Healthy Food Swaps

Have you ever felt like you cant live without a certain thing or your nutrition plan might fail because of it. Well you can try some alternatives. With everything that people are doing these days and all of the variety out there healthy alternatives are definitely the way to go. This article by in the pantry will show some good healthy swaps for some not so healthy choices. Don't forget to subscribe or follow us. Thanks. Here is the article by the pantry.
By In the Pantry | In The Pantry – Wed, Jul 24, 2013 3:36 PM EDT

On this week's episode of In the Pantry, host Aida Mollenkamp explains how you can eat healthier by swapping out certain ingredients with food substitutes that you probably already have in your kitchen.

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Use canola oil or applesauce instead of butter. Who doesn't love baking with real butter? But you have to use it in moderation. So, when butter is being called for melted in baked goods, you could instead use canola oil or applesauce, measure for measure.

Use avocado instead of butter. When a recipe calls for butter at room temperature and the butter will be mixed into the batter, try using avocado. "It won't have an avocado flavor and lends a really great rich flavor to your finished product," said Mollenkamp. She added that that whenever mayonnaise is being called for in a recipe, she uses avocado in its place. However, she recommends against using an avocado if the recipe you're baking requires mayonnaise. 

Use spices instead of salt. It's always good to cut down on using salt in recipes. Opt for fresh or dried spices to add more flavor and kick to your dishes, especially if you're making a sauce. Said Mollenkamp, "That's a really great time...it can come to its full flavor or what we call blooming when it comes to cooking."

Use raw or roasted walnuts instead of croutons. You'll add more nutrition and texture to your dish. Mollenkamp recommends that you toast the walnuts on a baking sheet in an oven set at 250 degrees.

Use rolled oats instead of breadcrumbs on panko. If you want the oats to have a fine texture like breadcrumbs, put them in a food processor and pulse them a few times.

Use white whole-wheat flour instead of regular all-purpose flour. "The 'white' part is really important because it won't have that same chewy texture, real nuttiness that whole wheat flour has, said Mollenkamp.

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Use quinoa instead of rice. Quinoa is an excellent source of protein and all nine amino acids recommended in human diets. But it also works to soak up sauces in the same way as rice.

Will eating before bed make you fat?

This is a big question for many people. It is not as simple as it seems. Just eating by itself will not make you fat. It is more what you eat later in the day that will make you fat or not. Lets take a look at the facts. You are probably planning to sleep when your evening approaches right?  So if you eat say a lot of complex carbohydrates for instance your body will not use them due to the fact that you are sleeping. Sleeping does not require a lot of glycogen. So your liver converts they glycogen into fat as you sleep. A better approach at this time of day would be to eat protein with fibrous carbohydrates. A prime example would be a chicken salad or turkey salad ect. The reason I say this is because the protein will be used to repair your muscles from training and the fibrous carbohydrates will just add fiber to your diet. A very small amount of the protein could be converted to fat but it is a very small amount and much harder than converting the carbohydrates for your body. So carb up early and eat lighter later. And don't forget to subscribe or follow us. Thanks.

How to burn belly fat!

I get this question all the time. How do I just burn my belly fat. Well your body does not usually burn fat from just one location. Most people just burn fat pretty evenly. The reason that they appear to be losing more fat from these areas is because they are the main areas that have the most fat storage. So lets say your body burns two percent of its body fat. Then that two percent that comes from the main fat storing areas will be a greater number due to the greater amount of fat being stored there. So the long and short of it is you should not focus on just burning fat in a given area but on burning fat all together.
There are some supplements that have had some evidence showing that they just burn belly fat. I believe these are just good fat burners and the most dramatic result was noticed in the belly. The main supplement that I am speaking is CLA. This is a genuine good fat burner. So the short answer is if you want to burn belly fat. Just start burning fat and your belly will take the biggest hit.

Training Motivation for the day!! 7-27-13

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Man Drops 100 Pounds With Diamond Dallas Page's Yoga Program!!

This is an amazing story and just shows you the power of consistency when it is applied to your training and nutrition regiments. They will keep you going in the right direction as long as you continue to follow them. I know this program is run by a former wrestler but just look at the guy he is in good shape for his age. He also continues to help people that need this kind of service. Is this guy genuine? What do you thing? So he gets my kudos for that one. Good job man! Keep up the good work!Here is the original story from good morning America. Don't forget to subscribe or follow us. Thanks.

 By CLAIRE SHIPMAN (@ClaireShipman) , KEVIN DOLAK (@kdolak) and TAYLOR BEHRENDT

May 10, 2012

An Internet weight-loss sensation that involves a new, high-intensity form of yoga has led a once-obese man to drop a 100 pounds.
Arthur Boorman, 47, has managed to lose the weight using DDP, or Diamond Dallas Page, which is a pumped-up form of yoga that forgoes all of the gongs and serenity typically associated with the Hindu physical and spiritual discipline.
"It's a different kind of yoga. We make a joke: 'It ain't your momma's yoga,'" Boorman said.
DDP was invented by Diamond Dallas Page, an extreme former wrestler who thought yoga could use a new intensity. We all know yoga can build strength and flexibility, but it can also be the key to significant weight loss by creating a slow, deep resistance to each movement, getting the body working against itself. Page's program capitalizes on this.
These days it's hard to imagine that not many years ago, Boorman was a Gulf War veteran with some serious back issues. At that time he plunged into some dark days, becoming so obese that at one point, he couldn't walk without leg braces.
Boorman thought yoga could help his back pain, but no studios wanted to work with him because he couldn't stand on his own.
"I was up late, on a search engine just typing different things, and I typed in yoga and broken back, and up popped Dallas' page," he recalls.
Boorman soon got the Page's DVDs, and slowly and surprisingly he saw himself shrinking, tightening and strengthening.
After his weight loss, Boorman has now moved from DDP student to teacher. But he must warn his pupils that there is nothing soothing or meditative about his class.
"It's like the Marines, yoga for the Marines," Claire, one of Boorman's students, said.
Stacey Morris had the same shock as Boorman when she lost significant weight through DDP. At her peak two years ago, she weighed more than 300 pounds; now she has gone from size 28 to a size 8.
"I actually look better at 47 than I did at 21," she said.
Morris, who is also 47, and Boorman say that the high-intensity yoga first gave them a new feeling of energy and control.
"It's very cardio. It works the muscles and my body started to rehabilitate and heal and my posture changed," Morris said.
It also encouraged both of them to change the way they eat, including more vegetables and less processed food. Key to keeping the weight off, they say, is that they lost it gradually. It took more than a year of sustained work for each of them.
"The big part of it was getting your head right ... once my mind was in the right place, it was just a matter of getting the work done," Boorman said.
Now Boorman is getting his work done, and also helping others. For a man who literally couldn't walk, and who can now sprint, he provides plenty of inspiration.

The worlds oldest man and Anacin?

There is all this buzz about the worlds oldest man and his Anacin tablets. So is Anacin the miracle that kept this man alive so long? It was probably prescribed by his doctor to keep his blood thin for his heart. So by itself I do not think that it kept him alive all this time. He kept himself alive by eating healthy and taking care of his body. The truth is that there are several factors that contribute to being able to live long ages. They encompass everything form environment to genetics and through the diet. So it is not all about the aspirin. It is more about the lifestyle. Don't forget to follow us and subscribe. Thanks.

How many days a week should you do cardio?

Well there is a lot of talk out there as to how many days a week you should do cardio. Some people say every day and others hardly ever do it. It is all relative to your goals. I disagree with both stances I think there are two things to be considered when thinking about what to do when you do cardio. The first is your goal. What do you want to achieve? Do you want to burn fat build endurance or both. Well here is the deal if you plan on endurance than don't plan on muscle mass. You cannot support extra mass and do hours of intense cardio each day. If you do not believe me as any marathon runner. Just look at the difference between sprinters and long distance runners. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be and endurance athlete you just can have both.
If you want to be lean and retain muscle mass you have to take a more regimented approach to your fat burning. you have to target just the fat without sacrificing your muscle gains. What that means is that you will do shorter regimented style sessions of cardio instead of running miles and miles a day. For me  I like to keep my muscle mass. So I take a regimented approach to my fat burning I target my fat and spare the muscle. There are ways to do this that are relatively simple. It just takes some initiative and focus. So to answer the question it depends on your goals. I do cardio three days a week only 20 - 30 minutes per session and small intense bouts in the morning before I eat breakfast. That works for me. I do occasionally do long intense bouts of endurance training but I limit this to no more than once per week at maximum. Don't forget to follow us and subscribe. Thanks.