A third of women eat snacks when no one is watching, a British study has claimed.

According to researchers, embarrassment about the types of food they are eating, as well as the amount they consume, may be the reason for their secret habits.

“The odd snack here and there isn’t a bad thing,” the Daily Express quoted Cathy Kapica, adjunct Professor of Nutrition at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and an adviser to the study, as saying.

“In fact snacks can be an important part of a healthy eating style. [Read more...]

Now we are not saying that these types of foods should never pass your lips again, it’s just a heads up on the fact that they shouldn’t feature too heavily in your diet if you want to maintain healthy nutrition and maybe lose a few pounds.

Pork scratchings

(pork rind or crackle)

Heavy and hard, we are talking fatty pig skin deep fried and then doused in salt. Also, if you are lucky you might even get one sporting a few hairs; pig hair is usually removed by quickly burning the skin before it is cut into pieces and cooked in the hot fat. Plus they are not great for your teeth either; we couldn’t get the stats on how many dental injuries have been inflicted by eating these suckers but we are guessing it’s pretty high. [Read more...]

March is National Nutrition Month, and the focus every year is to stress the importance of making informed food choices and developing both sound eating and physical activity habits. The theme for this year is “Get Your Plate in Shape” and it reinforces the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and reminds consumers about the basics of healthful eating.

As we close out this month and move forward we want to focus on a lifetime of healthier eating and physical activity habits — not just for National Nutrition Month. Using MyPlate as a tool for planning meals coupled with healthful preparation of food will move one on the journey of healthful eating.

Remember that MyPlate is divided into four sections plus a blue circle to the upper right of the plate. Half of the plate includes two sections, fruits and vegetables with the vegetables section being a little larger than the fruits section. The other half of the plate includes two additional sections, the grains and protein with the grains section being larger than the protein section. The blue circle represents dairy. [Read more...]