Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
When you are looking for a healthy, easy, tasty snack try these No Bake Lemon Cashew Energy Bites! Perfect to keep in the fridge and have handy for your busy days.
Ingredients:
You know by now that sugar is something you should be having less of. So you’re checking the ingredient labels on your favorite packaged foods. That’s smart. But beware; ingredient lists can be far from forthcoming with the actual ingredient.
Just because SUGAR isn’t at the top of the list—and it likely won’t be—doesn’t mean whatever food or beverage you’re perusing isn’t packed with it.
Sugar Has Many Names!
Sugar comes in many different forms, and in many different levels of unhealthy. You may be surprised to find huge amounts of it in foods specifically labeled as “healthy” or “low fat” or “sugar free” like yogurt or energy bars.
You will find forms of sugar listed by up to 61 different names on various packages and labels. YES 61!
Sugar is the real culprit.
For many years people have been led to believe that saturated fat is the main cause of heart disease. However new studies have revealed that saturated fat is far less harmful than sugar. It is no surprise that that chocolates, fizzy drinks, sweets and cakes are loaded with added sugar. But there are other culprits that you might not associate with added sugar.
Theses culprits are the foods which are packed with large amounts of hidden sugar.
Food manufacturing companies have become wise about the outcry of added sugar by health practitioners, and with clever marketing, have started to disguise the sugar in their products so that consumers do not know how much sugar they are really eating.
When trying to lose weight and maintain it, oftentimes the hardest part is working through food cravings, binge eating and emotional eating.
Your relationship with food is a lifelong one, and one that can’t be avoided, so it’s important to maintain a healthy one. Not one that causes you stress, frustration and weight gain. At some point in our lives, we need to develop a healthy relationship with food—one that is founded on fulfilling with your nutritional needs, not your emotional ones.
One thing to remember is that it’s crucial to begin eating for health and nutrition, not for emotion. Sound eating involves bringing in balanced meal plans, picking out healthy foods while eating out, and making a point that you’re getting the correct vitamins and minerals in your diet.
Lucky for you, I’ve put together 10 great tips for you to build a healthy relationship with your lifeblood (food) so that you can start feeling great and losing weight!
