From low-fat recipes to recipes designed for persons with diabetes, Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, shares recipes and advice to create healthy meals that are guaranteed to please. [Editor's note: Elaine no longer contributes to Silver Planet, but we have made her archived blog entries available as a service to our readers.]
Does that afternoon slump get you sometimes? When you drink a caffeinated beverage in the afternoon, have you noticed it sometimes has the opposite of the desired effect? That is, it gives you a temporary, quick-energy “high,” but then just as a rollercoaster does, as soon as you get that big boost, your energy level comes crashing down. Granted, some of us are more sensitive to this effect than others, but the secret lies in not having too much caffeine at one time and making sure you are also giving your body some food fuel along with it. A balanced snack works the best—one with some smart carbohydrate fuel (with fiber), some protein, and maybe some smart fat too. Here are some tips on how to keep your energy as high as possible through the day:
By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD
The Recipe Doctor Blog
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