Jan 17, 2021 | Carbs, Desserts, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Nutrition, Recipes, Research, Science, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
Dietary fiber: A ‘magic bullet’ for healthy weight management If I had to name one single food constituent that is most helpful for weight management, it would be dietary fiber. It just has so many benefits and strangely has been researched much less for its weight...
Oct 9, 2017 | Desserts, Diet Tips, Fiber, Recipes, sweeteners, Video, Weight Loss
How to avoid weight gain during the holidays As we leave the relative quiet of summer behind, we enter the fall/winter holiday period, which brings many food challenges. It starts with Halloween, which could be called the “festival of candy”, then rolls into...
Nov 21, 2016 | Diet Tips, In the Media, Recipes, Research, Science, Weight Loss
We’ve passed through the gate of Halloween and entered the zone of the Winter holidays! This can mean lots of celebration food, and associated weight gain. So let’s talk about that.One way to avoid some of the usual holiday weight is to avoid eating “holiday meals”...
Feb 15, 2016 | Carbs, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Recipes, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
How to use the best high-fiber breads for weight control. Now that Oprah has bought 10% of Weight Watchers and is appearing in TV ads saying she is losing weight while eating the bread she loves, it is timely to re-examine what we know about bread and weight...
Nov 15, 2013 | Desserts, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Recipes, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
This deceptively rich and satisfying seasonal treat is a fast and easy weeknight dessert, as well as being good enough to serve to company. Just layer it in your best serving pieces for a special presentation.Canned pumpkin is full of vitamins and fiber, low in...
Sep 25, 2013 | Fiber, insoluble fiber, Recipes, soluble fiber
What’s Your Favorite Instinct Diet Recipe? Here is one of our favorites: West African Bean Cakes with Spicy Dip and Green Salad Makes four servings of six chickpea cakes, plus dip and salad; there will be chickpea cakes left over For the chickpea cakes:1 cup dried...