Girly Fitness

“To Eat or Not To Eat?” That’s the question I hear all the time about whether or not to eat before a workout, and bananas are a common before-workout snack.  The real question should be, do you perform better after eating a snack prior to exercising?  Low-calorie snacks prior to workouts are not a bad thing, [...]

You may wonder, “what exactly is high fructose corn syrup?” and why am I bothering to write about it.   Well, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)  is in a pleathora of processed foods in the United States.  You will find it in crackers, breads,  beverages,  yogurt,  cookies,  dressings, soups, and my personal favorite condiment: ketchup.   In fact, most sugary [...]

Quite honestly, there is something extremely comforting about a steaming bowl of oatmeal.   I used to think that gloppidy-goop was pretty disgusting.   Hadn’t had it since I was a little girl.  On one of my extreme health-kicks a couple years ago, I read that oatmeal was one of the healthiest foods to eat.   In fact, every [...]