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How to socialize and still lose weight
Making relaxation time healthy Family and friends help determine your long-term dieting success, either through their support or lack thereof. Since they’re the ones you spend time with on your days...
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Shopping strategies to help you stock a healthy kitchen
Stock up on essentials Take into account your tastes, how often you prepare meals at home and which foods your family likes. The more choices you have on hand, the easier it will be to put together a...
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5 grocery swaps to cut salt
Seasoning Swap this: Club House Lemon & Herbs One-Step Seasoning contains no artificial flavours or colours. It does have 120 mg of sodium, though, in just 1/2 tsp (1 g).For this: Club House...
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The calories in alcoholic beverages
Beware empty calories Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, compared with 4 calories per gram of protein or carbohydrate and 9 calories per gram of fat. Some wines provide small amounts of iron and...
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Fast-Food Swap: Tim Hortons
Breakfast sandwiches Breakfast on the go doesn’t have to be unhealthy. Sausage is generally high in fat and calories, and so are biscuits. Making this swap for an egg and cheese wrap once a week will...
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10 ways to keep your diet exciting
Make your own salad bar For a family dinner one night this week, put together a salad bar and invite the whole crew to create their own salads. Include at least two vegetables that aren’t usually on...
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Fast-Food Swap: Taco Bell
Swap the salad Need a Taco Bell fix? The Fiesta Taco Salad isn’t the healthiest menu pick. Go for a Fresco Chicken Soft Taco instead to save 680 calories, 40 grams of fat and 1,020 milligrams of...
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5 salads that are worse than entrées
Burger King The salad: The Tendergrill Chicken BLTThis salad, which is topped with bacon and cheese and chicken, weighs in at 350 calories, 23 g fat and 1,060 mg sodium. But load on the Kraft Balsamic...
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Fast-Food Swap: Subway
Swap tuna for roast beef Is tuna the healthy choice? Not necessarily. At Subway, if you go for a six-inch roast beef sub instead, you’ll save 255 calories and 24 grams of fat (though the sodium is...
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Fast-Food Swap: Burger King
Swap the salad Salads aren’t always the healthiest choice. Such is the case with Burger King’s Chicken BLT Salad. Go for a Veggie Burger with a side salad instead and you’ll save 190 calories, 31...
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Fast-Food Swap: Salads
Taco Bell Need a Taco Bell fix? The Fiesta Taco Salad isn’t the healthiest menu pick. Go for a Fresco Chicken Soft Taco instead to save 680 calories, 40 grams of fat and 1,020 milligrams of sodium. Or...
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4 reasons to include more fibre in your diet
It sustains long-term weight loss In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, scientists tracked the diets of 2,909 men and women over the course of 10 years. Those who...
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The best breakfast cereals for your diet
Blueberry Pomegranate Ancient Grains Post’s Blueberry Pomegranate Ancient Grains has a delicious fruity taste, and the large-sized flakes give it great bite. Per serving (54 g): 190 calories, 2.5 g...
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20 diet-friendly pantry foods
Sodium-reduced broth It tastes just as great as the regular broth, but has 25 percent less sodium. Plain pasta sauce A great all-purpose staple for making spaghetti and pizza. Choose a low-sodium...
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5 grocery swaps to boost your fibre intake
Burgers Swap this: Lick’s Homeburgers have 320 calories and a hefty 23 g fat (10 g of which are saturated) in each 153-g (about 1/3 lb.) beef burger. And fibre? Zilch. For this: Lick’s Nature Burgers...
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5 steps to clearing out your pantry
Toss Take a look at the best-before date on every package and can (yes, canned food goes bad, too) and throw out anything expired. Move the foods that will expire soon to the front of your shelves so...
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An easy weight-loss walking plan
Integrate activity into daily life What Canadians need is a new way of quantifying activity. To keep from getting bigger, we need to start thinking smaller. Instead of measuring our exercise efforts...
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Fast-Food Swap: McDonalds
A healthier salad choice Some salads are a healthy choice, but choose toppings wisely. Grilled chicken is always a better option than breaded or fried-and ask for the dressing on the side.Swap this:...
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5 common walking mistakes
Wearing worn-out shoes The cushioning properties of even the best sports shoes break down with use. This can lead to discomfort and eventually injury, especially if you’re overweight. There’s no...
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Swap and Drop Food Court: Wendy’s
Swap the Baja Salad for the Apple Pecan Chicken Salad It’s a busy time of year, so it makes sense to grab a quick salad when you’re on the go. At Wendy’s, make this salad switch and save 220 calories,...
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