Eating For Health

So many parents are not giving kids real cow’s milk at meals.   And many adults have forgotten that their bodies need milk too, at least 2 glasses of cow’s milk or dairy servings a day.   What about chocolate milk?   Most people know chocolate milk has added sugar, but are there any health benefits to drinking chocolate milk?   What about the chocolate milk at Fast Food restaurants?   I had a student who wouldn’t drink chocolate milk from Fast Food restaurants as he thought this milk was high in fat.   Is it? What are some health benefits of chocolate milk ?   Nutrition – yes, chocolate milk made from cow’s milk has some added sugar but it also is a good source of nutrients. Protein – each cup of chocolate milk provides 7 grams of protein.   There is also a chocolate milk by Slate that provides about 14 grams of protein per cup.   And milk provides a high-quality protein that provides casein and whey. Minerals – real chocolate milk...

Did you make a resolution to drop a few pounds in 2018?   Or are you thinking about summer, swim suits, shorts and want to just drop the few pounds you gained over the holidays?   Are there some “habits” you can adopt to help you take off some weight without going on a crazy diet?   Just listening at the gym, one hears all kinds of myths and crazy diets people go on to lose weight.   Many of these diets result in you losing more nutrients than pounds.   Many people are trying the Whole30 diet and then surprised to hear that the U.S. News & World Report has ranked it as one of the worse diets to be on in 2018.   In fact, the experts ranking the diets tied the Whole30 diet with the Raw Food Diet “ as the worst of the worst for healthy eating. ”   Probably because the diet bans grains, dairy grains and beans so you are cutting out important nutrients like calcium and vitamin D from your day.   Probably a good thing it is only a 30 day diet ...