10 Monday Feb 2020
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barbecue, BBQ, cold weather, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, flavor, grilling, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, winter barbecue, winter grill, winter grilling
29% of people surveyed say they grill outside even in winter. And registered dietician Melissa Joy Dobbs says, when the weather dips, we crave heartier meals – which you can make with fewer calories on the grill. Because you can get a lot of flavor from meat and vegetables without adding a lot of calories.
03 Monday Jul 2017
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bland chicken, boneless, cancer, chicken breast, chicken skin, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, fight cancer, flavor, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, more flavor, selenium, skin, skinless chicken breast, ward off cancer
We’re always eating boneless, skinless chicken breasts. But is the skin THAT bad? No. Eating a chicken breast with skin will only set you back an extra 26 calories and 3 grams of fat. Plus, it gives a bland chicken breast more flavor, and provides half of your daily requirement of selenium – which is an essential mineral that wards off cancer.
20 Monday Mar 2017
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added sugar, binge, calories, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, extra calories, fat, flavor, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, metabolic effect, milkshake, mmm, sugar, sweet, yum, yummy
So what is it that makes a milkshake so irresistible… the sugar, the fat, or the flavor? Researchers at the Seattle VA Medical Center say it’s the sweet stuff. Unlike fat, sugar is rapidly absorbed by the body, and the metabolic effects are immediate. As a result, we want more. The simple solution? Avoid foods with added sugar. Not only will you cut extra calories, but you’ll also be less likely to binge.
15 Tuesday Sep 2015
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cancer, cancer-fighting compounds, carrots, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, dinner, flavor, healthier, healthy, healthy dinner, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, lose flavor, Newcastle University, potassium, potato, Potatoes, UK, United KIngdom, vegetables, veggies
Don’t cut your vegetables before you cook them.
Scientists found that potatoes retain 50% more potassium when cooked whole, than when they’re chopped up. And carrots hang onto 25% more cancer-fighting compounds when cooked whole. And as a bonus, your food will taste better! According to researchers at Newcastle University in the UK, cutting vegetables into pieces before cooking them means that compounds such as sugars and acids leach into the water – which causes them to lose flavor.
