Category Archives: Healthy Eating

How To Make Diets Work

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Dieters always want the best results possible. They typically know which foods harm their progress and which foods help their goals. With this in mind you would think that every dieter would achieve their goal and the success rate would … Continue reading →

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Bad Fats

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Fats to avoid are called trans-fats, they can be found in processed foods, margarine, soups, fast food, processed frozen foods, commercial baked foods, crisps and crackers, breakfast cereals, cookies, sweets, dressings and dips. Trans fats increase bad cholesterol and the … Continue reading →

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The Beverage that is Even WORSE than High Fructose Corn Syrup

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Pepsi Next claims to have 60 percent less sugar without sacrificing taste. The secret to keeping its sweet taste comes from the use of THREE artificial sweeteners: aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose. Aspartame (Nutrasweet and Equal) is believed to be … Continue reading →

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Find Local Food

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Find food producers and farm shops close to you.

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Do You Pass The Common Sense Test?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Do you exercise because you want to get in good shape and follow a diet because you want to lose body fat? Is your plan working or has it ground to a halt? If you are following the same path … Continue reading →

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How to Eat Healthy When Away From Home For A Day

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

The key is to be in control of what you eat and the only way to be in control is to be organised. If you take on the responsibility of what you eat and plan ahead you are less likely … Continue reading →

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Is Your Lunch Making You Fat?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Turkey Sandwich, Special K Food Bar and Diet Coke – Does your lunch look like this? What’s wrong with this? Most bread is highly processed and high glycaemic. Unless you’re buying wheat free or flourless sprouted grain bread, bread is … Continue reading →

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Are You Unknowingly Allowing Genetically Modified Food into Your Diet?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

When food is genetically modified it is for the benefit of resistance against insects, herbicides or to make it taste better. No research or studies have ever been done with humans to show what genetically modified foods can do to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Believe “Low Fat” Branding – Read The Nutritional Label

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Many so-called health foods have as much fat and sugar as a jam-donut.

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Bin The Scales

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

It is common for people on diets to turn to the weighing scales for comfort despite continuing to eat the wrong types of food. Relying on the scales to reach a magic number won’t make body fat go away if … Continue reading →

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