Diet

Indeed, meal prepping’s popularity has exploded on social media. On Instagram alone there are 5.5 million photos tagged #mealprep and 1.1 million tagged #foodprep. While perfectly portioned-out food for seven days does make for the perfect #foodporn snapshot, meal preppers are onto an idea that — at least in concept — is good for your diet, according to research. More recently, a 2017 study of 40,000 adults in France found that people who meal prepped at least a few days at a time were less likely to be overweight and stuck more closely to nutritional guidelines. Portion control is one key way food prepping helps people maintain a healthy weight or lose a few pounds. A review of several studies around the role of portion control in weight management showed that eating the appro...

Want to lose weight or overhaul your eating habits for good? Chances are your Dr. Google search leaves you with more questions than answers. Don't make losing weight harder than it needs to be. Here are the top four terrible diet tips that could be messing with your slim-down strategy. CALORIES VS CALORIES OUT A calorie is still a calorie, right? So, if you had a choice between a chocolate brownie or a handful of nuts, which one would you choose? Both have roughly 170 calories, but the problem is, not all calories are created equal. Choosing a food based on how many calories (or kilojoules) it has, doesn't take into consideration how nutritious or filling it is. Read the full article at Nzherald.co.nz

National Sandwich week runs from 14th to 20th May 2017 and according to the organizers, British consumers manage to munch their way through over 11.5 billion sandwiches each year. If you laid each one end to end, they would go around the world about 44 times. But with around 200 calories in 2 slices of white bread, and ready-made sandwiches often high in salt, they might be a treat for our taste buds, but not so great for our waistlines. Here are 5 sandwich swaps for some of the most popular diets: Vegan, Dopamine, Paleo, Gluten-free and Raw. Vegan Sandwich A Vegan diet means no animal products at all, including butter, eggs, and dairy. To supplement your Vitamin B12 intake, Marmite is a great choice, top with bananas, which are full of Vitamin B6 that helps with brain developmen...

Research shows that interest in veganism spiked in December 2016 and January 2017, with searches increasing by 28% over this period. Gluten-free, dairy-free and sugar-free diets are about as trendy as Gucci loafers and 90s fashion right now (that's to say, very) but the one diet we're all Googling, according to Hitwise's Clean Living report, is the vegan diet, which might not be a surprise if you too swear by soy-based snacks. Veganism also extends beyond a person's day on a plate - to the clothes they wear, for example - and subscribing to certain philosophies "that reject the commodity status of animals," in every industry… not just food or fashion. Interestingly, searches for "paleo" have dropped 22% since 2014, which "could be due to the negative press surrounding paleo guru, ...

The ketogenic diet has been quietly developing a cult following online. Maybe you've heard about it, or maybe you haven't. The main thing you need to know about "keto," the popular nickname for the diet, is that it's high-fat, moderate protein, and low-carb. Many people who have tried the diet say the results are unbelievable. It's known to help with more than just weight loss, too, and has been credited to helping with diabetes, Lyme disease, epilepsy, and anxiety. If you're interested in trying the diet, here's what you need to know first. 1. SAY GOODBYE TO CARBS. 'Cause you can't have 'em! Technically speaking, you will have carbs — about 20 grams (of net carbs) per day. The source of these carbs will be vegetables, probably. But the point of this diet is to get your body to stop ...

Healthy eating should be easy. Eat plenty of fruit and veggies, strike the right mix of protein and carbs, cut back on the booze and sugar and she'll be right - right? Healthy eating is deceptively complex. But we also know it's an issue of some urgency for New Zealand. Our ballooning obesity rate presents a public health crisis, and much of that can be traced to diet (exercise and lifestyle too, of course - but we'll shelve those for another day). Consensus has formed around some of the culprits: the sweet sting of sugar, increased portion sizes, and more processed food. We'll explore those how those trends, shaped in part by the multinational food giants, have taken root in New Zealand. We'll track how New Zealand's diet has evolved. In a matter of generations, we've moved fr...