East Coast Flair: Fit Friday Series

East Coast Flair: Fit Friday Series: Do like yogurt? Do you pay attention to the nutritional information of your favorite brand or do you just "eat it be...

Fit Friday Series

Do like yogurt? Do you pay attention to the nutritional information of your favorite brand or do you just "eat it because I know it's healthy?" Well, if the latter is your response you just may be in for some sticker shock! I thought I'd found a brand I could live with, well, three brands. I normally go for Fage, Chiboni, or Voskos because I like what I've seen on the label. But did you know that yogurt can be as bad as a candy bar? By that I mean you must watch the sugar grams. Some of that greek yogurt out there that's paired with fruit can pack a whooping 21 grams of sugar! Considering the size of the container that is just too high a price for me to pay. While shopping the yogurt department ( I keep Fage  0% unflavored around to sub for sour cream) I came across the crown jewel of yougurt (I think!) Siggi's  Icelandic Style Skyr  it has 0%milkfat, 100 calories, 14g protein, and only 9g of sugar!!! That is great, just what I ordered. I have been eating yogurt as a treat item, but with this brand and using weights as I've been I can see me adding this as a regular snack in my day. Above I posted pictures of the container for you so you can find this or ask your local grocer to carry. I also wanted you to see the nutritional info yourselves. This will be the last post in 2012 that focuses on the food aspect of being fit. In order to truly be fit you must meet certain mental criteria and I will bring some topics to touch base on that health aspect for my readers. This time of year can be extremely stressful and I want my fit fanatics to be all around fit. Now go out there and make it a fit week all over again.

East Coast Flair: Fit Friday Series

East Coast Flair: Fit Friday Series: The above photo was taken from the menu at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. In the past I have enjoyed a burger or  two at Hard Rock Ca...

Fit Friday Series

The above photo was taken from the menu at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. In the past I have enjoyed a burger or  two at Hard Rock Cafe, but never did I see the calorie count beside the food item! Thank You Mayor Bloomberg! Look, this guy has taken some hard criticism on being the "food police", but someone HAS to do the job! I had NO IDEA this place unloads a burger on your plate that packs well over 1,000 calories. Most burgers had my calorie quota for the day or just about my quota for the day! The calorie count in the above photo is 2,805 cal and is only a member of the appetizer lineup. The item below (as you can see) has 2,047 cal and is also an appetizer. Now let's say Jeff did not have to be gluten free, that is still too many calories to split between two people. So Fit Friday lovers? What did we do? Jeff had a steak and could only eat half! The mashed potatoes had too much garlic, his steak was dry and lacked flavor. I asked for a grilled chicken breast that arrived pink and tasted like smoke! Needless to say we did not pay for the entire meal thanks to our waitress. So, here's the warning: Don't eat there, the food is terrible and overpriced, if you do eat somewhere like that do as I did: request your own items a la carte. The restaurant will more than likely be willing to meet your request. Ask for iced tea as a drink, order it unsweet and then you can lightly sweeten yourself. I suggest tea over water because I have a hangup about drinking tap water. Sorry, it's a thing I have! So, just run around and shop all you want, travel if you will and above all Stay Fit!

East Coast Flair: Thanksgiving Day in NYC

East Coast Flair: Thanksgiving Day in NYC: Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and this finds you doing well and looking forward to the holiday season. This was our sec...

Thanksgiving Day in NYC

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and this finds you doing well and looking forward to the holiday season. This was our second time being out of town for Thanksgiving Day and once again it did not disappoint! We had a terrific time! We went into the city to watch the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade but put a few sight seeing ventures on our list while visiting. New York does NOT shut down for Thanksgiving Day, let me tell you. Everything was more or less running full stream like a regular day, but I guess they don't want to disappoint all the visitors. Even during the parade (which I will admit we did not watch the whole thing) people were buzzing about TImes Square and touring as usual. Shops were open for business and consumers were spending. I was stunned! I figured IF ANYTHING we could just walk and look around a bit, but nothing would be OPEN! Not New York! They just don't slow down for anything I suppose! The photos posted from top are as follows: People skating the rink at Rockefellar Center, Crowds bustling about Times Square during the parade (after the parade MORE people came!), and people taking in the sights of Rockefellar Plaza.

East Coast Flair: Fit Friday

East Coast Flair: Fit Friday: Ok for todays series we will discuss butter. You know how I preach about the ingredient list on your foods? Well, butter is a good place...