by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 4, 2010 | Nutrition, Recipes
Okay football fans, are you ready for the big game? I myself am not a football fan, but we always watch the Super Bowl at our house. I admit it is mainly for the commercials. Also who knows what might happen during the half time show? Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 21, 2010 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition
Last week we talked about how much to eat. As promised, today we will talk about what you should eat. Let’s start with the basics. Your foods basically contain 1 or more macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein and fat. These macronutrients do different things in the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 18, 2010 | Nutrition
Today my mission is to bust a myth. The myth in question? Eating healthy is more expensive. I hear that from people all the time. They are concerned that eating healthy is going to bust their food budget in these tight economic times. I am here to tell you can eat...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 14, 2010 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition
Welcome to part 2 of my Fitness 101 series. Last week I mentioned a sixth element of health and fitness – nutrition. You have to fuel your body adequately for exercise and activities of daily life. The key word in that sentence is adequately. Most people simply...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 11, 2010 | Nutrition, Recipes
I had a request from some Facebook friends recently, something I should have thought of myself but for some reason did not. image by IPBrian I often mention my food in my status updates on Facebook. I do not know why, maybe because I am always eating. I had a request...
by Pamela Hernandez | Dec 17, 2009 | General Health, Nutrition
I love food. I don’t find this a complication on my journey to health and fitness. I find, however, that most people do. When I talk to people who exercise, but fail to address the nutrition side of the fitness equation I usually hear the same excuse. They all tell...
