This is take-out menu beef and broccoli stir-fry — but so much better. No sad broccoli. No chewy, dry pieces of beef. No gloppy sauce. Replace all those with crisp-tender broccoli and savory bites of beef tossed with a simple three-ingredient stir-fry sauce. Chinese “take-out” night will never be the same. via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/how-to-make-stir-fried-beef-and-broccoli-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn/
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When you’re late getting home from work and you’re already starving for dinner, peeling your vegetables before cooking them probably feels like the last thing you want to be doing. It tacks on a few extra minutes, which on crazed weeknights can feel all too precious. So is it really necessary? via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/why-you-shouldnt-peel-most-of-your-vegetables-tips-from-the-kitchn/ There are general rules for food safety that I’d argue most people are familiar with: Wash your hands often, don’t mix raw meat/fish with raw vegetables, be careful about keeping food at the correct temperature for the correct amount of time. Rules like these keep us healthy and our food safe, but how far does it go? Do your concerns over food safety keep you from eating entire categories of food? via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/the-6-foods-youll-never-see-on-this-food-poisoning-experts-plate-food-news/ http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/1206/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Ingredients
*If you’d rather DIY, mix 4 cloves minced garlic, 1 lemon zested and juiced, and 1/4 cup canola oil and marinate overnight. Directions
Source: Tuscan Pork with Chickpeas and Spinach – MyFitnessPal Image Credit: Tuscan Pork with Chickpeas and Spinach The post Tuscan Pork with Chickpeas and Spinach appeared first on NUTRITIONCLUB. from NUTRITIONCLUB http://nutritionclub.ca/tuscan-pork-with-chickpeas-and-spinach/ from Nutrition Club Canada https://nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/tuscan-pork-with-chickpeas-and-spinach/ via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/tuscan-pork-with-chickpeas-and-spinach/ http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/1204/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png When you walk into a gym that seems overly crowded and filled with terrible equipment, you should head straight for the dumbbell rack. You can begin a single dumbbell workout plan that will strengthen your entire body without you having to stand in long lines to use old equipment. Here are four exercises that must be added to your workout plan. Focus on heavy lifting during this workout. If you are a regular lifter, you should begin with a weight of about 45 pounds. Those who are just getting back to the gym after a hiatus should stay in the 20-30 pound range. You may notice that there aren’t any supersets, but this because they are unnecessary when you are doing movements that are complex and demanding on the metabolism. You should rest for no more than a minute and a half between sets and two minutes between your exercises. You should aim for a 45 minute session that leaves your body sore and covered in sweat. One-Arm Dumbbell SnatchThis is a great exercise to add to your single dumbbell workout plan. It works on the majority of your pulling muscles while improving your coordination and timing. Begin with your feet shoulder-width apart and squat enough for the dumbbell to rest between your legs near your shins. Make sure that your back remains flat and avoid using your opposite arm for support. Next, thrust your hips forward while slightly jumping upward and allow the momentum to move the dumbbell to a place that is level with your eyes. Pull the weight up rather aggressively until your arm locks out overhead. This should all occur with one motion. Hold the weight close to your body without allowing it to swing outward. You should do four sets with eight repetitions for each arm. Goblet SquatDumbbells are not as wielding as loaded barbells, so the goblet squat uses far more muscles than the back and barbell front squats. In order to stay upright, you will need to fire stable, small muscles. The front load will allow your torso to remain in a a vertical position, which means that you will have an improved alignment and more depth. Doing goblet squats with the right techniques can be rather difficult, but it will allow you to increase to the level of mobility needed for solid front and back squats. In order to do it, sand with your feet positioned a bit wider than your shoulders and hold the dumbbell to your chest. Push your hips back and make sure to keep your chest up, then squat until your elbows touch the inner part of the knees. Complete five sets of 15 reps. Single Arm Plank And Dumbbell RowOne of the main functions of the abdominal muscles is to help keep your torso stable against any outside forces (like when someone runs into you when you are walking down the street). The perfect solution to this is doing anti-rotational planking. On a bench or some other knee-level surface, plank with your arms resting on the bench, feet firmly planted together on the floor, arms straight and a dumbbell in one of your hands. Move the hand that contains the weight from the bench so it hangs down on the side. Engage your abdominal muscles and plank as if both hands remain on the bench. Keep your hips level without twisting them, row the weight up to the torso and squeeze the shoulders together at the top. Lower the weight down very slowly and repeat . Complete four sets of 12 repetitions for each arm. Turkish Get-UpThis is the last move of the single dumbbell workout plan. It will help strengthen your core. back, legs. shoulders and chest – basically, everything – and it will help condition your metabolism, increasing your heart rate quickly when you stand straight up with the weight then lower it back to the floor. If you do several of these in a row, it can be as tiresome as sprinting. Lie on your back with the dumbbell in your hand held up over your right shoulder. Bend the right knee and keep your right foot flat. Move your left arm into a 45-degree angle and shift all your weight to the left side of your body. Press the left palm on the floor, raise your hips and move your left foot backward until you are kneeling on the left knee. Keep the right arm in a steady position and stable to the shoulder. Keep your eyes on the dumbbell for the duration. At this point, shift your weight on the right side and stand with the dumbbell remaining above your head. Now do each step in reverse while holding the dumbbell stable with your arm locked above you until you are positioned on your back again. Complete three repetitions on each side for a minute and a half each. The post The Single Dumbbell Workout Plan appeared first on NUTRITIONCLUB. from NUTRITIONCLUB http://nutritionclub.ca/the-single-dumbbell-workout-plan/ from Nutrition Club Canada https://nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/the-single-dumbbell-workout-plan/ via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/the-single-dumbbell-workout-plan/ http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/1202/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Ingredients
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Source: Crispy Baked Kale Chips – MyFitnessPal Image Credit: Crispy Baked Kale Chips The post Crispy Baked Kale Chips appeared first on NUTRITIONCLUB. from NUTRITIONCLUB http://nutritionclub.ca/crispy-baked-kale-chips/ from Nutrition Club Canada https://nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/crispy-baked-kale-chips/ via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/crispy-baked-kale-chips/ http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/1200/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Surprising new research indicates why science justifies eating fried food. When vegetables are either fried or sautéed in EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), cancer-fighting compounds are strengthened. Vegetables in general are good for your body. However, by frying them with EVOO, you improve them in two important ways. First, you give them a boost in taste. Second, you make them even healthier for you. That may not sound right, but you did see the line correctly. You need to FRY the vegetables. The University of Granada just put out a study that indicates that cooking vegetables in this way has a number of benefits. The food can help you stave off cancer. It can help you age well and even keep you from developing macular degeneration and diabetes. Whenever you cook a vegetable, you decrease the amount of nutrients it has. This is because when a vegetable is boiled, vitamins are released into the water. As a result, frying was thought to be harsh on food as well. However, this latest study shows that might not be the case. Researchers worked with eggplant, tomato, pumpkin and potato to determine why science justifies eating fried food. They removed both the skin and the seeds, and they cooked the vegetables in several different ways. They were boiled in water, boiled in water and extra virgin olive oil, fried in EVOO and sautéed in EVOO. After the vegetables were done, researchers looked at several aspects of the food. They examined the moisture content, number of phenols, dry matter, antioxidant capacity and fat. Vegetables that were fried in extra virgin olive oil had more fat, less moisture and had higher antioxidant and phenol levels. These same results were not found among the other methods of cooking. As a result, the researchers determined that using oil to transfer the heat led to higher levels of phenolic compounds in vegetables. This means that the vegetables are even better for you, although they do have more calories as a result of the cooking process. Boiling did not have this same effect, because the heat transfer took place in the water. It is important to remember that fat is not the enemy. Keep an eye on the amount of oil that you are eating, however; you do not want to go overboard. The post Surprising Diet Advice: Why Science Justifies Eating Fried Food appeared first on NUTRITIONCLUB. from NUTRITIONCLUB http://nutritionclub.ca/why-science-justifies-eating-fried-food/ from Nutrition Club Canada https://nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/surprising-diet-advice-why-science-justifies-eating-fried-food/ via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/surprising-diet-advice-why-science-justifies-eating-fried-food/ http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/1198/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Most of us don’t like endings; but when they play a direct role in our digestive processes, that’s a different story altogether. Food items we have picked up from the grocery should therefore be examined to ascertain until when they are good for. But, in light of a recent finding, the effort may not even be worth it: expiration dates on your food mean nothing. Expiration Dates on Your Food Mean NothingSell by, best if used by, expires on, display until; the shelf life of food seems like it’s a well regulated, concrete affair, but it’s not: It differs by region and type of food. In the end, those labels mean almost nothing, which leads to both food waste and an assumption of safety. Read More… Just because expiration dates on your food mean nothing does not mean you don’t have to care about freshness, though. Eating fresh food is still a wonder in a world of ready-made canned items, and it comes with plenty of benefits, too. More nutrients. Fresh food contains more naturally-occurring nutrients not readily found in processed food. This is why vegetables and fruits are better bought from the market. Fresh turkey breast also contains less extra sodium or fat than turkey deli meat.
To be sure that you’re eating fresh, mind these suggestions: Buy organic. No chemical additives, but quite pricey. If you don’t have the budget for it, opt for food that can be eaten unpeeled or those with thin skins. Buy local. As much as possible, source your food from your area’s farmer’s market. This lessens the time it takes for the food to be transported, as well as the uncertainties involved in having food grown elsewhere. Image Credit: Expiration Dates on Your Food Mean Nothing – Life Hacker The post Expiration Dates on Your Food Mean Nothing appeared first on NUTRITIONCLUB. from NUTRITIONCLUB http://nutritionclub.ca/expiration-dates-on-your-food-mean-nothing/ from Nutrition Club Canada https://nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/expiration-dates-on-your-food-mean-nothing/ via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/expiration-dates-on-your-food-mean-nothing/ http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/1196/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png We have all been there: we slave away at the gym or at home, trying to free up some space on the waistband of our jeans. But we can’t seem to get it right. Now, a new study surfaces to explore one of the possible reasons why you still can’t lose weight even after all that exercise. Here’s why you exercise so much and still can’t lose weight(CNN)If you are intensifying your running regimen in hopes of losing weight, you might be running around in circles: There is a limit to how many calories we can burn through exercise, a new study suggests. The grim message comes from a small study of a group of 332 adults living in the United States, Jamaica and Africa, some of them more sedentary and some more active. A team of researchers measured their activity level for seven days using an accelerometer, similar to the kind in the While our bodies may be naturally hard-wired to resist radical weight loss, there are still some ways we can ensure the successful – and healthy! – losing of the extra weight. First off is burning calories without actually exercising, which may not lead to the plateau that seems to suspend our metabolism. In the same way that standing can help you burn calories, twitching is also effective. Small, seemingly insignificant things such as tapping your feet or drumming your fingers still expend energy, which drives your metabolism. Also, eat healthy. Low-calorie foods such as celery, cucumber, carrots and tomatoes do not make as big of a dent in your eventual weight as food items like, for instance, pasta. Even better, there are certain foods that actually burn calories – and hopefully help you find a stop to the reasons why you can’t lose weight. These include whole grains, fruits, yoghurt, blueberries, and almonds. As much as possible, do not eat anything that you know will go straight to your thighs – but do not also deprive yourself too much that you will get tired of healthy food and forever abandon it. Try to find a balance, but also try to tip the scale in favour of a healthy diet. Lastly, drink water. Water is the basic component of every chemical process in the body – including your metabolism. It does not, by itself, burn calories, but it can help you stay on track of your weight loss efforts as it helps keep hunger pangs away. Image Credit: Here’s why you exercise so much and still can’t lose weight – CNN News The post Reasons Why You Still Can’t Lose Weight: No, It’s Not You appeared first on NUTRITIONCLUB. from NUTRITIONCLUB http://nutritionclub.ca/reasons-why-you-still-cant-lose-weight-no-its-not-you/ from Nutrition Club Canada https://nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/reasons-why-you-still-cant-lose-weight-no-its-not-you/ via WordPress https://jonathanwilhoite.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/reasons-why-you-still-cant-lose-weight-no-its-not-you/ http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nutritionclubca.wordpress.com/1194/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png According to the World Health Organization, around 35 million people in the world were living with HIV at the end of 2013. New cases have since been diagnosed and logged, which – more than anything – makes the epidemic one of the most serious issues we have all had to deal with. Now it seems like another hurdle has to be jumped as a study finds certain strains of HIV becoming resistant to key drug administered to a lot of patients. HIV becoming resistant to key drug, study findsStrains of HIV are becoming resistant to an antiretroviral drug commonly used to prevent and fight the virus, research has suggested. HIV was resistant to the drug Tenofovir in 60% of selected cases in some African countries, according to the study, which covered a 17-year period. The research, led by University College London, looked at 1,920 HIV patients worldwide who had treatment failure. Read More… While that is still in the works, we can all do our part in helping people living with HIV in Africa and in other parts of the world find a little solace and comfort.
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