Food And Wine http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine Great Food And Wine Articles And Advice!! Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Two So-Called Healthy Foods That May Be Packing on the Fat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/life-aids/QipW/~3/Ujeg0_KPeQ8/ http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/two-so-called-healthy-foods-that-may-be-packing-on-the-fat/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:53:06 +0000 Anita http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/two-so-called-healthy-foods-that-may-be-packing-on-the-fat/

In this article, I will present 2 fattening foods that may shock you. most folks  incorrectly  think these 2 foods are “healthy”. In all of my days working as a Certified Nutrition Specialist, this typically  surprises people when I recommend  they should consider  removing these foods from their diet.

Everybody these days knows how bad trans fats and high fructose corn syrup are for you, so I figured I’d save you yet another speech on those… rather, read on to see a couple foods that may shock you that they may be packing on the body fat.

The first type of food that is regularly incorrectly believed to be good for you is wheat products… this includes most breads, cereals, bagels, muffins, pasta, crackers, and so forth. And yeah, I am including “whole wheat” in the category of this fattening food.

First of all, a immense percentage of the community has some level of intolerance to the gluten in wheat and some additional grains. Full blown celiacs are the most sensitive to it, but what a number of individuals don’t realize is that the bulk of the population was by no means meant to eat large amounts of wheat. The human digestive system has never adapted to large amounts of wheat in the diet.

The introduction of wheat into the human diet has only been in the last couple thousand years, and it has in no way been in such ample quantities in the human diet until the last 80-100 years. This is a narrow time frame compared to the traditional diet that the human digestive system developed over several hundred thousand years eating a hunter-gatherer diet of meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.

From my experience with a number of clients, when they listen to my advice and remove wheat from their diet for 2-3 weeks to see if they begin to lose body fat and feel great, this almost always makes a great difference. Many times, they not only start losing body fat much more rapidly, but they also finally get rid of headaches and indigestion that has plagued them for years. In addition, once removing wheat from the diet, skin problems have been known to go away.

The 2nd instance of the worst fattening foods that shocks many people because it is thought to be “healthy” is — fruit juice.

Don’t take that the wrong way…I’m not saying I don’t agree with eating carbs… I actually think most fruits are very nourishing for us. The problem is when we take all the high calorie, sugary juice out and throw away all the beneficial components of the fruit, such as the fiber.

When you only drink the juice of fruits (apple juice and orange juice being 2 of the worst culprits in the western diet), you are not getting the appetite satisfying effect of the fiber in the fruit, and you’re left craving more carbs. In addition, eating the fiber contained in whole fruit, compared to just the fruit juice, aids in slowing down the blood sugar response.

Bottom line… overconsuming fruit juices adds body fat. On the other hand, eating whole fruits including all of the fiber helps you maintain a healthy balanced diet and high nutrient density (as long as the rest of your diet is whole unprocessed foods as well).

If you want the REAL truth on eating strategically for permanent fat loss, read these weight loss reviews for losing body fat the smart and effective way. If you are looking to lose belly fat in particular, read the Truth About Six Pack Abs Review – it will show you how to  lose belly fat and get a six pack.

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Recently, General Mills  started marketing  a line of cookie, brownie and cake mixes that are gluten free . Food products that are gluten free are said to be healthier because some people have food allergies or sensitivities to  food items   that have gluten as an ingredient  . Gluten is  derived from  different grains and some people cannot tolerate them. Since General Mills had this product that they wanted to  advertise  to people who were looking for gluten free cookie, cake and brownie mixes, they needed a way to get the  information out quickly . In order to spread the work quickly and effectively, they turned to social media .

 General Mills began their quest one of the ways they  marketed to people is by sending out samples of their gluten free products to popular bloggers on the Internet . In turn, the bloggers pen reviews or make posts about the products on their websites and that generates sales for General Mills. Here are  several different reasons  why this method of marketing is smart and effective:

 

  • The Internet is present in just about every area of the world, which makes it easy to access . By marketing online, companies are reaching more people than ever before .
  • Using social networking websites can easily create a fan base and following, in particular for companies like General Mills that have been in business for several years and already  have a well established brand 
  • Having a Facebook, Myspace or Twitter page is completely free. Even if free samples are provided to bloggers, it is very cheap compared to expensive television, radio and billboard ads.
  • It reaches more markets than traditional advertising.

Gluten free products are more expensive than the products that contain the grain combination, but for people who cannot tolerate it, it is money that they seem willing to pay. Social media is a market niche that seems to continuously flourishing and it is not letting up.

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Everyone these days knows how awful trans fats and high fructose corn syrup are for you, therefore I figured I’d save you yet another speech on those… instead, read on to see a couple foods that may floor you that they may be packing on the fatness.

The first type of food that is oftentimes falsely believed to be good for you is wheat products… this includes most breads, cereals, bagels, muffins, pasta, crackers, and so forth. And yep, I am including “whole wheat” in the group of this fattening food.

First of all, a immense part of the community has some grade of intolerance to the gluten in wheat and some additional grains. Full blown celiacs are the most sensitive to it, but what a lot of individuals don’t recognise is that the bulk of the population was in no way meant to eat large amounts of wheat. The human digestive system has never adapted to large amounts of wheat in the diet.

Wheat has been introduced into the human diet only recently, over the last couple thousand years, and it has not been consumed in such large quantities until the last 80-100 years. This is a narrow time frame compared to the traditional diet that the human digestive system developed over several hundred thousand years eating a hunter-gatherer diet of meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.

From my experience with a lot of clients, when they listen to my tips and cut out wheat from their diet for 2-3 weeks to see if they start to lose weight and feel great, this almost always makes a enormous difference. Often times, not only do they start losing body fat much faster they finally get rid of many common ailments, such as headaches and indigestion that have caused them pain for many years. Every so often even skin problems go away when removing wheat from the diet.

The 2nd example of the worst fattening foods that shocks many folks because it is thought to be “good for your health” is — fruit juice.

Don’t take that the wrong way…I’m not saying I don’t agree with eating carbs… I actually think most fruits are extremely wholesome for us. However, we were NOT meant to separate the juice from the rest of the fruit and only drink the high calorie sugary mixture and leave behind the fiber and other beneficial components of the fruit.

If you only drink the juice of fruits (apple juice and orange juice being 2 of the worst culprits in the western diet), you are not getting the appetite satisfying effect of the fiber in the fruit, and you’re left craving more carbs. Also, the fiber in whole fruit helps to slow the blood sugar response when consuming whole fruit compared to fruit juice.

Bottom line… overconsuming fruit juices makes you fat. On the other hand, eating whole fruits including all of the fiber helps you maintain a healthy balanced diet and high nutrient density (as long as the rest of your diet is whole unprocessed foods as well).

If you want the REAL truth on eating strategically for permanent fat loss, read these weight loss reviews for losing body fat the smart and effective way. If you are looking to lose belly fat in particular, read the Truth About Six Pack Abs Review – it will show you how to  lose belly fat and get a six pack.

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It isn’t only in Scotland that pensioners have to choose between food and heating oil. This is a similar problem for pensioners all over the UK. During the winter months there is usually a greater demand for heating oil which pushes prices up and this is when the problem is at its worst. Last winter was particularly bad weather wise and many pensioners struggled to make it through.

 

Although the idea that pensioners have to choose between heating and food is quite shocking to most of us, the fact is that it is fast becoming a reality. Many pensioners die during the winter months; quite a few of these do so because of lack of heating. Many of these have heating in the home but they are just afraid to turn it on because of the costs involved. This is likely to become more of a problem as heating oil prices increase.

 

Heating in the home should not be viewed as a luxury during the cold winter months. Keeping warm in the winter can mean the difference between living and dying. And keeping the home warm is a simple, convenient thing to do in this day and age. However that is only true if you can afford to heat your home. Hopefully this issue will become important for whoever gets into power after the election and fewer people will need to choose between food and fuel. Our society and how it is viewed can depend on the way we treat the older generation.

 

Some people spend a lot of money heating their homes in the winter. Electricity and gas prices are very high and show no signs of coming down any time soon. Savvy people are changing over to oil as a home fuel though. Cheapest heating oil can ensure everybody’s tanks remain full. Oil suppliers are prevelant throughout the UK, and will supply, for instance heating oil Penrith.

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Share/Save/Bookmark]]> http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/snp-feel-strongly-about-fact-that-pensioners-shouldnt-have-to-decide-between-heating-oil-and-food-4/feed/ 0 http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/snp-feel-strongly-about-fact-that-pensioners-shouldnt-have-to-decide-between-heating-oil-and-food-4/ The most effective Juicer Extractor – Breville Juice Fountain Elite 800JEXL http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/life-aids/QipW/~3/kW_0S8rdzOU/ http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/the-most-effective-juicer-extractor-breville-juice-fountain-elite-800jexl-4/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 04:27:31 +0000 Anita http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/the-most-effective-juicer-extractor-breville-juice-fountain-elite-800jexl-4/ It truly requires time for us to choose one thing if we want to acquire the top of it. We all need to have one thing that would last longer, high quality, and obviously, a funds saver. Its also the same when you might be looking to purchase a juicer. You may well now ask yourself what is the best juice extractor?

You will discover so many juicer models available which will be seen in the marketplace which ranges from 50 to 500 USD. You may possibly be a little confused to determine the top 1 out of them. All you need to do is to glimpse over evaluate right after evaluation and you genuinely need to expend your time going to stores to take a seem around the style by your self just before generating a choice to which you desire.

The overwhelming decision as the best of all the fruits and vegetables juicer may be the. It includes a large chute that may simply enable you to put the entire fruit or vegetable to the juicer even if its not cut and sliced up into small pieces. There will likely be no much more difficulties to liquefy any fruit or veggie you need to juice because it also has a powerful motor. Hence, this type incorporates a modern stainless exterior and the bulk with the elements are dishwasher secure making clean up a breeze. Also, it can be a single with the couple of juicers which have an extended warranty.

Naturally, it has been mentioned that practically nothing is perfect. But the only downside of this kind of juicer is a little bulky with a weight of 21 pounds. As it’s getting advertised by some firms inside the net and merchants, this juicer commonly charges as much as $300. But there can also be an choice to this product if you ever can’t afford. That is certainly it’s yet another version known as the Breville BJE200XL Juice Fountain Extract which is the discounted one. Only, this 1 is mainly built of plastic, has only a single speed and you will find complaints of splatter.

Your alternative will usually depend on your money and your way in creating decisions. So, you much better check the label by oneself previous to getting a single household.

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Most coffee drinkers make their coffee using the common filter-type coffeemaker. These coffeemakers are certainly the most popular; almost every coffee drinker has one, and you see them in almost every office snack room. But did you know there’s another way to make coffee? A method that doesn’t strip out the natural oils, enhancing both the taste and aroma?

I’m referring to about making coffee using a French Press. A French Press doesn’t use filters. It’s a glass beaker with a special top that has a metal screen attached to the end of a handle. The circular metal screen fits perfectly into the glass beaker. When you press the handle down, it pushes the screen through the container, filtering out the grinds and pushing them to the bottom. You’re left with a delicious cup of coffee that still has all the essential coffee oils.

With the common paper filter coffeemaker, the paper filter actually ends up filtering out not only the grinds, but the natural oils found in the coffee beans. A French Press, because of its design, leaves those oils in, enhancing the coffee’s taste and aroma.

If you think you’d like to try a French Press, purchase coffee that is coarse ground as opposed to fine. You can get coarse ground coffee in any supermarket. Many supermarkets even have grinding stations where you can grind whole beans right on the spot. A home grinder is also very affordable and can be had for less than $20. If you’re a coffee aficionado, your own grinder and a membership in a gourmet coffee club can be a very potent combination!

The general rule for using a French Press to make your coffee is to use one slightly heaping tablespoon of ground coffee for each cup you want to make. After putting the grounds into the beaker, add very hot (but not quite boiling) water. Now put the top on the French Press, but don’t press it down yet. Let it sit for a few minutes, then slowly press the handle down, pushing the metal screen through the water and moving the grinds to the bottom.

Now pour into your favorite mug, flavor to taste with cream and sugar or honey, and get ready to enjoy best-tasting, most delicious cup of coffee you’ll ever drink!

If trying out a French Press sounds interesting to you, you should consider membership in a gourmet coffee club. Many of them offer free gifts. One such club is Gevalia Kaffe. There are many Gevalia offers where you can get free coffee makers, travel mugs, carafes and more.   

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Most coffee drinkers make their coffee using the common filter-type coffeemaker. These coffeemakers are certainly the most popular; almost every coffee drinker has one, and you see them in almost every office snack room. But did you know there’s another way to make coffee? A method that doesn’t strip out the natural oils, enhancing both the taste and aroma?

I’m referring to about making coffee using a French Press. A French Press doesn’t use filters. It’s a glass beaker with a special top that has a metal screen attached to the end of a handle. The circular metal screen fits perfectly into the glass beaker. When you press the handle down, it pushes the screen through the container, filtering out the grinds and pushing them to the bottom. You’re left with a delicious cup of coffee that still has all the essential coffee oils.

With the common paper filter coffeemaker, the paper filter actually ends up filtering out not only the grinds, but the natural oils found in the coffee beans. A French Press, because of its design, leaves those oils in, enhancing the coffee’s taste and aroma.

If you think you’d like to try a French Press, purchase coffee that is coarse ground as opposed to fine. You can get coarse ground coffee in any supermarket. Many supermarkets even have grinding stations where you can grind whole beans right on the spot. A home grinder is also very affordable and can be had for less than $20. If you’re a coffee aficionado, your own grinder and a membership in a gourmet coffee club can be a very potent combination!

The general rule for using a French Press to make your coffee is to use one slightly heaping tablespoon of ground coffee for each cup you want to make. After putting the grounds into the beaker, add very hot (but not quite boiling) water. Now put the top on the French Press, but don’t press it down yet. Let it sit for a few minutes, then slowly press the handle down, pushing the metal screen through the water and moving the grinds to the bottom.

Now pour into your favorite mug, flavor to taste with cream and sugar or honey, and get ready to enjoy best-tasting, most delicious cup of coffee you’ll ever drink!

If trying out a French Press sounds interesting to you, you should consider membership in a gourmet coffee club. Many of them offer free gifts. One such club is Gevalia Kaffe. There are many Gevalia offers where you can get free coffee makers, travel mugs, carafes and more.   

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You will discover so many juicer models available which will be seen in the marketplace which ranges from 50 to 500 USD. You may possibly be a little confused to determine the top 1 out of them. All you need to do is to glimpse over evaluate right after evaluation and you genuinely need to expend your time going to stores to take a seem around the style by your self just before generating a choice to which you desire.

The overwhelming decision as the best of all the fruits and vegetables juicer may be the. It includes a large chute that may simply enable you to put the entire fruit or vegetable to the juicer even if its not cut and sliced up into small pieces. There will likely be no much more difficulties to liquefy any fruit or veggie you need to juice because it also has a powerful motor. Hence, this type incorporates a modern stainless exterior and the bulk with the elements are dishwasher secure making clean up a breeze. Also, it can be a single with the couple of juicers which have an extended warranty.

Naturally, it has been mentioned that practically nothing is perfect. But the only downside of this kind of juicer is a little bulky with a weight of 21 pounds. As it’s getting advertised by some firms inside the net and merchants, this juicer commonly charges as much as $300. But there can also be an choice to this product if you ever can’t afford. That is certainly it’s yet another version known as the Breville BJE200XL Juice Fountain Extract which is the discounted one. Only, this 1 is mainly built of plastic, has only a single speed and you will find complaints of splatter.

Your alternative will usually depend on your money and your way in creating decisions. So, you much better check the label by oneself previous to getting a single household.

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Share/Save/Bookmark]]> http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/the-most-effective-juicer-extractor-breville-juice-fountain-elite-800jexl-3/feed/ 0 http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/the-most-effective-juicer-extractor-breville-juice-fountain-elite-800jexl-3/ Are Wheat and Fruit Making You Fat? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/life-aids/QipW/~3/x9AgDZGME4E/ http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/are-wheat-and-fruit-making-you-fat-2/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 04:40:01 +0000 Anita http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/are-wheat-and-fruit-making-you-fat-2/ In this article, I will give 2 fattening foods that may amaze you. These 2 foods are time and again  mistaken by countless  individuals to be excellent  for you. In all of my days working as a Certified Nutrition Specialist, this regularly  surprises folks when I mention  they should consider  eliminating these foods from their diet.

Everyone these days knows how awful trans fats and high fructose corn syrup are for you, therefore I figured I’d save you yet another speech on those… instead, read on to see a couple foods that may floor you that they may be packing on the fatness.

The first type of food that is oftentimes falsely believed to be good for you is wheat products… this includes most breads, cereals, bagels, muffins, pasta, crackers, and so forth. And yep, I am including “whole wheat” in the group of this fattening food.

First of all, a immense part of the community has some grade of intolerance to the gluten in wheat and some additional grains. Full blown celiacs are the most sensitive to it, but what a lot of individuals don’t recognise is that the bulk of the population was in no way meant to eat large amounts of wheat. The human digestive system has never adapted to large amounts of wheat in the diet.

Wheat has been introduced into the human diet only recently, over the last couple thousand years, and it has not been consumed in such large quantities until the last 80-100 years. This is a narrow time frame compared to the traditional diet that the human digestive system developed over several hundred thousand years eating a hunter-gatherer diet of meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.

From my experience with a lot of clients, when they listen to my tips and cut out wheat from their diet for 2-3 weeks to see if they start to lose weight and feel great, this almost always makes a enormous difference. Often times, not only do they start losing body fat much faster they finally get rid of many common ailments, such as headaches and indigestion that have caused them pain for many years. Every so often even skin problems go away when removing wheat from the diet.

The 2nd example of the worst fattening foods that shocks many folks because it is thought to be “good for your health” is — fruit juice.

Don’t take that the wrong way…I’m not saying I don’t agree with eating carbs… I actually think most fruits are extremely wholesome for us. However, we were NOT meant to separate the juice from the rest of the fruit and only drink the high calorie sugary mixture and leave behind the fiber and other beneficial components of the fruit.

If you only drink the juice of fruits (apple juice and orange juice being 2 of the worst culprits in the western diet), you are not getting the appetite satisfying effect of the fiber in the fruit, and you’re left craving more carbs. Also, the fiber in whole fruit helps to slow the blood sugar response when consuming whole fruit compared to fruit juice.

Bottom line… overconsuming fruit juices makes you fat. On the other hand, eating whole fruits including all of the fiber helps you maintain a healthy balanced diet and high nutrient density (as long as the rest of your diet is whole unprocessed foods as well).

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Share/Save/Bookmark]]> http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/are-wheat-and-fruit-making-you-fat-2/feed/ 0 http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/are-wheat-and-fruit-making-you-fat-2/ General Mills- The Proof that Social Media is an Effective Marketing Tool http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/life-aids/QipW/~3/X1KYIzAGKMg/ http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/general-mills-the-proof-that-social-media-is-an-effective-marketing-tool-4/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 04:30:46 +0000 Anita http://www.life-aids.com/Food-And-Wine/general-mills-the-proof-that-social-media-is-an-effective-marketing-tool-4/ The term “social media” has caught the internet , news media and  other various  networks by storm over the  past several years  . What exactly is it? Social media started out as a way for people to connect with their friends, family and other people  online  in one central place .  Sites  such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter give people the opportunity to share info, photos, news and other things with the people that they know . After only a short period of time, businesses realized that they could use social media as well to  advertise  products, services, websites or other  important facts  .  Now  days, you can  locate  just about any large  business  , small business, news outlet and other media companies using social media and social networking to market their company, products or services. One of these such companies is General Mills and how they use it really goes to show how  important  it can be.

Recently, General Mills  started marketing  a line of cookie, brownie and cake mixes that are gluten free . Food products that are gluten free are said to be healthier because some people have food allergies or sensitivities to  food items   that have gluten as an ingredient  . Gluten is  derived from  different grains and some people cannot tolerate them. Since General Mills had this product that they wanted to  advertise  to people who were looking for gluten free cookie, cake and brownie mixes, they needed a way to get the  information out quickly . In order to spread the work quickly and effectively, they turned to social media .

 General Mills began their quest one of the ways they  marketed to people is by sending out samples of their gluten free products to popular bloggers on the Internet . In turn, the bloggers pen reviews or make posts about the products on their websites and that generates sales for General Mills. Here are  several different reasons  why this method of marketing is smart and effective:

 

  • The Internet is present in just about every area of the world, which makes it easy to access . By marketing online, companies are reaching more people than ever before .
  • Using social networking websites can easily create a fan base and following, in particular for companies like General Mills that have been in business for several years and already  have a well established brand 
  • Having a Facebook, Myspace or Twitter page is completely free. Even if free samples are provided to bloggers, it is very cheap compared to expensive television, radio and billboard ads.
  • It reaches more markets than traditional advertising.

Gluten free products are more expensive than the products that contain the grain combination, but for people who cannot tolerate it, it is money that they seem willing to pay. Social media is a market niche that seems to continuously flourishing and it is not letting up.

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