Earlier I mentioned how I like the idea of the Canada Food Guide but I really do not like the ratios of foods. Here is how I would change things if I had the choice.

I am not sure how much you know about the Canada Food Guide but the idea is that the Canadian government has come up with a list a lot like the US food pyramid that list a type of guidline of what you should eat every day. There has always been arguments from people that the meat, milk, and grain lobby all have too much influence as well as the fact that a lot of people that have problems with lactose or gluten intolerance, as well as vegetarians are not really recognized in the Canada Food Guide.

Last year Health Canada radically revamped the Canada Food Guide and it is much better as it looks at age, sex, and other factors. Anyway I have my own ideas of what I would like to see as basics of the Canada Food Guide even though they have done a great job at Health Canada I think lots of people will not follow the more complex guidelines and are instead looking for a set of simple rules.

My Canada Food Guide

8 glasses of water a day
I don’t care that water is not food. Water is still a nutrient that people need for a healthy diet and most people do not drink any water let alone a little bit. Adding water to the food guide would be a great addition

3-5 small servings of meat or fish
I know that meat and fish are not th only place to get protein but at least mentioning fish again would add to the options. Also most people think that a serving of meat is an 8 ounce steak, not a can of tuna but the can of tuna is just as good. Your body just can not metabolize a big steak.

3-5 servings of vegetables

3-5 servings of fruit
Why is it that fruits and vegetables have always been lumped together? Fruits are great for their high water content and antioxidants and Vegetables are great for minerals including iron and Calcium. I know that this is a generalization but it would be nice to see people eating more of both fruits and vegetables. Oh, and tater tots and french fries are not a vegetable no matter what my brother in law thinks.

2-3 servings of high fiber grains
The idea of lots of breads I believe is outdated as a nitritous food group, instead I beleive it would be good to have reference to high fiber foods and to have examples.

Serving sizes for My Canada Food Guide
Come on governments on both sides of the border, it would be nice to have a better idea, not just in print but in news papers and TV, of what a serving size really is. The biggest poblem facing most people is not the junk and misplaced nutrients but instead it is a lack of idea of what serving sizes really are. A bowl of food or cup of coffee is a great sized breakfast but a giant plate of food is not quite enough for dinner? We need to get the word out about what is a good meal morning, noon, and night.

I know that there is a lot more to a good diet than these few things but I look at this as a guide, a way to look at a days food, not the everything that we eat in a day.

Do you have better ideas? Let me know. I would love to add a few more things to this list of my Canada Food Guide in a follow up.

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I am not a bodybuilder, nor am I destined to become one in this lifetime. However, when I started reading “Brink’s Bodybuilding Revealed“, I could not put it down.

What is BodyBuilding Revealed?

Bodybuilding Revealed

This 632 page book is very well-written and full of useful and interesting information. You get virtually everything you could possibly want to know about bodybuilding, whether you are a beginner, intermediate level, or advanced.

Will Brink is responsible for the majority of this book. His focus is on new bodybuilders and more intermediate level guys and gals.

The topics Brink covers  in Bodybuilding Revealed include:

Chapter 1 – Nutrition – which explains fat, protein and carbohydrates, goes into detail about the glycemic index, includes the “Brink Pyramid”, Brink’s Top 10 Bodybuilding Foods, and a section entitled Vegetarians vs. Meat Eaters.

Chapter 2 - Constructing Your Muscle-Building Diet – this is the core of his diet and nutrition plan, and he goes into detail on resting metabolic rate, the thermic effect of a meal, and the energy expenditure of physical energy. This Chapter also includes the Meal Planner and how to use it.

Chapter 3 – Getting Organized – in this Chapter, you learn how to set up your kitchen, dine out, and how to use the Diet Planner and Food Database.

Chapter 4 – Completing the Picture – in this Chapter you learn how to work smarter, track your progress and use the Accumeasure to measure your body’s composition.

Chapter 5 - Supplements – this Chapter reviews a number of popular supplements and reminds you that you can find over 440 supplement reviews in the Members’ Area Forum.

Chapter 6 – Training – this Chapter covers the three and four days splits that most bodybuilders use. More advanced information can be found in the articles by Charles Poliquin and in the Members’ Area Forum.

Chapter 7 – Cardio – Brink goes into detail on cardio and answers the question, “Does Cardio Help…Or Hinder Muscle Gain?”

Charles Poliquin has a great section – towards the end of the book – called “Individualization of Mass Building Programs” – which is targeted to the more advanced body builders. In addition, this section also includes:

• Poliquin’s 21 Training For Mass Principles
• Introduction to ‘Sample Training Programs’
• Sample Training Programs
• Are You Delusional About Your Fiber Makeup?

One very convenient feature of the ebook is the hyperlinks in each Chapter that lead you to videos and other information on Brink’s website that explain each exercise.

And, there’s more – this isn’t only an ebook. At the website you will find:

• A Members’ Area Forum, with paid professional moderators to answer all of your questions
• An exercise database
• Meal Planners, recipes, and shopping tips
• Good foods and foods to avoid
• And, much, much more

If you get confused at all the bodybuilding terms, never fear. Brink includes an appendix with a “Glossary of Bodybuilding Jargon and Slang” and another appendix with “Brink’s Top Mass Gaining Foods.”

As a bonus, included are three training reports by Evan R. Peck, M.D.:

• Overcoming Training Plateaus
• Misconceptions of Muscle Soreness
• Weight Training Injuries

In another very useful bonus, Brink gives you more than ten pages of “Brink’s Hybrid Training System” that “attempts to utilize all of the energy pathways by varying rep ranges, volume, tempo, etc. without over emphasizing any one pathway”.

Should you buy Bodybuilding Revealed?

This is an excellent ebook with access to many bonuses on Brink’s website. Anyone truly interested in bodybuilding should own a copy. Even couch potatoes like me found it full of useful information I could apply to my life.

Whether you are a bodybuilder – or not – you can improve your fitness and health with the information in this well-written ebook Bodybuilding Revealed.

Choosing a body building supplement is not always easy, just because there are so many possibilities. Before you go to the store or go online with credit card in hand to order a truckload of products, check out our guide to creatine. Who should take it and who should not?

Why Take Creatine Body Building Supplement?

One reason for taking creatine is that it gives many of the same benefits as a protein supplement. It is excellent for increasing muscle mass. It is also a natural substance that occurs in the body, so we are not introducing anything new to the body here.

Vegetarians tend to be low on creatine so this is definitely something to consider if you are a vegetarian bodybuilder. Of course you would want to find a vegetarian form of this body building supplement. But it is not only for vegetarians! Anyone wanting to increase muscle mass may benefit from this if not contraindicated for medical reasons (see below).

How Does It Work?

Creatine increases the availability of ATP or adenosine triphosphate. This is the main energy source that muscles use for their power. So if you have more ATP available, you can perform more reps and lift more weight than you otherwise would. This means that you can grow your muscle faster.

In other words, creatine does not directly bulk the muscles, but allows your training to be more effective.

How To Take It

Creatine is found in significant quantities in red meat. It would be possible to increase your creatine levels by eating a lot more steak, but of course that comes with a lot of fat and other substances that you might not want in your diet. For this reason, many people prefer to take it in isolated form as a body building supplement. In many cases it comes with aminos, dextrose and other good substances for increasing muscle mass.

There are several different types of creatine body building supplement. Creatine monohydrate was the first type to be developed and is still very popular and effective. Creatine phosphate and citrate are newer variations that are usually more expensive if you compare creatine content gram for gram. That does not necessarily mean they are more effective.

Whatever type you get, it is usually best in powdered form. It is flexible when you want to experiment with your dosage (difficult to do with tablets or capsules) and easily absorbed. You will see liquid creatine on the market but be aware this can be very unpredictable in terms of the amount of creatine that it contains.

The best way to take creatine is to cycle it. Four weeks on and two weeks off is a recommendation that you might want to try.

Who Should Not Take It?

Creatine is not recommended for people with kidney or liver disease. It may affect insulin action so it is best not taken by those with diabetes or other blood sugar related disorders. Like many supplements, it is not recommended for pregnant women or nursing mothers because it cannot be proved safe for them.

Early fears that creatine was dangerous for the general population have been shown to be unfounded by a large volume of research now. It has been shown to be safe for normal healthy individuals. However, anybody considering taking a body building supplement should check it out with their medical advisor.

fat loss 4 Idiots Meal Plans” width=”250″ height=”218″ />With due respect to the huge number of articles written on the benefits of calorie shifting with fat loss 4 idiots, I just wished that the authors of those articles had also taken the time to offer a few easy-go-recipes for the followers of the diet. Regardless, I am going to fill that need with my article

If you have been searching for some good recipes that go well with the concept of calorie shifting, you would be able to find them and more from this article!

What Is Calorie Shifting?

For the sake of argument, I am making a few assumptions here, the first of them being that you are quite familiar with the concept of calorie shifting method of dieting. I am also assuming that you are a member of the fat loss 4 Idiots diet program, which follows the philosophy of calorie shifting diet. Now if those two assumptions are true, then you are going to benefit tremendously from this article. I will offer you a 3-day meal plan based on the dietary requirements of FatLoss4Idiots.

For your information, these meal plans are only for the non-vegetarians; I cannot mention the vegetarian diet here, as it would mean infringing on the copyright of FatLoss4Idiots. If you need the vegetarian version of these meals, you can access that from within their membership area.

Also, note that you are free to consume these meals in any way and order you wish, the only exception being the meal plan of second day. Moreover, if you don’t want to eat a particular food suggested in the meal plan, you are free to do that as well. These meal plans are as flexible as they should be, so that you can enjoy your meals and lose weight at the same time!

Meal Plan for fat loss 4 idiots First day

Your first day should consist of the following meals:

Meal 1- I) Mixture of vegetables in steamed form: When you are starting the diet, I would recommend that you eat a bowl of steamed vegetables. You can have any number of vegetables you wish in the mix. If however, you choose to eat them fried, make sure you use as little oil as possible; I would also suggest the use of olive oil over your regular fatty oil.

II) Slices of roasted beef and hard boiled eggs: It is important to start building your lean muscle mass right from day one, as more lean muscles means faster fat burning and a stronger and flatter body! Increasing your protein intake is a great way to build strong muscles, and good news is that both lean beef and eggs are rich in protein content!

Meal 2- Your second meal would consist of eggs, this time in scrambled form. Additionally, you should also consume broiled sea bass.

Meal 3- For the third meal, I recommend sausage links along with cottage cheese.

Meal 4- For the fourth meal, broiled orange roughy along with tuna salad would make a great combo, and if you add a few pears to the mix (in fresh form of course), you cannot help but explain ‘Wow!’

Meal Plan for fat loss 4 Idiots Second day

You could have the following meals on second day:

Meal 1- For the first meal, you should eat nothing except a deli meat sandwich. To make this sandwich, you should only use the following ingredients:

-Any kind of meat that fits the deli style, such as turkey, ham, roasted beef, etc.

-2 Medium-sized sandwich breads

-Optionally, you can also add onions, tomatoes and lettuce to the mix

Meal 2 to 4- Your next three meals should consist of nothing but fruits. You are however free to choose any fruits from the following: peaches, pears, plums, oranges, strawberries, grapes, grapefruit, apples, kiwis, etc.

These are just examples of the fat loss 4 idiots Diet Generator type meals. To learn more why not check out the fat loss 4 idiots site now and see what they have to offer.

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I share my own experience with fat loss 4 Idiots diet system. This system helped me indeed, and I understand now why she had so many fans around the world supply. I had a weight problem after I got my kid second. What ever I do about trying to lose weight does not work. Besides, my husband started looking in another direction. So I have a clear sign that I really start to lose weight. Thanks to one of my friends, I became acquainted with. . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes, yes, fat loss 4 idiots. You know, I was very skeptical about this. First, I told my friend – No, thank you. I could already write a list of all methods and programs that I tried, and they do not work. So why it should work. But I recognized how my best friend in form. "And then you want to tell me you're so great, because this fat loss" 4 Idiots? – I said smiling. She said she follows this program for a month, and it continues to lose weight. In a week I finally decided to start with fat loss 4 idiots. That, my friend how much improved in weight, did not calm me. I told myself, ok I give him a chance, because if you do not try, you never know what is in effect. That calmed me down, there are no pills, and you can eat what you usually prefer to eat. So, I chose 14 of my favorite foods and putting them in Diet generator, which operates automatically to your daily menu. Diet-Plan is 11 days, but then you get 3 days vacation. I called on holidays, because you can eat what you want. But then again you continue with the plan for 11 days. According to this system by eating, you have 4 meals a day at intervals of about 2.5 hours. You can cook your meals as you want: boil, broil, bake and so on. You'll eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. There is a special option for vegetarians in this program. And you should drink plenty of water. Do not worry, a glass of wine a day is loud. Drinking lots of water you clean your body of toxins and fats. Your body will only be grateful to you. I can not confirm, that I lost 9 lbs. as you see in many advertisements on the program, but 6 lbs. had disappeared after the first 11 days. I found a good result. It is recommended to do some exercises in sweat, but I do not have time for that. I think with some exercises you can lose 9 lbs. for sure. The big advantage of this diet program that you can eat your favorite meal when you're happy and you do not feel hungry during the day. If you drink more water it helps reduce appetite much. I can only confirm that this program really works. You only have to strictly follow every day to see the results. This diet program does not get hungry during the day on a large elaborate menu and drink plenty. You start to love your body more, and your body loves you, because you choose a very healthy weight loss. Even when you stop this program, you continue to lose weight. And it's very good news! "Live and love your body! For more details go to: http://www. mybestdietonline. Info

A scheme that excludes animals in their diet is offering three ways to do so. We should go vegan or eat only plants, lacto-vegetarian or allowing dairy products in your meal and lacto-ovo-vegetarian or allow eggs and dairy products. A vegetarian diet weight loss also includes cereals, grains, legumes, soybeans, fruit and vegetables as well. Click here For Vegetarian Weight Loss Diet Instant Access! It was studied that people will eat vegetarian less calories than those who are non-vegetarians. They also have a low body weight than others. Therefore most people think about starting a vegetarian diet weight loss as a healthy way to get rid or excess weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. To lose weight while a vegetarian diet, weight loss, you must have a balanced diet and balance those calories with the calories you burned. Some people make bad choices in their diet and consume lots of foods that could contribute to weight gain and has no nutritional value. A vegetarian diet weight loss should always be carefully planned. Be sure to include foods rich in protein because it is an essential nutrient that keeps you fuller longer. Also, try to limit your protein rich in fat and opt to go for the beans, low fat cheese, and soy products. How to prepare meals may very well be another reason that your diet does not work. It would perhaps make more calories than reducing it. Try your food with steam instead of frying it. Broil or roast may also be another option as it makes use of less oil for frying. Use less dressing in your food preparation. You may not know yet but gradually you will see how your vegetarian diet weight loss is to start working for you.

Have you tried all methods to lose weight, but found it difficult to stay on a program? Maybe you should try to change the way you eat, if these books, so throw the effort, managed to crawl back. Thousands of people around the world have successfully used a vegetarian diet for weight loss. Formerly, it was believed that non-vegetarian is more than the vegetarian diet, as it was supposed to be full of energy. But today, this concept is changing, with medical science now have to find a vegetarian that weight loss is healthier and more scientific understanding of human nature. It is a fact that non-vegetarian contains cholesterol and saturated fats and very less fiber. As a result, people are adopting a vegetarian diet low in fat weight loss.
  Non-vegetarian-dont go for it!
  In addition, non-vegetarian is usually cumbersome for the stomach and produces acidity, which can cause many diseases in the body, not to agencies that can trip the meat to infect the human body, whose Avian flu is the classic example. Adopt a vegetarian diet does not guarantee weight loss, however. High-fat sources of protein such as cheese and butter can actually cause vegetarians to gain weight. The solution is to follow a low carb weight loss plan for the health of vegetarian weight loss.
  Vegans generally have weight problems
  A vegetarian diet is one in which not only eliminated with the meat but also eggs, dairy products or processed foods or foods containing ingredients derived from animals such as gelatine. An example of a weight loss plan is easy vegan, as vegans eat foods based on whole grains, with plenty of fruit and vegetables, in addition to cereals, legumes, nuts and seeds and is generally low in sugar and fat and high in carbohydrates well. It is therefore common for a weight loss plan vegan to be adopted with great success. Vegans generally have no weight problems, vegans and men tend to be lighter than the average recommended weight for its size.
  Plan vegetarian weight loss
  The general advice to lose weight, with weight loss vegetarian diet is to reduce the starches and fats, and replace high calorie with fresh fruit and avoid fried foods. One must eat regularly and to start the day with a breakfast high in fiber, and meals not to be missed, such as hunger tends to make it heavy meal. Increased physical activity is essential to reduce weight efficiently.
  The main thing to remember while following a vegetarian diet weight loss is that, while not eating meat is one thing, following a healthy vegetarian diet is another. Meat is a source of protein and minerals, and replace it with vegetarian meals must not impede the absorption of necessary nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
  Excellent results can also be obtained with the carbohydrate weight loss with a vegetarian diet, which consist mainly of complex carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are starches, foods rich in fiber, and are naturally low in fat. Examples of complex carbohydrates are legumes and other vegetables and cereals. Vegetarian or vegan, diet of your choice will certainly benefit the general health, with the exception of the merger of these stubborn pounds away!