Recipes For Losing Weight

We got this book for Christmas and I thought it was worth mentioning. It gives us a lot of healthier alternatives for things we already eat. Most of the foods we've tried taste pretty good too. 


Cook This, Not That!: Kitchen Survival Guide


The recipes are easy to follow and there are colorful pictures. But what makes this book unique is the way it provides the calories for a meal and compares it with a similar meal using more traditional ingredients. The differences are impressive.I recommend this book for anyone who is looking for ways to eat healthier. It will help you lose weight without giving up taste. 


These are the chapters of the book. As you can see there is plenty of variety:

1. The Truth About Your Food 
2. The Eat This, Not That! Kitchen 
3. Breakfast 
4. Appetizers & Small Bites 
5. Soups & Salads 
6. Sandwiches & Burgers 
7. Off the Grill 
8. Pasta 
9. American Classics 
10. Ethnic Dishes 
11. Sides, Snacks & Sauces
12. Desserts & Drinks  

Eat Like a Bodybuilder

In Bodybuilding, how you eat is just as important as how you train. Many people go to the gym faithfully but then neglect their diet. Here are some good foods for building muscle and trimming fat:

BodyBuilding Foods:

• Eggs and Egg Whites
• Cottage Cheese
• Chicken
• Turkey
• Steak
• Fish
• Whole Wheat Bread
• Oatmeal
• Whole Wheat Pasta
• Vegetables
• Almonds
• Natural Peanut Butter
• Sweet Potatoes
• Flaxseed Oil
• Fish Oil
• Brown Rice
• Milk
• Lowfat Cheese

To build muscle you need a good mix of protein, healthy fats, and complex carbs. It's also important to drink a lot of water and get lots of sleep.

Vitamin D deficiency

I've recently become aware of the importance of Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to all sorts of problems. Among other things, insufficient Vitamin D can lead to fragile bones and it can increase the risk for cancer.

One of the primary ways we get Vitamin D is from sunlight. The body creates Vitamin D when exposed to the sun. Living in Ohio, I don't see much sun during the Winter. That's why I started looking into foods that contain Vitamin D. Here are some of the foods that are high in Vitamin D:

Vitamin D Foods:

• Salmon
• Eggs
• Milk
• Mackerel
• Catfish
• Soymilk
• Fish Oil
• Herring
• Trout
• Shrimp

There are others, but these are among the highest. As you can see, most of them are seafood. So a good rule of thumb is to make sure you are getting seafood in your diet. Also, if you are a vegetarian, you may want to consider taking a Vitamin D supplement because there are very few plants that contain this vitamin.