Email to Stella      

. News and Updates 2/20/03

Source of Recipe

3 Fat Chicks on a Diet


Recipe Link: www.3fatchicks.com/What weight loss plan do the experts recommend?20 Feb 2003The American Heart Association recommends a nutritionally complete diet that does not eliminate any food category, and a goal of one or two pounds loss per week. They also recommend exercise as an essential part of any weight loss program. You should see a physician or nutritionist to help you determine how many calories you should consume. If you follow a 1600 calorie diet, the AHA recommends the following food intake per day:Lean meat, poultry, or fish: 6 oz cookedEggs: 3 per weekVegetables: 4 servingsFruits: 3 servingsBreads, cereals, or starchy vegetables: 4 servingsFat Free milk: 3 cupsMargarine or oil: 4 teaspoonsOptional foods: 2 servingsTo read more about this plan, visit the AHA guidelines.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=502The Mayo Clinic recommends a similar program. Their guidelines for a 1600 calorie diet include:Fruits: 5 or moreVegetables: 5 or moreCarbohydrates: 6Protein/Dairy: 5Fats: 3To learn more about the Mayo Clinic program, sign up for their free Healthy Weight Planner. This online planner provides tips, a diet plan, recipes, and allows you to chart your progress.www.3fatchicks.com/>www.3fatchicks.com/What weight loss plan do the experts recommend?20 Feb 2003The American Heart Association recommends a nutritionally complete diet that does not eliminate any food category, and a goal of one or two pounds loss per week. They also recommend exercise as an essential part of any weight loss program. You should see a physician or nutritionist to help you determine how many calories you should consume. If you follow a 1600 calorie diet, the AHA recommends the following food intake per day:Lean meat, poultry, or fish: 6 oz cookedEggs: 3 per weekVegetables: 4 servingsFruits: 3 servingsBreads, cereals, or starchy vegetables: 4 servingsFat Free milk: 3 cupsMargarine or oil: 4 teaspoonsOptional foods: 2 servingsTo read more about this plan, visit the AHA guidelines.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=502The Mayo Clinic recommends a similar program. Their guidelines for a 1600 calorie diet include:Fruits: 5 or moreVegetables: 5 or moreCarbohydrates: 6Protein/Dairy: 5Fats: 3To learn more about the Mayo Clinic program, sign up for their free Healthy Weight Planner. This online planner provides tips, a diet plan, recipes, and allows you to chart your progress.What weight loss plan do the experts recommend?20 Feb 2003The American Heart Association recommends a nutritionally complete diet that does not eliminate any food category, and a goal of one or two pounds loss per week. They also recommend exercise as an essential part of any weight loss program. You should see a physician or nutritionist to help you determine how many calories you should consume. If you follow a 1600 calorie diet, the AHA recommends the following food intake per day:Lean meat, poultry, or fish: 6 oz cookedEggs: 3 per weekVegetables: 4 servingsFruits: 3 servingsBreads, cereals, or starchy vegetables: 4 servingsFat Free milk: 3 cupsMargarine or oil: 4 teaspoonsOptional foods: 2 servingsTo read more about this plan, visit the AHA guidelines.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=502The Mayo Clinic recommends a similar program. Their guidelines for a 1600 calorie diet include:Fruits: 5 or moreVegetables: 5 or moreCarbohydrates: 6Protein/Dairy: 5Fats: 3To learn more about the Mayo Clinic program, sign up for their free Healthy Weight Planner. This online planner provides tips, a diet plan, recipes, and allows you to chart your progress.
www.3fatchicks.com/>www.3fatchicks.com/What weight loss plan do the experts recommend?20 Feb 2003The American Heart Association recommends a nutritionally complete diet that does not eliminate any food category, and a goal of one or two pounds loss per week. They also recommend exercise as an essential part of any weight loss program. You should see a physician or nutritionist to help you determine how many calories you should consume. If you follow a 1600 calorie diet, the AHA recommends the following food intake per day:Lean meat, poultry, or fish: 6 oz cookedEggs: 3 per weekVegetables: 4 servingsFruits: 3 servingsBreads, cereals, or starchy vegetables: 4 servingsFat Free milk: 3 cupsMargarine or oil: 4 teaspoonsOptional foods: 2 servingsTo read more about this plan, visit the AHA guidelines.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=502The Mayo Clinic recommends a similar program. Their guidelines for a 1600 calorie diet include:Fruits: 5 or moreVegetables: 5 or moreCarbohydrates: 6Protein/Dairy: 5Fats: 3To learn more about the Mayo Clinic program, sign up for their free Healthy Weight Planner. This online planner provides tips, a diet plan, recipes, and allows you to chart your progress.www.3fatchicks.com/>www.3fatchicks.com/What weight loss plan do the experts recommend?20 Feb 2003The American Heart Association recommends a nutritionally complete diet that does not eliminate any food category, and a goal of one or two pounds loss per week. They also recommend exercise as an essential part of any weight loss program. You should see a physician or nutritionist to help you determine how many calories you should consume. If you follow a 1600 calorie diet, the AHA recommends the following food intake per day:Lean meat, poultry, or fish: 6 oz cookedEggs: 3 per weekVegetables: 4 servingsFruits: 3 servingsBreads, cereals, or starchy vegetables: 4 servingsFat Free milk: 3 cupsMargarine or oil: 4 teaspoonsOptional foods: 2 servingsTo read more about this plan, visit the AHA guidelines.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=502The Mayo Clinic recommends a similar program. Their guidelines for a 1600 calorie diet include:Fruits: 5 or moreVegetables: 5 or moreCarbohydrates: 6Protein/Dairy: 5Fats: 3To learn more about the Mayo Clinic program, sign up for their free Healthy Weight Planner. This online planner provides tips, a diet plan, recipes, and allows you to chart your progress.What weight loss plan do the experts recommend?20 Feb 2003The American Heart Association recommends a nutritionally complete diet that does not eliminate any food category, and a goal of one or two pounds loss per week. They also recommend exercise as an essential part of any weight loss program. You should see a physician or nutritionist to help you determine how many calories you should consume. If you follow a 1600 calorie diet, the AHA recommends the following food intake per day:Lean meat, poultry, or fish: 6 oz cookedEggs: 3 per weekVegetables: 4 servingsFruits: 3 servingsBreads, cereals, or starchy vegetables: 4 servingsFat Free milk: 3 cupsMargarine or oil: 4 teaspoonsOptional foods: 2 servingsTo read more about this plan, visit the AHA guidelines.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=502The Mayo Clinic recommends a similar program. Their guidelines for a 1600 calorie diet include:Fruits: 5 or moreVegetables: 5 or moreCarbohydrates: 6Protein/Dairy: 5Fats: 3To learn more about the Mayo Clinic program, sign up for their free Healthy Weight Planner. This online planner provides tips, a diet plan, recipes, and allows you to chart your progress.

What weight loss plan do the experts recommend?
20 Feb 2003

The American Heart Association recommends a nutritionally complete diet that does not eliminate any food category, and a goal of one or two pounds loss per week. They also recommend exercise as an essential part of any weight loss program. You should see a physician or nutritionist to help you determine how many calories you should consume. If you follow a 1600 calorie diet, the AHA recommends the following food intake per day:

Lean meat, poultry, or fish: 6 oz cooked
Eggs: 3 per week
Vegetables: 4 servings
Fruits: 3 servings
Breads, cereals, or starchy vegetables: 4 servings
Fat Free milk: 3 cups
Margarine or oil: 4 teaspoons
Optional foods: 2 servings
To read more about this plan, visit the AHA guidelines.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=502

The Mayo Clinic recommends a similar program. Their guidelines for a 1600 calorie diet include:

Fruits: 5 or more
Vegetables: 5 or more
Carbohydrates: 6
Protein/Dairy: 5
Fats: 3
To learn more about the Mayo Clinic program, sign up for their free Healthy Weight Planner. This online planner provides tips, a diet plan, recipes, and allows you to chart your progress.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/planners/plannergateway.cfm?objectID=C427B613-787D-4AFA-BE20F60BED3A9CC2

Free Lowfat Pecan Recipe Booklet
19 Feb 2003

"In recognition of February as American Heart Month, the Georgia Pecan Commission is offering 'From The Heart,' a cookbook of pecan recipes from the American Heart Association’s library of cookbooks. The complimentary cookbook is available only during February, while supplies last.

The 64-page cookbook features more than 30 recipes ranging from appetizers, bread, salads and sandwiches to entrees, side dishes and desserts. Each recipe includes a nutrient analysis, which lists the number of calories and the amount of total fat, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, fiber and protein in each serving. Each dish has 8 grams of fat or less per serving.

To request a free copy of the cookbook, mail a self-addressed, 6 ½ x 9 ½ envelope with 83 cents postage to: “From the Heart,” Georgia Pecan Commission, 609 W. Horatio Street, Tampa, FL 33606. Limit one cookbook per person. Supplies are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis, based on postmark."


Atkins Report "Big Fat Lie" ... Is it a Big Fat Fake?
17 Feb 2003

By now, most of us have read or at least heard about the "Big Fat Lie" article from the New York Times which stated the Atkins plan really works after all. According to that article, written by Gary Taubes, fat doesn't make us fat, and we should be able to load up on all the beef, butter, and bacon we want. The theory is that fat is harmless, but we should instead avoid carbohydrates.
Michael Fumento is a Hudson Institute science writer and author of The Fat of the Land: The American Obesity Epidemic and How Overweight Americans Can Help Themselves. Fumento has released a new article which states that the Atkins report was nothing more than a biased and fraudulent infomercial. The report caused Atkins books to skyrocket in sales, and Taubes was given a $700,000 book deal. According to Fumento Most of Taubes' interview subjects say he twisted their quotes out of context. "I was greatly offended by how Gary Taubes tricked us all into coming across as supporters of the Atkins diet," says Stanford cardiologist Dr. John Farquhar. "I think he's a dangerous man. I'm sorry I ever talked to him." Another doctor Taubes quoted as supporting his thesis declared: "That article was outrageous." He added: "He sort of set me up." Taubes systematically omitted evidence from over 200 PUBLISHED studies showing high-fat diets to be ineffective for weight loss. Instead, Taubes chose to focus on five UNPUBLISHED research efforts that have appeared in only abstract form. Yet authors of the studies themselves angrily insist Taubes misrepresented their findings. "You have a guy like Taubes going through it and just picking up the pieces that support his opinion," one said. Another declared that Taubes "sold out."

To read this article in it's entirety, please click here.


3FC Updates for Monday, Feb 17
17 Feb 2003

Jennifer has reviewed several Low Carbohydrate treats from Carbo-Lite. Read her reviews of Carbo-Lite Chocolate Chip Cookies, Carbo-Lite Shortbread Cookies, and Carbo-Lite Sugar Free Sour Citrus Slices. A wide variety of Carbo-Lite products have been added to our Food Reviews section which are still in need of reviews. Please visit our Sweets Food Reviews section and add your own reviews today!
Suzanne reviews the new Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken entree. Read her review, and add your own comments.

We've added 10 new recipes to our Low Fat Recipes collection for Monday, Feb 17. Visit the Low Fat Recipes page to view the entire list of new recipes.




The effects of 100 calories per day
07 Feb 2003

CNN Health News just published an interesting news article on the effects of eating just 100 extra calories per day. This small amount can result in a gain of 2 pounds per year. This may not sound like much, but most of us are consuming much more than an extra 100 calories. Consider the extra few hundred calories you consume when you "supersize" your meal. Or the added calories in a dessert or unplanned snack you just ate. According to Dr. James Hill of the University of Colorado, an 39 percent of adults will be obese by 2008, compared with 31 percent in 2000. The government blames 300,000 deaths a year on weight-related diseases.
To prevent gaining those extra pounds, take a closer look at your own diet. When offered a second serving, or an impromtu snack, ask yourself "Do I really need that?" Make a special point to turn down something every day. Doing this regularly can not only help prevent gaining extra pounds, but it can also make you more conscious of should not be eating, with the goal of losing weight. It's a lifestyle change that will benefit you for years to come.

If you would like to read the CNN news article on 100 calories per day, which contains many tips and helpful information, please click here.


3FC Named Best of Web again by Forbes Magazine!
13 Jan 2003

3FC has received "Best of Web" by Forbes Magazine for the third time! We've received kudos from major publications and other media around the world over the last few years, and we are very proud. All website additions are based on community feedback, so we have all of you to thank and hope you will share our moment. Thank you!

Obesity in the News - Being fat cuts years off life
07 Jan 2003

According to CNN, a study has shown that being fat at 40 takes away years from your life.
---Two out of three Americans have an ongoing battle of the bulge, and most know all that extra weight can contribute to life-threatening ailments such as stroke, diabetes and heart disease. But just how many years will the fat take from you?

A new study shows for the first time how much life expectancy is shortened for those who are overweight or obese at 40. For smokers, the statistics are even worse.

"If you're overweight, you basically live three years less ... and if you're obese, you live approximately six to seven years less," says Dr. Robert Eckel with the American Heart Association. ---

...Read the full article at CNN


Do you want to exchange low fat or low carb recipes with others?
03 Jan 2003

3FC has two brand new mailing lists hosted at Yahoogroups just for sharing recipes! These lists are only for the exchange of recipes. Personal diet support can be shared on our forum, or on our support list that is also hosted at Yahoo. To join the Low Fat Recipe Exchange, send a blank mail to 3FClowfatrecipes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. To join the Low Carb Recipe Exchange, send a blank email to 3FClowcarbrecipes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Pull out your favorite recipes, and start sharing!

FTC Sues Company That Promised Bedtime Weight Loss
30 Dec 2002

Body Solutions Evening Formula, by Mark Nutritionals, falsely claims that you can lose weight while you sleep, and eat what you want during the day. They promise that you can lose as much as 20 to 40 pounds, without diet or exercise. The product is sold online, via a toll free number, and has recently been sold at retail stores such as Wal-Mart. According to the FTC, the company has also falsely claimed that these results were clinically proven. Body Solutions used another common weight loss advertising trick, paying radio DJ's to read scripted testimonials such as "It helped me lose 36 pounds and it helps me maintain through the holidays. I mean, I ate so much over Thanksgiving, I still have turkey burps. But thanks to Body Solutions, I keep the weight off and now I'm ready for Christmas." The FTC said Mark Nutritionals sold more than $190 million in Body Solutions products. A 15-ounce bottle costs about $48, plus shipping and handling, and lasts about a month.
Read On ...
Lose up to 18 pounds in one week!!
04 Dec 2002

Miraculous claims, testimonials, before and after photos, and "studies" from unknown institutions. These are some of the ways manufacturers convince you that their "weight loss in a bottle" products work, and encourage the public to spend billions of dollars every year on products that don't work. The Federal Trade Commission has completed an investigation into the claims made by over 300 weight loss ads that ran in 2001. Read this report before you consider ANY weight loss products again!


The FTC basic report: Tipping the Scales? Weight-Loss Ads Found Heavy on Deception
FTC complete report: Weight Loss Advertising, an Analysis of Current Trends is a 60 page PDF (Adobe Acrobat) report that you should not miss!

Go to: http://www.3fatchicks.com/ for link information