Diet – Page 5 – Living Our Best Lives

What’s The Deal With Eggs?

To eat eggs or not to eat eggs, that is the question. Or is it? Instead of grouping all eggs into one basket, should we focus on what type of eggs we eat? Now THAT is the question. I’m not here to advocate for or against eggs. What I am advocating for is the qualityContinue reading “What’s The Deal With Eggs?”

Ingredients in Packaged Food to Avoid

Eat real food, vegetables, clean eating, avoid processed and packaged foods

Modified-this, hydrogenated-that. There are a number of potentially harmful chemicals and ingredients that manufacturers put in our food products (an estimated 2,000 to be exact). We touch on some of the most common here, but remember, if it’s on the label and it’s not a food product, put it back and choose something else.

Ditch the Scale

I use to weight myself everyday. If my weight was down I had a great day, if it was up I had a terrible day. Then the more I started focusing on health as opposed to weight loss, I came to realize how toxic this relationship was and finally stopped. We are not a numberContinue reading “Ditch the Scale”

What is Processed Food?

Processing food simply means to alter it in some way, whether that be by cooking, baking, frying, canning, freezing, grinding…you get the picture. Not all processing is harmful. When we can or freeze, for example, we can extend the life of food while still maintaining the nutrients and freshness.