to explain why it does make sense to slow down and eat longer.
“Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.” Or so Arnie would have you believe. Have you ever felt deprived that yes you have your healthy and fit life style but you are banned from certain joys of life your friends frivolously enjoy?
If it was that simple and only said ‘Sugar’ on a food label. But it isn’t. Since there are so many different types of sugar used on food labels I believe it makes sense to at least know some other names meaning simply sugar. So the sugar cubes you see on the photo is just one form we associate with sugar. Check out the rest.
Keep reading ➡If you have a liver then you produce cholesterol. We also tend to eat or even overeat on foods with additional cholesterol in them. This post is about some effective ways of lowering cholesterol by including some of the foods in your everyday diet. Don’t forget about other important elements like exercising regularly. But for now let’s look what foods do have a positive influence on the cholesterol level in your body. Below you will also finds example of meal recipes with the cholesterol fighting ingredients. Let’s get to it!
Keep reading ➡Meal planning is important. Who does not get this? I see poor nutrition choices every day in the office, and when I talk to my office colleagues they all confirm: the value in meal planning is huge. So why do so few people (and I assume not only in my office) actually do meal planning and the prep needed for homemade meals? Well, as always, it is all about finding time in our already loaded schedules.
Today I would like to share with you my favorite quotes and thoughts on food and healthy eating mostly by Michael Pollan and Keith Klein. I picked the ones which resonate with me the most. I try to live by most of them in every day life and many of these are expressed in Work Week Foodie recipes.
At Work Week Foodie we believe that dieting does not work long term. Just avoiding certain foods and forcing upon yourself certain rigid dieting rules will not take you far. In a nutshell, dieting is mostly based on deprivation which is the main cause of the problem with dieting. There are different forms of deprivation like a lack of food, a regimen never allowing for certain foods e.g. candies, eating certain foods over and over again and last but not least eating food that is not truly satisfying. This usually comes from poor cooking skills and lack of creativity. Most people believe that eating healthy is all about consuming repetitively bland and tasteless meals.
