Diet Tribe

August 9, 2011

Help Me Include More Veggies in My Diet and Help Me Make Them Taste Good Healthily?

Filed under: diet help — Tags: , , , — judy @ 12:02 pm

What’s this week’s diet help question? Let’s dive straight in…

Question: i only eat 0-2 servings of vegtables day. its hard for me to consume more for some reason cuz well i dont know how to and i dont know how to make them taste good. i dont know how to make good salads. i dont know anything about getting a healthy dressing and i dont know if i should worry about adding extra calories. like, 3/4 cup of brocilli of and cauliflour is 3o calories. 4 serving of this is already 120 calories. i would have to cut something else out right? help
Answer: Try them lightly steamed, and experiment with seasonings! Or saute them in garlic!

June 26, 2011

Need Help with a Diet! Family is Obsessed with Junkfood :(?

Filed under: diet help — Tags: , , , , , , , , — judy @ 12:02 pm

We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of diet help. Let’s take a look:

Question: So I really need to lose weight because I just recently had a diabetes scare, but my mom keeps buying all this junk food, and i live in a "redneck" household, so they think soy-milk and salads are "pussy" food, so i cant get very much healthy stuff without being ridiculed. But I have terrible will power and i REALLY need to lose alot of weight! I refuse to do the whole make-yourself-puke thing too, lol.

Also, someone give me some good healthy food options/recipes that i can try.

Answer: Don’t give into eating unhealthy junk. With you having a chance to get diabetes, you really need to get serious about being healthy or there are some horrible consequences.

Salads are nothing to be ashamed of. Try getting fruit and fresh food!! (Bananas fill you up)
Don’t eat anything with butter, grease dripping off it, or any processed foods. (sugary crap)

You, like everyone, probably eat a lot of breads, which is not what your diet should consist of.
Eat: greek yogurt (it’s good for you), fruits (any kind), veggies (except potatoes/pickles/corn).
Make your family tries eating whole wheat grains like as in bread/cereal/pasta.

If you really want to lose weight…. EXERCISE!
It’s the best thing for you. Start off with 30 crunches, or walking your dog longer, or playing a sport with your friends.

Right now, you may think you have terrible will power… but if you’re really serious about getting healthier and not developing diabetes, you have to take control of your life and make a difference now rather than later…or a month later… or a year later. Do it while you’re young, like now!

Oh and i don’t have any recipes… sorry :( my family is like yours… and i had to eat healthy things alone.

August 30, 2010

Can You Help Me with a Fitness & Diet Plan I Am a Teen Living at Home?

Filed under: diet help — Tags: , , , , — judy @ 12:04 pm

Another diet help question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:

Question: How can I lose weight while living at home? I eat what my parents eat so I can’t buy salads and things unless my parents have it?
Can someone advise me on how to lose weight while living at home?
I want to lose 20kg.
I’m 18 and I am 165cm and I weigh 75kg so I am way over weight.
Please some helpful answers…
Answer: According to Paul McKenna, there are 4 rules to losing weight.
1. Eat when you’re hungry. Your body knows when it needs food and when it doesn’t. (Explain to your parents that you know you’re overweight and you’re trying to get it under control before it becomes a health concern like diabetes.)
2. Eat what you want, not what you think you should have. This will keep you from feeling deprived.
3. Eat consciously and enjoy each mouthful. Pay attention to what you’re eating. Don’t read the paper, watch television, have conversations, or do anything else while you’re eating. And especially stay away from the computer. By paying attention to each bite and chewing slowly and deliberately enjoying each mouthful, you’re giving your body the opportunity to let you know when it’s had enough.
4. When you’re full, stop eating.

As you get used to following these rules, you’ll find you’re leaving food on your plate after each meal, or that you’re starting to take smaller portions or both. Soon you’ll find that you’re losing weight a little bit at a time. Remember that it’s not healthy to lose too much at once because your skin can’t snap back immediately. You won’t want to lose more than a kg (and probably a little less) each week to keep within a healthy range.

June 27, 2010

I Want to Eat a Healthier Diet. I Try to Eat Vegetarian but Find It Difficult to Do on Some Days. Can You Help?

Filed under: diet help — Tags: , , , , — judy @ 12:03 pm

A diet help question that should definitely interest you all this week

Question: I work hard and get home kinda late. Sometimes it just seems easier to through a piece of chicken on the grill rather than comb through a book or magazine and come up with a tasty recipe. Salads are great but I don’t want to live on them. What do you? I’ve had my fill of veggie burger. They taste great but again, I can’t live on them. Please give me your everyday quick dinner ideas.
Answer: Pasta with puttenesca (if you eat fish) is quick and simple. If you buy barilla pasta, you can make a whole box and use left overs for other meals. Just drain, rinse and stir in extra virgin olive oil so the pasta doesn’t stick together. You can make small pasta salads to go with or just be dinner instead of having a whole box of pasta as one dish. You can do the same with rice, but its not as easy as pasta.

Puttenesca (martha stewert recipe
1/4 jar of each, drained and chopped
sundried tomato
roasted red peppers
green olives
capers
garlic to taste
anchovy -paste or filets chopped
chopped or diced tomato in can not drained
fish filets like salmon or other thick fish or chicken

Simmer all in skillet and use slotted spoon to serve over pasta when fish is done.

You can make a cold pasta with this (no can tomato or fish), added extra virgin olive oil and freshly grated parma cheese. You can make it without capers or anchovy, but that adds flavor and salt.

A great cold pasta also is easy to do, but I make it with frozen veggies and fresh herbs from the garden. In a large bowl, put a bit of extra virgin, garlic, oregano, basil and whole bag of stir fry veggies. Let veggies thaw while you cook the pasta. drain the pasta, but DON"T rinse. Once water stops dripping, pour pasta into veggie bowl andgently stir. Add a bit more evooil and stir more. Continue this until the pasta is cooled and the veggies are thawed. Refridgerate and add parma cheese grated when fully cold. I use about 3/4C of evooil to a box of barilla pasta, adding slowly so the rotini gets fully coated.

May 13, 2010

Help.im a Teen Whos Life is a Diet?

Filed under: diet help — Tags: , , , , , , , — judy @ 12:01 pm

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:

Question: Ever since I went from being 210lbs to 161lbs at the age 13 and height of 5′8" I now constantly am thinking about what I’m going to eat for my next meal,when I’m in a store a have to look @ calorie content,I’m always looking in the mirror,ect

Everyone says your 13 and u do not need to diet at ALL.just get active…

Im not that strict as I use to be. I always eat school salads everyday @ lunch.

I just wish I could be a healthy weight without stressing over what I eat.

I’m only 13 and I do believe that I should not diet but I need exercises I can do to keep me a healthy weight.
I have a stationery bike.I’m thinking about cycling.

Can’t do sports involving running because an injured leg!!!

Answer: Hi, Brooke,

It’s really easy to get obsessive about dieting, especially if you’re a teenage girl. Think about how swamped kids your age are with crazy, unrealistic depictions of "beauty." Being pretty doesn’t have much at all to do with the bathroom scale.

You’ve already realized that your dieting is getting out of hand, and that’s often the hardest step. So the first part’s already done! What you might want to think about now is seeing a doctor or a nutritionist. Explain how you’ve gotten hung up on your self-image and tell them about the past weight loss. Also, definitely tell them about your bum leg! That limits what kind of exercise you can do.

A nutritionist or dietician can help you plan healthy meals. That might really minimize all the time and effort you put into counting calories. She can get you in a healthy routine that doesn’t depend on weighing portions and things like that. She can also tell you how much weight you should lose to feel healthier and what kind of exercise routines you should get into.

You’re on the right track! Pat yourself on the back. :) Also, give us a call if you ever need to talk. We’re here 24/7.

Good luck!

MKM
Boys Town National Hotline
1-800-448-3000

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