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X-Factor Fitness Solutions Blog Posts Tagged ‘Healthy Food’

Energize Your Palate

By Michael on September 28th, 2011

As much as I would love to be the first person to tell you about whole grains, you probably already know that the whole grain, rather than refined, is the way to go in the kitchen. The list of reasons why is long, but here are the Coles Notes: More vitamins and minerals including selenium, [...]

Tags: barley, buckwheat, cooking, healthy cooking, Healthy Food, heart health, kitchen, LDL, Nutrition, quinoa, whole, whole grain, X, X Factor, x factor fitness solutions
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How to get it done: Dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow

By Carol Nave on March 30th, 2011

When I was a little kid, my mom did all the cooking from scratch, mostly without a recipe or book. She would walk in the kitchen, look in the fridge and the pantry. About a hour later smells would waft through the rest of the house and we knew dinner was on. The next day, [...]

Tags: Calories, efficient cooking, healthy cooking, Healthy Food, Nutrition
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Our Favorite Breakfast Ideas

By Carol Nave on April 27th, 2010

Mom hit the nail on the head when she told me that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In fact, I remember when I was about 14 and decided I needed to lose some weight, I wanted to start skipping breakfast to save calories. But mom’s position was that I could not [...]

Tags: breakfast, Healthy Food, Metabolism, Nutrition, Weight Loss, weight management
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Eating Out – Healthy Eating in Houston

By Carol Nave on April 27th, 2010

Matt and Carol’s restaurant choices that won’t blow the meal plan Do you like Tex-Mex? Check out Molina’s on the corner of Shepherd and Washington. They have a fabulous grilled redfish served with veggies and mango salsa. Yum! There’s also a great grilled chicken plate with pico de gallo, veggies, and sliced tomato. It’s one [...]

Tags: Food, Healthy Food, Macronutrients, Meal Plan, Nutrition
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