07 Oct
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The term “lean protein” is often used by fitness and nutrition experts in their recommendations for a healthy daily diet. But what does “lean protein” really mean? And what common “lean protein” foods can you add to your everyday meals?Lean protein contains very little fat. Egg whites, for instance, are lean protein, and so are chicken breasts and fish. Beef and pork are also good sources of lean protein, depending upon the cut. |
Ninety-five percent lean ground beef, eye round, top round, bottom round, sirloin tips, and top sirloin are all beef products that are good sources of lean protein. Pork tender
The result? We rarely exercise, we often eat on the run, and we don’t get enough rest. At the end of the day, thousands of people, from overworked moms to super busy dads, look into the mirror with dismay, wondering, “How did I let myself go for so long?”
If that sounds like you, don’t worry. Your situat
30 Sep
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Best of all, you can make chicken salad without turning on the stove. Use leftover grilled chicken, rotisserie chicken from the deli, or canned white meat chicken. If using a deli chicken, be sure to discard bone and skin, and use the breast meat only.
27 Sep
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Debbe Geiger admits it: Her motivation to exercise was zero and had been for years. She could summarize her feelings about exercise in two words. “It stinks,” says Geiger, of Cary, N.C.
Her thinking changed when she finally found her exercise motivation: commitment to a team.
Geiger joined a volleyball team — after much urging from friends who wanted her to play with them — and now she doesn’t want to let her teammates down. She’s at the gym with a convert’s fervor on game nights.
“There have been lots of reasons I could have missed, and I haven’t,” Geiger says proudly.
Geiger’s experience illustrates what exercise experts have learned through research and practice over the years: To succeed in sticking to an exercise routine, people need a reason to carry on when that little voice inside says, “Sit on the couch. Have a doughnut.”