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Decorate your plate for successful weight loss
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on November 30, 2007
Can food decorating be the way to successful weight loss? I would like to say yes actually, or that it is a vital key when it comes to watching what you eat. Whether you are counting calories or doing...
Enjoy a healthy Thanksgiving
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on November 20, 2007
What most people are looking forward to in the next couple of days is getting together and enjoy delicious food for Thanksgiving. The best way to not regret what you ate afterwards is to eat a little...
The calorie burning soda trend
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on November 13, 2007
As part of weight loss or a healthy life we often include light products and diet sodas. Some are said to speed up our metabolism and others to be sugar or calorie free. And this year it is the calor...
10 fats to make you fit
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on October 17, 2007
It is quite confusing to know which fat is good and which is not. With so many options and new researches and studies each day it´s easy to get confused and eat the wrong food. Here are ten fats to ...
Natural sugar boost
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on October 12, 2007
After an hour of hard training you come out from the gym and your body starts saying: "give me sugar, I need to eat now!" You try not to but after a while you give in and go for a piece of c...
Are you a healthy role model?
Filed in archive Healthy Eating , Kids and sports by Linda Hernestal da Silva on October 3, 2007
Most babies are a bit chubby and everyone think it´s cute. Grabbing a chubby baby´s cheeks and go "oh aren't you a chubby little sweetie" can be cute when the baby is six months old but ...

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Can you eat yourself happy?
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on September 27, 2007
Can you really eat yourself happy? How does the food we eat affect our mood? Can it be that the food we eat is more important than we think it is? Actually there are certain foods that can bring us ...
Are your friends making you fat?
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on September 21, 2007
It´s Friday and many of you are getting prepared to go out for a nice dinner with friends. Well be careful; your friends might be making you fat. Depending on your friends eating habits you might ea...
Tired of eating the same food?
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on September 11, 2007
Too many think that they can´t cook so they blame an unhealthy lifestyle on that. Well I believe anyone can cook, you just need to practice. If you eat the same thing all the time you become bored so...
Healthy eating on a budget
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on September 8, 2007
Eating well when you are on a budget can seem difficult if you are not sure what to eat. Usually the cheap can substitute seems like a better option for your wallet but what is it doing to your health...
I'm on a diet - I can't eat that.
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on September 4, 2007
"I'm on a diet - I can't eat that". How often haven´t you heard someone say that? It could be from you or from a friend who is trying to lose weight or lead a healthier lifestyle. ...

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Less fat, fatter kids
Filed in archive Healthy Eating , Kids and sports by Linda Hernestal da Silva on August 10, 2007
As we have become so aware of obesity, we try to protect our kids against it. We tell our kids not to eat fatty foods and we watch over them and guide them. But the truth of the matter is that we mi...
Do you want natural sun protection? Eat apricots.
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on August 10, 2007
You are probably enjoying being in the sun now while you can. In a few months the darkness will come and we will remember the sunny days and what we did. Sun protection is a must when staying in th...
A better afternoon tea
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on August 9, 2007
Having afternoon tea is a very old tradition. To enjoy the real afternoon tea, as in England , you should have tea and scones with cream and marmalade. But why follow traditions? The tea is sweet, t...
Diet to go
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on July 24, 2007
Wouldn´t it be nice if someone else could cook a healthy meal for you when you are on a diet? Some people say they don´t know how to cook, I am sure everyone can learn, so they don´t know how to cook...
Less healthy than you think it is?
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on July 23, 2007
When you are standing in the supermarket, hungry and tired, it´s not always easy to remember what exactly healthy food is. I don´t know all the label codes and names for ingredients and standing in t...
Dark chocolate good for high blood pressure
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on July 8, 2007
I love chocolate, and I mean chocolate not the sugar. I like dark chocolate, the darker the better. Chocolate is said to be bad for your skin and because of it´s amount of calories. Obviously that d...
Avocado, a versatile fruit
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on July 4, 2007
What you see in the picture is an avocado. But it´s not the average avocado you buy in the supermarket. It´s the Brazilian version. These avocados are huge. A normal apple is about 3 times smaller tha...
Health snack recalled
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on June 29, 2007
One of the major snacks in the US has just been recalled due to salmonella possibilities. Veggie Booty is a snack made out of corn and puffed rice that has a flavor of kale and spinach. Apparently th...
A fruity day!
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on June 27, 2007
5 a day is the goal, but some people simply don´t remember to eat 5 fruits a day. Or don´t feel like it. Me for example. But there are days when I can eat fruit all day long. Not to make up for what ...
Exercise and lunch
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on June 25, 2007
Working out over lunch is something many of us do nowadays. Stressed as we are we try to fit in something to do whenever we can. But you have to eat at lunch as well, after all, the lunch hour is for ...
Want to get slim? Eat more chili!
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on June 12, 2007
Want to get slim? Eat more chili! If you need to lose weight it might be tempting to buy one of these ready to diet packs and pills offering miracles. But before you try that why not go for the natur...
Spring treats without guilt.
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 29, 2007
It's getting hotter in most parts of the word. Except for here in Brazil where it's only getting colder. This time of the year your senses starts coming alive again and some how your food inst...
Eating before exercising
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 26, 2007
When you exercise regularly it is important to plan your day ahead so that you don't eat at the wrong time. That is because if you eat just before exercising you will not get the best results of...
Boredom eating
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 23, 2007
At night I often find myself wanting to put my teeth into something. I try to think about what it is I really want to do. Do I really want to eat or is it just boredom getting to me? Most of the time...
Calcium rich food
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 21, 2007
Ever since you are a small child you hear how important it is that you drink your milk so that you get big and strong. Which means grow and get strong bones. You drink your milk because your mother t...
Spice up your salad
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 18, 2007
Salads can be quite boring unless you know how to really spice them up. Gone are the days when only lettuce and tomato were served together. My favorite salad is full of extra fibers and vitamins. I ...
Getting kids to eat healthily
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 10, 2007
It's not only you that need to eat healthily, your kids does too. Depending on the child he/she might need to eat less or more than what you actually think he/she does. Your child isn't keen...
Plan a healthy week
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 9, 2007
Leading a healthy lifestyle sometimes require planning in our hectic environment. At FoodFit.com you can subscribe to their newsletter with healthy recipes and tips. They have weekly menus that you c...
Soy products to help weight loss?
Filed in archive Healthy Eating by Linda Hernestal da Silva on May 9, 2007
Vegetarians who eats a lot of soy protein might be pleased to hear that soy protein has been connected with weight loss. Actually it is connected with all kinds of soy products. Research has shown th...
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