Which sounds more appealing to you? 1. a ripe, red, fresh tomato OR 2. 27 calories (2 from Fat) and includes 7 mg. sodium, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 4 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein, 25% Vitamin A, 32% Vitamin C, 1% Calcium, 2% Iron My guess is that most of you would
Yesterday I heard Joe give his testimony about going from 320 pounds to 190 pounds in 7 months. Somehow being 320 pounds had not bothered him much until he got the diagnosis of diabetes and his eye sight had begun to significantly fail. He described having a difficult time finding out what he should do
In case you haven’t heard about “intuitive eating” I want to introduce you by directing you to the website www.intuitiveeating.com. Here you will find the 10 principles of intuitive eating outlined in the book “Intuitive Eating” by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD and Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA. These principles have become important components of the
Okay… so maybe you don’t have a special someone to cozy up with this Valentine’s Day or maybe you do. Either way, I think the idea of Valentine’s Day is wonderful. Call me a romantic. But I think anything that increases the amount of love in the air and the guilt free consumption of chocolate
In the town where I live there has been an alarming increase in the number of police cars stationed throughout the town at all times of the day waiting to catch the next person speeding down the road. That person would generally be me. Just ask my friends who give warning notices to people considering
More and more research is beginning to show the link between stress and eating behavior. Stress can either produce undereating or overeating depending on the severity of the stressor. However, there is a consistent pattern of evidence that people will eat food that is higher in sugar and fat when stressed. While this type of
In Brian Wansink’s book, Mindless Eating, his lab reports that the average person makes well over 200 decisions about food every day. Unfortunately, we are often not aware when we are making these choices and these mindless choices have consequences. According to Wansink, if we were more aware of why we ate the way we
All of the BASICS of Mindful Eating are located on the purple upper left hand area of the blog. Today I want to talk about the first BASIC—the “Belly Check” B – Belly Check before you eat to assess hunger and satiety. Are there sensations of physical hunger? How hungry are you? What are you
We hope to share with you various aspects of the Eat for Life Program developed at the University of Missouri in addition to other related information and research that would support you in having the optimal relationship with your food, body, mind, and life. Join us here as we offer tips, articles, research, reflections, and
