Lentils, beans, and other legumes, such as chickpeas, are all excellent sources of fiber. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Eating breakfast revs our metabolic engines so that they're ready for prime calorie burn all day. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
To benefit your metabolism, your appetite, and your waistline, snacks need to have protein and fiber. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Life is too short. If we're in Italy, have pizza and pasta. But not every day. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
A meal is a when you eat something that incorporates multiple food groups. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
I love the convenience of a protein shake, and not just for after a workout. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Smart snacking is an invaluable weapon against cravings and poor food choices. For me, this translates to three meals and two snacks… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
The joke may be that no one likes fruitcake, but if that were the case, they wouldn't appear on store shelves every… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
I review all the riders for my music clients and make sure there's healthy food and snack options, like strained yogurt, fresh… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Your levels of cholesterol are primarily dependent on your own body's production rather than the result of eating animal fats. Moreover, some… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Dark bread like rye or pumpernickel is much healthier than the refined white bread favored by many Americans. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
I grew up in a household where both my brothers had Type 1 Diabetes, so I was raised eating healthy food with… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Only 1 to 2 percent of adults have a real food allergy. This gluten thing is a... whatever. It's not an allergy… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
The key to finding protein for your snacks when you're on the go is making sure said snacks don't need to be… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
The Swedes prepare their food through curing, smoking, pickling and boiling. Pickling food contains digestive-system-friendly probiotics, and while boiling may not be… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
All fats do not behave the same way in your body, and certain fats, including the omega-3 fats in salmon and other… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Don't let yourself get stuck without a healthy snack option. If you allow yourself to get famished at work, you're going to… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
To ensure maximal fiber intake and to identify true whole-grain products, do the 'flip-and-check.' Flip to the nutrition facts label and list… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Dietary fiber provides a whole slew of health benefits when consumed in adequate amounts. It not only promotes 'regularity,' it also reduces… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Through my work as a nutritionist and trainer to celebrity clients, I've had amazing opportunities to travel the world. In my experience,… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Different foods have different effects on our body beyond their calorie count. Our metabolism, hunger, blood sugar, and hormones respond differently to… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Our bodies have a finely tuned, built-in detoxifying system: It's called our liver, and it can detoxify our bodies better than any… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
In America, we eat until we're full, which means we usually go past the point of satiety because satiety actually follows digestion. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Make your plate colorful. A lot of Asian countries make it a point of having five colors present on every dish, which… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
There is a world of difference between foods fortified with synthetic vitamins and minerals, and eating vegetables, fruit, and other whole foods… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Creating an overall healthy lifestyle for yourself doesn't require a radical diet or significant life change. In fact, it can be attained… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
All the healthiest countries don't eat a lot of tropical fruits. They stay away from pineapples, mangos, papayas, and melons and focus… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
While many processed foods are full of salt, and excessive salt intake is associated with hypertension and other conditions, salt is essential… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
The United States is far too efficient. We've lost the ceremony of eating. People don't eat at home and cook meals at… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
If you wait too long between breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner, you're more likely to be ravenous and overeat and/or… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
I hate greens. I hate vegetables, but greens - especially in a smoothie - are a great way for a big kid… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Fitness isn't about being extreme and hard-core. Healthy eating is not about counting calories, weighing food, or finding less tasteful ingredients. Life… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Just remember the letter 'S': salads, stir fries, scrambles, soups, smoothies and sushi. You can't go wrong with the letter 'S.' — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Couscous is not a grain. I repeat, it is not a grain. Much like its brother spaghetti and its sister ravioli, couscous… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Though typically paired with words like 'organic,' 'harvest,' or 'natural,' almost all granolas are fattening. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
I used to love eating canned fruit. Once I learned how to read a food label, I learned that canned fruit is… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
I grew up in a typical Ashkenazi household. My bubbe actually lived with us. She'd make us the traditional colorless, beige, heavy… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
The key to finding protein for your snacks when you're on the go is making sure said snacks don't need to be refrigerated, don't… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
If you're ready to give yourself a little challenge, take a walk and mix in short bouts of jogging. It can boost your calorie… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
The Swedes prepare their food through curing, smoking, pickling and boiling. Pickling food contains digestive-system-friendly probiotics, and while boiling may not be the tastiest,… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
I hate greens. I hate vegetables, but greens - especially in a smoothie - are a great way for a big kid like me… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
In America, we eat until we're full, which means we usually go past the point of satiety because satiety actually follows digestion. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Dark bread like rye or pumpernickel is much healthier than the refined white bread favored by many Americans. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
A lot of the movements we do in the gym are things that can be done outside, but we have the benefits of the… — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Cranberries are an ultra healthy fruit, but cranberry sauces are often so sugared down that it eliminates all their healthy benefits. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Cardio-based exercise involves moving at a moderate intensity, using many muscle groups at once. Think: walking, jogging, cycling, etc. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image
Life is too short. If we're in Italy, have pizza and pasta. But not every day. — Harley Pasternak Copy Share Image