The Dangers of Sugar

Sugar makes up 38 percent of the typical US diet. Some problems/diseases linked to high sugar intake include: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Gout, Obesity (and all of the health problems related to obesity), Cancer Growth and much more (78 different diseases and health problems according to scientific studies). 

If you are serious about losing weight and improving your health, severely reduce your sugar intake.  Cutting out just one soda a day and replacing it with water or tea (made with truvia) will add up to a large change over time.  Getting your diet in order is about a lot of little changes over a long period of time.  If you try to change everything at once you may give up because it is too hard or progress doesn't come instantly. 

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Healthy Eating: Pepper Jack Chicken

Welcome to my first blog post on how to eat healthy while trying to become more lean and toned.  Eating to be healthy is great, but we don't want it to be boring.  Eating healthy doesn't have to be expensive either.  For the price of eating one meal at a fairly nice restaurant you can go to the grocery store and buy enough food to last you for 4 or 5 meals.

One of my favorite recipes is for Pepper Jack Chicken with Bacon.  If you don't like spicy cheese you can substitute in any cheese you do like.  It's simple to make as well.  Just take 4 oz of cooked chicken, lay two strips of cooked bacon across the top and cover it with a slice of pepper jack cheese.  Let the cheese melt on top and you have a delicious and healthy meal waiting for you.  The great thing is, you can cook several chicken breasts at one time and have left overs for days.

Serve with some rice and spinach on the side and your meal is complete (carbs like rice should be eaten before 1 pm, if you are eating after that, leave the rice out).  This recipe will give you about 30 grams of muscle building protein just from the chicken/bacon/cheese alone. Spinach is a very nutrient-dense food and the carbs from the rice will help keep you going during the day.