Healthy Fast Food?

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Fast foods have a some what deserved reputation for being high in calories, fat, and sugar, while being low in essential nutrients. Enter healthy fast foods, or foods that are heavily advertised to be healthier.

Usually, the emphasis is on calories. A healthy diet is more than calories. It is about obtaining the most essential nutrients from the fewest calories.

Are advertised healthy fast foods really healthier or is just marketing hype?

In this video:

• What is fast food? 00:42
• Can fast foods be healthy foods? 1:29
• Fast food calories and nutrition. 3:05
• Amino acids and protein. 7:32
• Essemtial Vitamins and minerals. 8:30
• Take aways. 9:39

Milled Flax Seeds Vs. Wheat Flour




Nutritional comparison of milled flaxseeds (meal, flour) and wheat flours.

In this video:

• What are flaxseeds? 00:41
• Ground versus whole flaxseeds. 00:59
• Milled flax versus flax flour. 1:21
• Flax and ALA omega-3. 2:14
• Flaxseed versus wheat flour. 3:40
• Flax and flour nutrition. 5:18
• Flaxseed and flour protein. 6:14

Ketosis Facts & Myths

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Keto diets are very low carb diets. Its goal is replacing glucose with ketones for fuel. Many keto diets are low carb diets that can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies and have negative long-term health benefits. Many keto recipes provide more calories than a balanced diet of animal and plant foods. Fats make up 60% to 80% of a recipes calories, and fat has more than twice the calories (9 per gram) of carbohydrates and protein.

In this video:

• What is ketosis? 00:52
• What are keto diets? 2:11
• Keto diet and calorie counting. 4:46
• Ketosis without keto diets. 6:59
• Reduce calories, reduce carbs, or both? 8:25
• Keto diets and essential nutrients. 9:35
• Ketosis and protein. 11:02
• Ketosis essential vitamins and minerals. 12:15

Is Your Diet Nutrient Deficient?




Essential nutrients must come from your diet because your body cannot make them. Essential nutrients include fat, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals.

Many diets are nutrient deficient emphasizing some essential nutrients and not others. Nutrient deficient diets require supplemental nutrients.

This video shares how to verify your diet provides all essential nutrients your body needs before resorting to dietary supplements.

In this video:

• Essential nutrients & nutrient deficiencies. 00:32
• Symptoms and tests:
• Fat deficiency 3:14
• Protein deficiency 4:46
• Carbohydrate deficiency 6:47
• Mineral deficiency 8:42
• Vitamin deficiency 11:37
• Home testing and self-help risks. 13:10

Fast Metabolism And Weight Loss




Your metabolism works 24 hours a day to keep you alive but, does a fast or slow metabolism affect your weight and weight loss? A fast or slow metabolism has more to do your level of activity that your diet. Most people can to increase their metabolism without dietary supplement and fad diets. And, no supplement or diet will significantly effect weight gain caused by your genes, hormones, and medications.

In this video:

• What is metabolism? 00:44
• Sources of dietary energy. 2:29
• How your body burns calories. 3:23
• Metabolism and breaking your fast. 5:51
• 700 calorie meals. 7:31
• Excess calories and body fat. 10:30

Balanced Versus Unbalanced Diets

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Many fad diets require supplemental protein, vitamins, and minerals. In some cases the supplements are available form the diet promoter. Until the 20th century, essential nutrients came from foods not supplements. Eating a balanced diet should provide a healthy person with all or most essential nutrients without excess calories. Many people eat high calorie unbalanced processed food diets. Processed foods are designed to satisfy wants not needs.

In this video:

• What is a balanced diet? 00:41
• Balanced diet and supplements. 2:14
• Balanced diet and exercise. 3:29
• Balanced diet and aging. 4:38
• Balanced versus unbalanced diet examples. 6:27
• Balanced diet tips. 7:49

30 Foods Under 50 Calories

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Many nature, minimally processed foods are low calorie foods. Processing like deep fat frying turns a low calorie food, like zucchini, into a high calorie. Frying adds calories but few essential nutrients. This video shares 30 common foods providing 50 calories or less per 100 gram (3.5 oz) or 28 gram (1 oz) serving.

In this video:

• Why low calorie foods? 00:40
• Most low calorie foods are plant foods. 1:48
• High calorie foods and portion control. 2:36
• 30 foods under 50 calories. 3:48

Creating A Sustainable Diet

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Many people yo-yo diet starting a new weight loss diet, lose weight, stop the diet, and regain the weight they lost. And, many times a few extra pounds. One reason is unsustainable diets. While some claim to be sustainable, they either require high price ingredients like 100% organic, or restrict eating so many foods that dieters soon tire of the plan.

This video shares how to create a sustainable diet that meets your needs rather than a one-size-fits-all diet.

Sustainable diets not only you lose weight, it helps you n=maintain a healthy weight.

In this video:

• Excess body fat versus weight gain. 00:49
• Sustainable versus unsustainable diets. 1:38
• Ignore fast weight loss claims and testimonials. 3:50
• Excess weight loss math. 5:31
• Estimating your calorie needs. 7:57
• Foods you should cut or eliminate. 9:32
• Organic versus nonorganic foods. 13:20

High Fat Foods: Avocado vs. Cheese




Fat is an essential nutrient. The human body does not make fat out of other nutrients, but it does store excess calories from carbohydrates, protein, and fat as body fat. Some diets promote eating high fat foods. This video compares two high fat foods: avocados and cheese. Is one healthier than the other?

In this video:

• Diet, fat and calories. 00:34
• Animal versus vegetable fat. 1:46
• Avocado versus cheese nutrients. 2:49

Slow Versus Fast Weight Loss




A leading cause of yo-yo dieting are low calorie diet plans promoting fast weight loss. Most are nutrient deficient and lead to a slower metabolism making it easier to gain weight. People who lose excess fat slowly are more likely to achieve permanent weight loss while improving health.

In this video:

• Slow, permanent weight loss. 00:41
• Are your weight loss goals realistic? 2:38
• Calculate your body mass index (BMI). 4:08
• Estimate your current calorie needs. 4:40
• Estimate your ideal weight calorie needs. 6:23
• Develop a sustainable diet plan. 6:48

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