Archive for May, 2006
Walnuts: A FitMan Food
If the almond is the most nutritious of nuts out there, the walnut is a close second. Walnuts have one of the highest percentages of omega-3 fatty acids, which control triglyceride levels and also reduce bad cholesterol levels. Just one ounce of walnuts contains 2.5g of omega-3 fatty acids compared to less than 0.5g in [...]
Drink to your health (Men only, please)
BBC Health News reports that according to a Danish study of 50000 people, a daily drink of alcohol, consumed moderately, protects against heart disease – but only in men.
A study of 50,000 people found that men who drank daily had a 41% reduced risk of coronary heart disease compared with a 7% drop in men [...]
QT #5: Eat, but first take a seat.
It’s a scene only all too common these days. It’s your company’s holiday party and you are standing around with your colleagues in your best suit. Your hand is just reaching out for another one of those heavenly stuffed mushrooms that are being handed out by the waittresses when suddenly you realise that you have [...]
Be your own policeman
A few days before I was about to set out for college, my grandfather took me aside and gave me a piece of advice I have not forgotten to this day. He looked at me with his soft eyes and said slowly in his sombre voice “This is the first time you are going to [...]
Lowfat Cottage Cheese: A FitMan Food
FitMan Foods have a common and easily discernable theme:
they are not excessively high in total calories per serving
they usually contain a good percentage of either protein, fiber or good-fats
they are rich in nutrients, (either vitamins and/or minerals)
Lowfat Cottage Cheese is one such wonderful Fitman Food. My own favorite is Breakstone’s 2% Milkfat Cottage Cheese and [...]
