Healthy Tip of the Week: Use Skim Milk

All right so I can't remember to post on Thursday, for the healthy tip, so I will just do it one day during the week when I remember. This is to help anyone who wants to lose weight, or just be healthier. To me they go hand in hand, though I suppose some people who are fortunate enough to eat badly, yet still be skinny, can be very unhealthy.

I can't believe how many adults still drink whole milk, or even 2% milk. The fat and cholesterol in these should be enough to convince you to switch to skim milk. Skim milk has no fat, zip, zero none and only 86 calories. Skim milk does have 8mg of Cholesterol per serving, which is technically a type of fat, but still less than whole milk. Whole milk has 146 calories, 8gm of fat, and 24 mg of cholesterol. Yikes you can see how milk can very quickly add to your waist line. But we need milk, it is very important source of calcium and protein. I don't even cook with whole milk either. All cheese is at least part skim. Of my two kids, my son switched to skim milk at the age of two, and my daughter still drinks whole milk only because she does not gain fat very easily at all. Most children don't need whole milk after a certain age. It just adds fat and calories to their diet. But you should always discuss with your Pediatrician. Switch to skim milk, and part skim cheese, and watch your diet and your waistline improve.

Healthy Thursday: Kicking The Soda Habit

As some of you who read this blog know, that on Thursday I focus on healthy things to change your life. I have been trying to give up Pepsi for sometime now. I have my good weeks, and bad weeks, but can proudly say that if I have a Pepsi, it is never more than one a day, and I am hoping to make it just a few times a week. As anyone knows giving up something completely cold turkey is not successful.

So some things I have been doing when I am craving a Pepsi is to eat watermelon, or drink Lipton diet green tea. I like the berry mix the best. Green tea has other health benefits as well, but I will save that for another post. Watermelon is mostly water, but gives soothes the sweet cravings I get for Pepsi. I try to keep it on hand all the time, especially this time of year. The Lipton diet green tea has no calories, but is sweetened. I think I can conquer this Pepsi habit once and for all , by the end of summer.

Do you have something you want to give up? Have you been able to do it and how?