Research indicates that not all calories are created equal. It take more energy to metabolize calories from protein vs carbohydrate. Also, the addition of fiber appears to block the absorption of some calories. Actually if you snacked on nuts or high fiber crackers that contain more fat you may actually lose slightly more weight than using the pretzels. Pretty small difference though. The extra fat and protein in peanut butter and crackers will also do a better job of satisfying your hunger compared to pretzels.
-medicalnewstoday
findarticles.com
Nutrition, Weight Loss News
calories, fat, protein
Beans-…….. $.52 for 1/2 cup
Banana-…… $.40
Egg- ………..$.23
Potato-……. $.31
Yogurt………$.49 for 8 oz
Ground beef..$1.02 for 3 oz. 93% fat free
source: eatingwell
I would add oatmeal, peanuts, apples (in season), carrots, celery, whole grain rice and pasta, and popcorn.
Twenty Healthiest Foods Under $1
Healthy Foods on the Cheap
Nutrition
cheap food, eating on a budget
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Drinks or food with caffeine can pick things up a bit. So can the thermal effect of digesting protein, but overall impact is not going to be that significant, at least in the short term. Exercise does a far better job stimulating metabolism and burning calories.
saavyburningfood.com
Nutrition, Research, Weight Loss Science
food, metabolism, thermal effect of food
This 61 year old guy, Richard Waddell, seems to have discovered his passion for fitness, and it works! questforendorphins.com
Exercise, Success Stories
fitness, jump rope, quest for endorphins, workout
Comedian (and former health writer) Tom Naughton replies to the blame-McDonald’s crowd by losing weight on a fat-laden fast-food diet while demonstrating that nearly everything we’ve been told about obesity and healthy eating is wrong.
Order Fat Head from Amazon. I can’t wait to get my copy. See the movie trailer here.
Health Risks, Nutrition, Research
cholesterol, fat head, McDonalds
…women who ate the most fresh mushrooms — 10 grams or more per day — were about two thirds less likely to develop breast cancer than non-consumers of mushrooms. Meanwhile, women who ate 4 grams or more of dried mushrooms per day had half the cancer risk of non-consumers.
Finally, mushroom eaters who also drank green tea everyday had only 11 to 18 percent of the breast cancer risk of women who consumed neither Reuters
In another study, Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy as children had a 58 percent reduced risk of developing breast cancer -Reuters
Health Risks
breast cancer, childhood soy, mushrooms
Over 10 years, eating the equivalent of a quarter-pound hamburger daily gave men in the study a 22 percent higher risk of dying of cancer and a 27 percent higher risk of dying of heart disease. That’s compared to those who ate the least red meat, just 5 ounces per week
Women who ate large amounts of red meat had a 20 percent higher risk of dying of cancer and a 50 percent higher risk of dying of heart disease than women who ate less. -yahoo
MY COMMENT: This confirms what we already know- a diet high in red meat increases health risks. Eat more fish!
Health Risks, Nutrition
life expectancy, red meat
diet-blog.com offers a nifty Calorie Intake Calculator to give you an approximation of how many calories you need depending upon your weight, height, age, sex, and activity level.
Weight Loss Tips
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