Diet & Nutrition

1. Know Your Proteins The Body for Life Diet is a high protein diet and exercise program that lasts twelve weeks. When you are doing this diet as a vegetarian, you have to know the vegetarian protein choices that are…
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1. Meet Your Commitment When you are on the HMR Decision Free Diet, you will have a weekly group meeting at your local clinic. In addition to the meeting, you will have a weekly phone conference with your specially trained…
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1. Attend Activities When you sign up for the HMR Healthy Solutions Diet program, you are making a commitment to attend one group meeting a week at your local clinic or hospital. You are also agreeing to have one phone…
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1. Pick Your Proteins Wisely The Body for Life Diet is a high protein diet and exercise program. You have to eat six portions of proteins per day. In trying to balance your fats, you should consider the type of…
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1. Stay Stocked The HMR at home diet plan offer two options. One diets centers on drinking diet shakes, cooking one healthy meal a day and eating approved fruits and vegetables. The other option also uses shakes, fruits and vegetables…
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1. Shake It Up When you are doing the HMR At Home Healthy Shakes diet program, you will drink three HMR shakes per day. The shakes are available in chocolate or vanilla flavors. According to the HMR diet program, you…
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1. Eat 2 1/2 Cups Per Week The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture recommend that adults eat 2 1/2 cups of orange vegetables every week. That’s because orange vegetables are a great…
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1. Get a Jump Start When you sign up for the HMR At Home Healthy Solutions Quick Start diet program, you will get to schedule a time convenient for you to an HMR Home Coach for a one-hour consultation. You…
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1. Follow Directions The HMR diet offers a few different programs. Some center on weekly meetings at a medical center with professional medical supervision. These programs are for people who want to lose at least 35 pounds. There is also…
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1. He Said She Said Examine the controversy around ephedra and you’ll see why it is so difficult to determine the safety of ephedra-based diet pills. The FDA started to examine the effects of ephedra on your heart and put…
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1. Pay Attention to Detail The Jenny Craig diet is pre packed meals to which you add certain ingredients. The pre packaged meals vary in nutritional value. It is important that you check the values when you are planning your…
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1. Look at Your Program The HMR diet products that you need depend on the diet plan you are following. For example, on the Decision Free diet, you eat only HMR products so your program dictates what products you will…
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1. Check Food Labels Checking food labels for a product’s sodium content might be the easiest way to find low-salt food options. For a product to be considered low in sodium, the “percentage daily value” should be 5 percent or…
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1. Nutrients in a Nutshell Nuts are chock-full of healthy nutrients and different nuts have different beneficial qualities. For protein, almonds and peanuts are the best. Hazelnuts and macadamia nuts are both very high in monounsaturated fat, which promotes a…
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1. Eat What You Like John Walker, the author of “The Hacker’s Diet,” recommends you eat the foods you like while dieting. His approach to weight loss is to simply control calorie intake rather than rely on any miracle foods…
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1. Probiotics The idea of ingesting live bacteria may make some people a little squeamish. Surprisingly, consuming beneficial bacteria can actually boost our body’s ability to fight off the bad stuff. These healthy bacteria come in the form of probiotics,…
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1. Know the Glycemic Level It’s possible to enjoy a delicious, low-carb diet with plenty of healthy fiber. However, the secret to success isn’t only in the number of carbs you eat, but in the quality of those carbs. Once…
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