Eating For Health

Almost every day you hear people complaining about the high prices at the grocery store.   And grocery prices are higher, rising over 20% on average from January 2021 to January 2024.   In the nutrition classes I taught, students often complained about how much “real” food costs and said it was cheaper to just buy the junk food.   But “Cheaper doesn’t have to mean junk food” according to the article, How to Eat Healthy on a Budget by Mary Hunt.   What are some ways to save money at the grocery store?   1.  Buy protein on sale and don’t pay full price. Meat, fish, poultry can be an expensive food purchase.   Look for sales on tuna, chicken breasts, chicken legs/thighs, lean cuts of beef.   Even if you don’t want to store-hop, you can probably find some meat items on sale in your grocery store.   My husband often comes home and says the pork chops were on sale.   So rather than buy just one package, he often buys 2 and freezes one. ...

      Many people start off on a diet, lose weight and then seem to stop losing.   Why?   SparkPeople had an interesting article on “8 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight” written by a personal trainer.   She said it is one of the most common questions she is asked.   She noted that those on a diet may thing they are doing “everything right” but still plateau.   So why are there no changes on the bathroom scale?   This week we’ll review 4 of the reasons and next week continue with the other 4 reasons.          Reasons for Not Losing Weight –   based on SparkPeople's 8 Reasons Why You're Not Losing Weight and good nutrition advice from a registered dietitian.   You are eating back the calories you burn. Yes, working out is great but then eating everything in sight when you get home, is not so great for weight loss.   When I first started a spinning class, I would come home and be e...