Everyone has a sweet tooth, but if you're like me you have a HUGE one. Just because you are eating healthy does NOT mean you can't have desserts!
My personal favorite healthy dessert is either a quick chocolate protein smoothie or chocolate banana ice-cream with melted almond butter on top. To make my protein smoothie, I typically use GNC AMP 100% Whey double chocolate fudge protein powder mixed with plain vanilla Chobani greek yogurt, plain and unsweetened Almond Breeze almond milk, and ice. This is a much healthier alternative to a chocolate shake and is packed with nutrients and protein.
I have attached a link to the recipe I use to make my chocolate banana ice-cream, along with a link that will lead you to a list of healthy dessert recipes that are rather tasty sounding. Try out some of the recipes that catch your attention (or your stomach) and you will be able to enjoy these delicious foods and feel good that they are healthy for you and your family!
Chocolate Banana Ice-cream
Healthy Dessert Recipe List
Thursday, April 9, 2015
GNC
About a month ago I started working at General Nutrition Center, or GNC. If you have never been to or heard of GNC, it is a nutrition store where one may go to find things like multivitamins, probiotics, natural herbs, and sports nutrition. So far I really enjoy my job and helping people with their nutrition.
New hires are required to do readings and complete tests on a portal called GNC University. The purpose of these readings and tests are to educate the worker on every aspect of nutrition, all the way to basic nutrients such as proteins and carbohydrates. I have learned a lot on top of my prior knowledge of nutrition from GNC University. I even find myself going to our website to search for products and read the descriptions and reviews to educate myself.
The point of this blog is to show that if you put yourself in a place where you have to learn about nutrition, it will help you to change your lifestyle. Since I started at GNC, I have started paying even pore attention to the foods I consume and the nutrients that make them up. I have seen a change in my lifestyle just from working at GNC for one month. So imagine if you got a job at a gym, signed up for a nutrition class, or even joined a club relating to fitness and nutrition. By putting yourself in these positions, you will gain knowledge about fitness and nutrition and be more likely to change your lifestyle for the better.
I have attached a link to our website where you can learn about GNC and even look at a few products if interested.
Why Clean Eating is Important When Dealing With Allergies
For the past 9 months, I have been dealing with a recurrent allergic reaction resulting in bad hives. These allergic reactions have placed me in the hospital 3 times because of trouble breathing and horrible headaches. I have had many doctors visits with my family doctor, an Endocrinologist, a Dermatologist, and now an Allergist. They have all told me that I am like a puzzle because no matter how many blood tests they conduct on me, they can't seem to figure out what is causing my hives. I have never dealt with an allergy or an allergic reaction before in my life, so the past 9 months have been full of emotions.
One of the things that I have been advised to do by my doctors is to eat clean. When I say clean, I mean non-processed foods such as vegetables, fruits, rice, oats, lean meats, and things of that nature. When you eat clean, you are not putting the chemicals from processed foods into your body. This eliminates having to go through the ingredients of foods to find the one little thing that you are allergic to. Eating simple clean foods gives you a straight answer if you consume them and then have an allergic reaction.
Processed foods are also just bad for your body in general. By consuming processed foods you put unnecessary ingredients and chemicals into your body that don't better your health. For example, processed foods have excess sugar and sodium content. Excess sugar and sodium can cause a rise in blood pressure and can also lead to diabetes. Clean, whole, simple foods like vegetables, fruits, and lean meats contain vital nutrients for the body and provide these nutrients in whole, unaltered from.
If you ever have to deal with an unknown allergy in your lifetime, first look to what you are consuming. Cutting out processed foods was one of the best steps I could take towards discovering what I am allergic to.
One of the things that I have been advised to do by my doctors is to eat clean. When I say clean, I mean non-processed foods such as vegetables, fruits, rice, oats, lean meats, and things of that nature. When you eat clean, you are not putting the chemicals from processed foods into your body. This eliminates having to go through the ingredients of foods to find the one little thing that you are allergic to. Eating simple clean foods gives you a straight answer if you consume them and then have an allergic reaction.
Processed foods are also just bad for your body in general. By consuming processed foods you put unnecessary ingredients and chemicals into your body that don't better your health. For example, processed foods have excess sugar and sodium content. Excess sugar and sodium can cause a rise in blood pressure and can also lead to diabetes. Clean, whole, simple foods like vegetables, fruits, and lean meats contain vital nutrients for the body and provide these nutrients in whole, unaltered from.
If you ever have to deal with an unknown allergy in your lifetime, first look to what you are consuming. Cutting out processed foods was one of the best steps I could take towards discovering what I am allergic to.
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