The Holiday season is full of love and joy with family and friends.
February 9, 2007 (Press Release) --
The Holiday season is full of love and joy with family and friends. Of course, it also seems to be an endless cycle of eating and drinking at dinner parties, office get-togethers, and family reunions. Now that this little era is done with, we ladies are left with not only gifts galore and precious memories, but just a little bit of weight gain: the Holiday Pounds.
We’ve heard them all and probably tried them all: Atkins with their low carbs and high protein diet; the South Beach Diet and the Beverly Hills Diet, yeah like we could really look like them; Jenny Craig has counseling and monitored food intake; and the Raw Foods Diet? I can’t even fathom how many fad diets are out there and the claims those diet pills promise. So when looking at it all, it really comes down to what you eat and how much exercise you are willing to do.
A balanced healthy diet is a start. A healthy diet will help increase your energy level and metabolism, as well as keep your weight down. We don’t mean depriving yourself of food nor counting calories, honestly do we really stick to that plan? However there are certain basics to know about the kinds of food you can have. When looking at the nutrition labels, know which fats are for you and those that you must shun off.
Bad Fat
Saturated and Trans fat are lipids to avoid. Saturated fats are very unhealthy because it stimulates the production of LDL cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) and therefore increases blood cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease.
Trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil in a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor stability of foods containing these fats. Try to avoid commercially packaged foods and vegetable shortenings, some margarine, crackers, cookies, snack foods, and other foods made with or fried in partially hydrogenated oils.
Good Fat
We’ve heard them all and probably tried them all: Atkins with their low carbs and high protein diet; the South Beach Diet and the Beverly Hills Diet, yeah like we could really look like them; Jenny Craig has counseling and monitored food intake; and the Raw Foods Diet? I can’t even fathom how many fad diets are out there and the claims those diet pills promise. So when looking at it all, it really comes down to what you eat and how much exercise you are willing to do.
A balanced healthy diet is a start. A healthy diet will help increase your energy level and metabolism, as well as keep your weight down. We don’t mean depriving yourself of food nor counting calories, honestly do we really stick to that plan? However there are certain basics to know about the kinds of food you can have. When looking at the nutrition labels, know which fats are for you and those that you must shun off.
Bad Fat
Saturated and Trans fat are lipids to avoid. Saturated fats are very unhealthy because it stimulates the production of LDL cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) and therefore increases blood cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease.
Trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil in a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor stability of foods containing these fats. Try to avoid commercially packaged foods and vegetable shortenings, some margarine, crackers, cookies, snack foods, and other foods made with or fried in partially hydrogenated oils.
Good Fat
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