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Dietary fiber: A ‘magic bullet’ for healthy weight management
If I had to name one single food constituent that is most helpful for weight management, it would be dietary fiber. It just has so many benefits and strangely has been researched much less for its weight management benefits than many other dietary factors, but the science is all positive and just keeps getting stronger and stronger.
Planning for Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays
As we leave the relative quiet of summer behind, we enter the fall/winter holiday period, which brings many food challenges. It starts with Halloween, which could be called the “festival of candy”, then rolls into Thanksgiving, which is perhaps our…
Surviving Thanksgiving — With Science
We’ve passed through the gate of Halloween and entered the zone of the Winter holidays! This can mean lots of celebration food, and associated weight gain. So let’s talk about that.One way to avoid some of the usual holiday weight…
Bread. To eat or not to eat, that is the question.
How to use the best high-fiber breads for weight control. Now that Oprah has bought 10% of Weight Watchers and is appearing in TV ads saying she is losing weight while eating the bread she loves, it is timely to…
Pumpkin Pie Parfait Recipe
Desserts, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Recipes, soluble fiber, Weight Loss This deceptively rich and satisfying seasonal treat is a fast and easy weeknight dessert, as well as being good enough to serve to company. Just layer it in your best serving pieces for a special…
What’s Your Favorite Instinct Diet Recipe?
Here is one of our favorites: West African Bean Cakes with Spicy Dip and Green Salad Makes four servings of six chickpea cakes, plus dip and salad; there will be chickpea cakes left over For the chickpea cakes:1 cup dried…
Chocolate Fudge Cake in a Mug
Need we say more? In cased you missed it, check out our latest iDiet-approved recipe, for a high-protein dessert that’s easy and delicious. Chocolate Fudge Cake in a Mug Recipe
Fabulous Fiber
At the iDiet, we are big fans of fiber. In fact, eating fiber – high fiber cereals, intact grains, and legumes – can give you the edge you need to lose weight without feeling hungry. There’s a wide variety of…