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Sugar and spice and all things nice. This section covers health benefits about herbs and spices, weird ingredients, health benefits of certain products and more.

My day in food – What I eat daily

I often get asked what I eat daily, so today I wanted to share my daily food intake with you. This is a real live and current post as this is what I have eaten and what I will eat today. Before looking at my food intake for the day, it is important to note [...]

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7 Tips For Choosing Healthy Bread

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Although some people are advocates of the low carbohydrate diet, the truth remains that carbohydrates are still an incredibly important part of any balanced diet. But as you probably already know, the key is choosing the right types of carbs. Instead of stuffing your face with simple carbohydrates (cookies, ice cream, cake, etc.), you want [...]

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6 Week Challenge to Healthy Eating

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Your 6 Week Challenge to Healthy Eating starts today! For the next 6 weeks, I will be helping you change you lifestyle and encourage you to eat healthier. This is how it is going to work Every week (Sunday) I will be posting a short video with a healthy eating challenge for the week. In order [...]

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How To Keep Your Diet Through The Holiday Party Season

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I know it has been ages since I have written a post and I am truly sorry! To make it up to you my online friend Shawn has offered to give SEVEN tips on how to avoid over doing it at Christmas parties and how to stick to your diet during the holiday season. Experiencing [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving – Healthy Eating

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Just wanted to give a shout out to everyone who is celebrating thanksgiving today. Enjoy the day with family and friends. Enjoy healthy food choices! I made some artsy apple art to celebrate

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My day in food – food diary

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It has been a while since I shared what my eating looks like. Today I actually took note of exactly what I ate, so I decided to share my food diary with everyone. Unfortunately I did not photograph every meal, only some meals, but I think this post will give you the general idea of [...]

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What exactly is Whey Protein Powder?

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Intro from Carla: You may have noticed that some of my recipes include whey protein powder. I use it as part of my daily diet. Protein powder is not a weight loss supplement but rather a way of giving your body the amount of protein it requires when you can not get natural protein from [...]

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Why Do I Need Fiber?

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Intro from Carla: Did you know that fiber has zero calories? Fiber is a very important part of our daily diet, so here is a post all about fiber and what you should be eating to get more of it into your body You have probably heard a lot about fiber (or for Brits, fibre) [...]

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Importance of Nuts in your Diet

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Introduction from Carla: I was really happy when Mary sent me this guest post. Nuts make up a big part of my diet as well. They are full of healthy fats and a great source of protein. Here are some great reasons why you should include nuts in your diet. Weight loss has indeed been [...]

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Snack: Light yogurt or Apple & Almonds

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Last week my friend and I were discussing our daily food input and our snacks My friend told me that she has a yogurt as one of her snacks. She stressed that it was a ‘low fat’ yogurt and that it didn’t have many calories. I think she was a bit shocked when I told [...]