Keeping it Simple: Why the New USDA “Food Plate” Positively Reinforces The Fresh Diet Philosophy!

Posted by The Fresh Diet June 7, 2011 No Comments »
Keeping it Simple: Why the New USDA “Food Plate” Positively Reinforces The Fresh Diet Philosophy!

The Fresh Diet has always based its nutritional specifications on the Food Pyramid as outlined by the USDA. In terms of public health, however, it has widely been thought that the pyramid is confusing and doesn’t really help consumers make better food choices.

Stepping Up to the Plate with The Fresh Diet!

Posted by The Fresh Diet May 31, 2010 3 Comments »
Stepping Up to the Plate with The Fresh Diet!

Oscar Wilde may have written The Importance of Being Earnest, but loyal Fresh Diet customer Trevor Kensey wrote his latest blog post about the earnest importance of plating your food. Even though our fresh, gourmet meals are delivered to his door each day in small plastic containers that would be quite easy to eat out of, Trevor makes the extra effort to actually plate the food and try to make it look as nice as possible.

News report: Warning Fake Alli pills dangerous (from CNN)

Posted by The Fresh Diet January 27, 2010 1 Comment »

Washington (CNN) — Counterfeit capsules of the diet drug Alli that are sold online can pose a serious health risk to some users, a research director from the Food and Drug Administration said Saturday.

The FDA warned consumers this week that fake versions of the over-the-counter drug are being sold, mainly on online auction sites.

Featured article: Portion Control – The Never Ending Battle, And How To Overcome It!

Posted by The Fresh Diet January 21, 2010 No Comments »

Consumers over the years have been preprogrammed to see larger and larger portions for their money. And now it’s to the point of being an epidemic that is causing our nation to be more and more obese.

It’s so bad that if a restaurant tried to serve “normal” portions of meals, they wouldn’t be in business very long.

Face it; we consume way too much food than we need in order to keep our bodies running correctly. So what can you do about it? The Fresh Diet delivers an answer

Featured Article: Rethinking Salads

Posted by The Fresh Diet July 23, 2009 No Comments »
Featured Article: Rethinking Salads

Originally I was going to title this article: The Great Salad Lie. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say, “I’m trying to lose weight, I’ll just have a salad”. Now don’t get me wrong, salads can be a great method of weight loss – at least in theory. A good salad can be packed with vegetables, beans and other legumes, lean meats and more, but…