Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
While you might not think of oats beyond steaming bowls of oatmeal or oatmeal raisin cookies, they actually have a number of uses in the kitchen. Oat groats -- another name for intact, hulled oat grains -- make a healthful addition to your diet.
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Each cell in your body contains a number of biomolecules -- organic compounds that make up the structure and carry out the function of your cells. Among these molecules are nucleotides, the components your body uses to make genetic material -- DNA and RNA.
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Whether you're craving a sunny summer glow or trying to add some color in the cooler months, your diet can help you along.
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Weight gain -- and healthy eating in general -- requires a significant time investment to plan your diet and cook healthy meals.
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Breast growth begins during embryonic development, and cycles of female breast growth continue throughout puberty, during pregnancy, and over the course of each menstrual cycle.
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Vitamin B actually refers to a family of eight essential vitamins. Though each B vitamin carries out distinct roles in your body, the B vitamins generally help turn carbohydrates from your diet into fuel for your cells and maintain your nervous system, skin and liver.
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Turmeric, a relative of the ginger plant, has a slightly bitter taste and adds vibrant yellow color to your dishes. Curry powder is made up of a blend of spices, including turmeric, cumin and chili powder, and it can range in flavor from mild to very spicy.
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Water is one of the easiest ways to boost your health, since it's free and widely available, and it may help with weight loss as well.
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Low in calories, naturally hydrating and packed with nutrients, veggies are your best friends -- no matter what your fitness and health goals include.
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Your body maintains a pH balance that allows your enzymes -- the proteins that carry out chemical reactions needed for cell function -- to work properly. While your body has safeguards to keep your pH within a tight range, your diet may slightly affect your pH levels.
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Black pepper has a lengthy history in human culture -- the University of Wisconsin notes that every civilization in recorded history has used it, and that peppercorns were once used as a form of currency on the Malabar coast.
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Sure, a low-carb diet can help you slim down and reach your fitness goals, but it's not always effective for keeping you regular. Thankfully, simply making a few tweaks -- including getting more fiber and water -- can get you back to normal.
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No matter how much weight you have to lose, losing fat is about burning more calories than you eat daily. Incorporating low-calorie frozen meals, like Lean Cuisine, into your diet is one way to keep your calories in check to shed pounds.
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When you think "diet foods," you likely picture celery. And while celery has plenty of weight loss benefits that make it an effective diet food, that doesn't mean you're stuck eating endless amounts of plain celery sticks while you lose weight.
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