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Fat burning food: Myth or a Miracle Find?

Posted on | December 19, 2011 | No Comments

Sadly enough, fat burning foods are a fad. Yes, some foods have been shown to help people lose fat, but it is typically because the food is either low in calories or satisfies their appetite.

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If you want to lose weight, here are some helpful instructions.

    1. Find your basal metabolic rate, which will tell you how many calories you need to consume per day. This will take about a week. You can find your basal metabolic rate online ( http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ ). Take 15-20% off that number and eat that number of calories instead.
    2. Supplement your diet to some degree to meet the demands of a healthy diet. Take a multi-vitamin and get lots of water. You need healthy fats. There are certain essential fatty acids that your body cannot produce; they must be consumed. The best sources of these are salmon, walnuts, flax seeds (oil or ground, as whole won’t digest),avacadoes and fish oil caplets. Oils go rancid quickly, so be sure to refrigerate the oil and freeze any flax seeds. The best low-fat protein sources are skim milk, egg whites, and poultry. Some cuts of red meat are also very low in fat and high in protein. However, they are typically more expensive than their white counterparts. Tuna is also very good. As for carbohydrates, you can consume any low glycemic index carbohydrates you want (and some moderately high ones, too).
    3. Divide up your meals so that you eat 5-6 small meals a day. Eating small meals gives your body time to digest and burn up your food or “fuel” at a steady rate.
    4. Balance your nutrients. The rest of your diet should be evenly balanced between fat and carbohydrates. Fat is not the enemy, and neither are carbohydrates. Avoid trans fats and saturated fats. Avoid refined and glycemic index carbohydrates. In general, avoid processed foods altogether. Don’t eat fast food or food from restaurants. Don’t eat anything with high fructose corn syrup or bleached wheat flour in it. Avoid “fake” sugars as well. Some claim they might affect insulin levels or affect the body in other ways.


  1. Choose the proper foods. Dieting has a tendency to cause you to lose as much muscle as fat. Consuming more protein and dieting at a steady speed (as shown in step 2) will minimize this. A woman might not care much about muscle tissue, but losing it will mean that you have to reach a lower body fat percentage to appear just as skinny as someone who kept their muscle. It also sabotages your diet because it makes your metabolism fall off. Consume 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. This is higher than the recommended daily value, but it is far from dangerous. It will help you hang onto your muscle.
  2. Live an active lifestyle. Get at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. The type of exercise you need will vary, depending on your body weight and physical health and well-being. Regardless, you should be doing a mix of both aerobic (fat-burning) exercises like jogging or interval training, and anaerobic(muscle-building) exercises like resistance or weight training. Anaerobic ensures your metabolism doesn’t drop due to dieting while aerobic is best for targeting fat calories.


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Apple and Onion Marmalade

Posted on | November 21, 2011 | No Comments

Apple and Onion Marmalade

Ingredients:
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
1 large onion
1 fresh apple
¼ cup apple juice
¼ cup stock (either chicken or vegetable stock)

Prep:
1. Peel the apple and take out the core. Dice the pieces into ½ inch cubes.
2. Chop the parsley.
3. Dice the onion.


Directions:
1. Use medium heat to cook the olive oil until warm.
2. Add the onions and mustard seed. Stir a little. Cook for 10 minutes or until the onions are lightly golden.
3. Add the stock and apple juice. Use high heat to boil.
4. Immediately once the mixture is boiling, add the salt, apples, pepper and allspice.
5. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Do not cover. Stop cooking when the apples are soft.
6. Remove the mixture from the flame. Add the parsley.
7. Let the mixture cool to room temperature and serve. You can also store the marmalade in an air-tight container inside the refrigerator for a week maximum.
Serves 4


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