tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16151915782585143512012-02-16T21:57:24.812-05:00A blog made by an African American woman to encourage and provide tools for other African Americans who need to get their health and weight under control.Eat Righthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041028184481404529noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615191578258514351.post-31018741015989643232007-11-28T17:08:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:08:46.059-05:00

I have a friend who has struggled with weight all of her life. Over the past 10 years she has been working very hard to keep the weight off but it keeps coming back. She loses and gains weight constantly. At one time she lost over 100 pounds; however, most of it came back. As you can imagine, this is very frustrating to her.A few months ago she saw a doctor and found out she has parasites

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Did you know that if you are a soda drinker, you are taking in a lot of calories that are not being turned into energy which will cause you to gain a lot of weight. I put it to the test over Thanksgiving. Here's my story.The Friday before Thanksgiving, my husband and I left to go up North to visit our families. Saturday my friends and family gathered at my mom's house to celebrate Thanksgiving

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“Fried” ChickenIngredients needed: 6 chicken legs and/or wings, 2 large eggs, seasoning salt, pepper, any other spice you normally put on your fried chicken.Supplies: bowl to mix ingredientsOn gas grill: Put chicken and spices (enough to taste) in a bowl. Mix together. Add eggs (enough to cover chicken entirely) and mix together. Place on a grill. Cook on Medium for about 7-10 minutes on top rack

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Many of us do not drink the necessary amount of water. I personally am horrible when it comes to drinking water. It is just boring. It has no taste, no fizz, no nothing. I have great news for you. Water is water no matter what form it is in. This means that if you eat a lot of fruit, you are drinking a lot of water. If you drink a lot of tea, you are drinking a lot of water. This is great

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If you have a recipe that is healthy, delicious and you would like to share it, please email me at eatrightplease@yahoo.com. I am collecting recipes to place on this blog.Thank you for your participation,Eat Right

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Many African Americans suffer from gas and just accept it as a normal part of life. Well guess what...it is not normal to have gas. If you have gas, your body is trying to tell you that you are eating something that is not being digested properly. The food causing the gas is not necessarily bad for you it is just not being processed correctly. For many of us, one of the main culprits is dairy.

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Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And it is....right? Right!...if you know what to eat.1. True or False. Anything you eat for Breakfast is good as long as you're eating something.2. True or False. Pancakes, Bacon, Eggs and a biscuit are the perfect meal to eat during breakfast time.3. True or False. You should not eat "dinner" type foods for breakfast.The answer

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I use to mess up every time I went to the grocery store. I would buy chips, boxed cakes, frozen meals, ice cream, etc. I use to tell myself that I would just eat a little. I would end up eating the whole bag of chips in 2-3 days. A whole boxed cake in a week (by myself). It was ridiculous. I finally had to admit to myself that I did not have self control. In fact, I had self "uncontrol". I was

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I lived in China for a summer back in 1997. It was a wonderful experience for me. I was able to learn and observe a lot about the Chinese. One thing I observed was how fattening their food was (and still is). I mean dripping in fat. I gained weight my first 3 weeks while I was over there. It was interesting to me how I did not see any overweight people. In fact, they were all skinny. I

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Our society is very consumed with finding substitutions and alternatives to the bad foods we put in our bodies. In stead of Coke you can have Diet Coke. Instead of Cuisine you can have Lean Cuisine. Instead of Ranche dressing you can have Lite or Fat Free ranche dressing. The list can go on and on.Finding substitutions and alternatives for unhealthy choices is just a fact of life. Not just with

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Many of us in the African American community were told not to pay attention to food labels. Just eat the food. If it has vegetables in it it is good for you. Bread is good for you if its wheat. Chicken is good....beans are good.....fruit is good.....etc. All of these thoughts are true. However, a lot of the foods that we buy have other things in them that are extremely fattening and actually "bad

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I am a 31 year old African American professional. I was raised by my African American southern mother who loved to cook southern food. Growing up, I never had problems with weight, however, I did have problems with my cholesterol. When I was 14, my doctor informed me that my cholesterol was 202. He gave me a list of foods that I needed to avoid or cut back on. I did as he instructed and my

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I am sick and tired of my fellow African Americans making excuses for being overweight. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard that it just runs in the family. "My mother is overweight, My father is overweight, My grandparents are overweight....therefore, I'm overweight." Guess what! Your parents and grandparents and YOU are overweight 'cause you all are eating the wrong things.....and too

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