September 2009
13 posts
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Take it Easy
One downside of pushing yourself hard at a workout? A bit of soreness that lingers afterwards. You may be tempted to spend the next day in bed, but some research has found that light exercise actually helps to ease muscle soreness. Many times, I hit the road and go for a long walk and catch up on my favorite Podcast. But rainy, icy or otherwise weather-prohibitive days come around and I still want...
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Mexican Makeover
If you’ve read any article or books by the “Eat This, Not That” team, you’ve seen the damage that a salad can do to your diet—whether it is served in a fried taco salad shell or not. Salads can be a waist-watchers dream, but they can slip into calorie and saturated fat bombs if you’re not careful.
With that in mind, here’s a quick and easy recipe that...
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Relaunch
Hi all! As you may have noticed, Healthful Bites has spiffed up a bit! (Ooh, did I just say that? I am so my mother’s daughter).
Anyways, I decided to switch backgrounds to make navigation around the site a bit simpler. Here are a few details that may be helpful for you my lovely readers:
To comment (please do!), click on the date next to the post and share your brilliance in the Disqus...
Label Me a Label Watcher
Whoa. While daydreaming on the walk to class I just realized that I posted two consecutive “good for you news” posts about new labeling systems. To prove to you that labeling is not the only thing I’m reading about in interesting health-related news, here are a few other articles worth checking out…
According to new research, aerobic exercise may be able to help you learn....
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This Photo May Be Harmful to Your Health
French politicians are taking on media images and hoping to mandate “warning labels” similar to those of cigarette packages, the UK’s Telegraph reports.
This is a particularly interesting idea to me since I am embarking on a large research project about the power of media images of the body and current trends in image manipulation. Personally, I LOVED to see this more...
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Thigh It!
Want to tighten and tone your hips and thighs? Who doesn’t?!? All you need to try this fun move is a light to medium resistance band.
Tie the band around your ankles with the knot near one end of the band (picture 1) so you can pull up and grab the other end while standing. Keep the circled band around your ankles/lower calves (picture 2) while you take four wide side steps (picture 3) one...
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STL Eats
In the town that invented toasted ravioli, churns out gallon after gallon of Ted Drewes rich frozen custard and racks up countless bottles of Anheuser-Busch beers, is it possible to grab a “healthful bite?”
Well if the options are available, you know I would find them! While visiting my sister right before school started back up, we saw the Mary Poppins musical at Fox Theatre, walked...
Drama on the Froot Loops Front
Activists are “circulating” an online petition about Froot Loops being classified as a Smart Choice (see previous post) when they are made up of 41 percent sugar. Check out the controversy at change.org.
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A Smart Choice?
A new labeling system is stirring up controversy among food science and obesity researchers and it’s hitting your grocery store shelves now. The New York Times introduced the program and the debate earlier this month. Click here to read “For Your Health, Froot Loops.”
So why do we need another labeling system about nutritional content of food when we already have the facts on...
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Try it!
Want to try a move from The Biggest Loser Workout 2 before deciding to invest in the DVD? Try it!
Pick up 5-8 lb. weights (depending on your current strength level) and hold one weight in each hand. Bend arms to 90*, elbows at waist level and hands directly out in front of elbows. Lift forearms out (away from body) to shoulder height while keeping wrist stable and arms at 90* angle. Rotate...
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The Biggest Loser Workout
In honor of The Biggest Loser’s season 8 premiere, I decided to review one of the brand’s workout DVDs. I’ve been a fan since the series first came on the air—something about the transformations, emotionally and physically, draws me in and keeps me coming back. While I am occasionally frustrated by the unreasonable standard (32 lbs. in one week?) that the show sometimes...
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My Workout Tunes iMix! →
As promised to all my Twitter followers out there, here is a present just for you (and all of my lovely blog readers out there)! Follow the link to see all of my recommended workout songs, as of 9.9.09, compiled in one place for easy downloading. Find any new jams to download? Have any suggestions for your favorites that aren’t yet on my list?
Announcing...
A new baby is born! Allow me to introduce Healthful Bites. She arrived on September 2 at 5:23 p.m. weighing in at a healthy 20 clicks and 4 saves.
My plans for this new blog involve rounding up health-related news and products, new workout trends and nutritious finds to save you time (and potentially money on sub-par products and restaurants). Currently, I’m planning a blogging...