Hungry after dinner? try these tips

My wife doesn’t believe it when I say it, but I am hungry all the time. After dinner? Still hungry. So this piece, Why Am I Still Hungry After Dinner? Plus, What to Eat caught my eye.

The Crab Pot seafood feast — *Eat all this and stillmfeel hungry? You need to read this article.*

Turns out what I eat, and don’t eat, along with when I eat during a day, all can contribute to feeling hungry after a meal, the piece on LoseIt.com notes. So can plain old stress, which I constantly feel too.

“Before reaching for an after-dinner snack, it’s important to assess whether you’re truly hungry or just eating out of habit. Staying hydrated, ensuring you’re consuming enough calories, focusing on protein and fiber-rich foods, and savoring every bite of your meal can all make a difference in achieving fullness. Additionally, avoiding overly restrictive habits with sweets can help,” the piece advises.

Check it out for more details. It may help you get your hunger under control.

March 18, 2025 0

Time for our annual hidden sugar primer

When I saw Justvegantoday.com writing this piece about hidden sugars, I thought — haven’t I written about that before? Yes, severel times it seems. But it’s good to have an annual reminder.

*Sugar is hiding everywhere in our food supply, be aware.*

“Sugar often masquerades under various aliases, making it even more challenging to identify them in an ingredients list. Common names include fructose, high fructose corn syrup, sucrose, and dozens more. Manufacturers often use these alternative names to disguise the actual amount of sugar they are putting into products,” Justvegantoday.com writes.

How to combat the sugar rush?

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March 14, 2025 0

Fast food offerings to avoid, some may surprise you

*Stuck at a fast food outlet? Try to find one still offering salads like this one at Buona Beef in Chicago.*

Delish.com is out with its list of the highest calorie offerings at a variety of fast-food menus. Some of these may surprise you because they’re just massive orders of French fries, not entire meals, such as at Shack Shake’s Double Down Fries at 1,910 calories or Five Guys large fries at 1,310 calories.

Some are for times of day when you might not expect massive calorie intake, such as McDonald’s Big Breakfast with Hot Cakes at 1,340 calories (keep in mind we are supposed to eat around 2,000 calories a day to maintain weight).

Fast food outlets like McDonald’s have stopped trying to have even one healthy item, a salad, on its menus. So exercise care and look for places that still have a salad, but carry your own oil and vinegar as I do to avoid high calorie, high-salt, high-fat dressings.

March 12, 2025 0