http://foodandfitnessguide.com Everything you need to know about Food & Fitness Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:37:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Image Source: hornblowerholidays.com Thanksgiving is over for most people, but pretty sure, there are still lots of dinners and family gatherings to attend to. Thats why its important to take note of some important tips on how to practice healthy eating while enjoying the ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/food-and-healthy-eating/healthy-holiday-eating-2/ Image Source:www.amaalliance.org People are looking for the magic solution to improve their health and life. Unfortunately, life does not work that way. In order to improve our health and our life we have to take steps into our own hands and ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/fitness/stay-healthy/ Image Source: smartcanucks.ca Over the years, fast food vendors have been criticized for contributing to the so-called obesity epidemic. Serving cut cost foods which are often high in fat, salt, and sugar. It is no surprise that takeaway foods ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/food-and-healthy-eating/subway-goes-healthy/ Image source: lesliebradshaw.com A teenager’s body needs 8 to 9 hours of sleep. But they are often up to stay awake late at night. This results to oversleeping for class and sometimes, sleeping during class. Researchers say that the adolescent sleeping patterns differ from kids and adults. The research said that ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/information/teenager%e2%80%99s-sleep-requirement/ Obesity, or the state of being extremely overweight, is on the rise for children in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control, "the number of children who are obese has more than tripled in the last 30 years". Here are some additional facts from the Center for ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/weight-loss/obesity-in-children/ Yes, you are convinced you need to lose weight. Yes, you know those love handles have got to go. Yes, you realize you can’t keep up with your toddler’s pace anymore. Yes, you finally recognize you have to get fit. But how do you start? It seems like an insurmountable ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/tips/embarking-on-the-fitness-journey-part-1/ A mother in South Florida is challenging the idea that healthy food maybe too expensive by putting up a group that helps other members in buying food straight from the organic produce farmers. Donna Kass is the Organic Produce Buying Club of South Florida's Pinecrest group's host. The members think it's ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/food-and-healthy-eating/florida-club-makes-buying-healthy-food-cheaper/ Mixing different food groups during breakfast may make you smarter, according to a research study done by Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth, Australia. The main researcher, Dietitian Therese O'Sullivan said, "For each additional food group that teenagers consumed for breakfast, there was an incremental increase in mental health," ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/tips/mixing-breakfast/ As we mentioned a few days ago, schools were having problems in financing healthy food options in the cafeteria. The best way that your children can help them and themselves is by packing lunch. How does this serve the school? It allows them to buy less food if they notice ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/tips/reasons-to-pack-school-lunches/ School owners are now in a quandary: do they serve the more expensive healthy food or the less expensive not-so healthy ones? It's economics vs. nutrition now as educators are stuck between a rock and a hard place. One school official said, “We do not want to serve our students highly ... http://foodandfitnessguide.com/food-and-healthy-eating/educators-are-in-a-tight-bind/