1 g carbs = 4 calories (Kcal) 1 g protein = 4 calories (Kcal) 1 g fat = 9 calories (Kcal) …

- Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day - Eat 2 tsp of olive oil every day…

In time I've picked up some tips from TV shows and magazines, some basic principles that I try to apply (without always succeeding though ). 1.      I should eat small meals, eat them often each day.  Small and often eaten meals are better because our body is just like a machine that consumes energy when preparing the digestion. If we eat more often, it will have to prepare for digestion more often and that means energy (calorie) consumption. 2.      3 moderate meals with 2-3…

I would hardly call it dieting...yet some people do. I'm talking about the Mediterranean diet. This part of the world managed to get quite a few scientists interested because they found that people living there have really healthy hearts. They concluded this might be the effect of their eating habits. The Mediterranean diet mostly means: Olive oil gets to be used often and it's a good source of monounsaturated fats Fruits and vegetables also play an important part of their…

Fruits and veggies: eat more Bread, grains, potatoes (any kind of food that contains carbs): Eat more: wholegrain bread, brown rice, pasta, cereals and oats Eat less: puddings, biscuits, cookies or anything you can buy in a pastry shop Meat and dairy Eat more: lean meat, fish and chicken, skimmed milk, low fat cheeses, yoghurt Eat less: fatty meat and sausages Fat and oils Eat more: vegetable oils, olive oil, olives, nuts and seeds Eat less: butter,…