posts tagged "health"
Despite what the diet books say, there are lots of ways to eat healthily. You can eat well while being an omnivore, vegetarian or vegan. You can eat well while having a gluten-full diet; enjoying a glass of wine; eating plenty of carbs; having a regular piece of chocolate; including some sugar: shunning superfoods; avoiding carrots. All are possible.
Instead of being only one healthy eating path, there are many. Which means, for each of us, the best way to a healthy diet is finding out what suits you. What combination of foods, way of eating and strategies are best for you.
No matter what anyone else recommends and no matter how good the food, if an eating or lifestyle change doesn’t suit you it won’t work. For you. Which is okay, because, as I said, there are lots of ways to be healthy.
For a health change to stick, I mean really stick, it has to be right for you. It has to suit your tastes, budget, lifestyle, ethics, medical history, temperament. So rather than continually reading and listening to friends’ advice, why not start working out your way of eating healthily.
Kathryn Elliott, full article here (via fruitbatfit)
Can we get a “HOO-RAH!” for some real talk up in here?
(via abitofsilliness)(via gettingahealthybody)
My nightly “dessert” tastes exactly like Reese’s peanut butter cups!
Sooo good and keeps my sweet tooth in check without all the sugar and junk. The recipe is on my website! It’s super simple and easy to make! Enjoy =)
Avocado-Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate
- 1 Tbsp virgin coconut oil
- 2 avocados
- 2 Tbsp cocoa
- 1/4 cup agave syrup, maple syrup, or honey (or any combination thereof)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (or other nut butter)
Directions
1. In a double-boiler, melt the chocolate with the coconut oil. Stir until smooth. Remove from the heat.
2. In a separate bowl, mash the avocado roughly with a fork or pastry cutter, then whisk to get the lumps out (use a food processor or powerful blender, if you’d like, but I preferred to save on dishes!).
3. Combine the melted chocolate with the smooth avocado.
4. Add the remaining ingredients except for the peanut butter. Use a spatula to force the mousse through a fine mesh strainer to get any last lumps out.
5. Stir in the peanut butter.
People who get fit and stay fit don’t wait around for motivation. They just get it done.
(via gettingahealthybody)
Get Started
How to Start a Healthier Lifestyle
Meet Me (Molly), Author of This List!Eating and Recipes
RECIPE DIRECTORIES TO CHECK OUT
Peas and Thank You Vegan
Budget Bytes Lots of Great, Inexpensive Recipes!
Oh She Glows Vegan
Happy Herbivore Lots of Gluten-Free
Chocolate Covered Katie Desserts, VeganOATMEAL MANIA SWEEPS THE NATION
Sunshine Oatmeal Recipe
Oatmeal Porn from The Pea Pod
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie-In-A-Bowl
An Overwhelming Amount of Oatmeal RecipesOTHER STUFF
Before and After Workout Snack Ideas
More After-Workout Snack Ideas, Chart Style
88 Snacks Under 100 Calories
Foods that Cause Bloating
Super Sly Ways to Slim Down Your Portions
Eat Breakfast, Here’s Why
Making Conscious Health Choices: Who Decides?
Not eating enough…but not hungry either?
How To Make Sure You’re Getting Enough Protein
How to Make Healthy Choices in a College Dining Hall
How to Survive College on a Meal Plan
What a Healthy Plate Looks Like
15 Foods that Boost Your MetabolismExercise & Weight Loss
EXERCISE
6 Ways to Kick-Start Your Metabolism
25 Free Ab Workouts
How to Burn Fat Fastest
How to Start Running [Couch to 5k]
How to Tone [Insert Body Area]
Building Lean Muscle vs. Bulky Muscle
But I Don’t Want to Get Bulky!WEIGHT LOSS
How to Determine Your Ideal Weight
How to Overcome A Plateau
Why You Aren’t Losing Weight
Body Type/Frame Size Calculator
Calorie Calculator
Ideal Weight Calculator
How Much Weight You Can Lose By Prom/Summer/Your Wedding/This Thursday/TonightYoga
Yoga: The Basics and How to Get Started
77 Reasons To Do YogaFREE YOGA WORKOUTS
YouTube Yoga for Beginners
My [Personal] Favorite YouTube Yoga Routine
Recommended Youtube Yoga-Chick: Tara Stiles
Recommended Youtube Yoga-Chick: Sadi NardiniRECOMMENDED YOGA DVDS
Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown
Yoga for Inflexible People
NOTE: You may be able to rent or borrow fitness DVDs from your library or video rental store free of charge. Hiding them in your coat and sneaking them out is also free of charge, but you didn’t hear that from me.YOGA PODCASTS
Yoga Journal
YJ’s Free Yoga PodcastsEating Disorders
INFO TO KNOW
The Minnesota Starvation Study
Why Starving Seems to Work
Why “You Should Eat” Doesn’t Help
How Bulimia Affects Your Body
Getting Over Forbidden Foods
What to do After a Binge
What is Intuitive Eating?
How to Help a Friend With an Eating Disorder
Why 78% of Young Women are Unhappy with Their BodiesGET HELP
Fighting Thinspo
The Butterfly Foundation
National Eating Disorders Association
Beat Eating Disorders
Operation BeautifulEating Disorder Helpline:
US: 800.931.2237
UK: 0845.634.7650
AU: 1.800.ED.HOPE
NZ: 09.5222.679Happy Reading!
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Ingredients:
- 1 cup Almond milk or skim milk
- 1 1/2 cups Fat free Greek Yogurt, (plain or vanilla)
- 1 cup strawberries, chopped
- 4 pkts stevia (or 1 tbs sweetener of choice, or to taste)
- Optional Topping: fat free whip cream
Combine all of the ingredients (except for 1/2 of the strawberries) in a blender, and blend until smooth.
Pour mixture into ice cream maker. Let the ice cream churn for about 20-25minutes, or until it becomes a firm ‘frozen yogurt’ texture. Add the rest of the chopped strawberries in the last few minutes of churning. Scoop ice cream into individual dishes, and add toppings, if desired.
Serve immediately and enjoy! Note: You can also scoop ice cream into a Tupperware, and freeze for up to one hour, for a more firm ‘ice cream’ texture. However, don’t let ice cream freeze for longer than one hour, or it will become an ice block! If it does become harder than you would like, you can always put the Tupperware in the microwave for about 30 seconds to defrost to desired texture!
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