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Which foods fill you up? A Twitter debate…

Friday, February 19th, 2010

One thing that we’ve been delighted to discover, having recently broken the 1,000 followers milestone on Twitter, is the huge number of foodies who tweet.

From healthy eating brands like us, to a brilliant collection of food bloggers and lots of people in search of great things to eat, Twitter is brimming with a marvelous collection of food-related comments, information and tips.

Although pretty new to the social media foodie scene, we hope that our mix of observations, articles, tips and recipes is adding to the debate.

In fact, we think we’ve tapped into a hot topic. One subject close to all foodies’ hearts… and stomachs… is how to control their obsession in order to prevent piling on the pounds or eating unhealthily.

A number of tweeters, led by the Love Food Love Drink e-zine, were recently considering which foods help to keep you full so you can avoid over-snacking between meals. Here’s the fascinating Twitter strand…

Luvfoodluvdrink: Is it just me or do eating apples make you really really hungry?

Beckpaskin: @luvfoodluvdrink – YES! But I’ve found that if you eat some protein with an apple (some nuts, cheese, glass of milk) it fills you up nicely.

JournoBird: @luvfoodluvdrink – I think it’s the acid. Always makes your belly rumble, especially during important meetings!

Luvfoodluvdrink: @BeckyPaskin – …or sandwich. My apple was supposed to be a mid-morning snack, but I ended up eating my lunch by 12. Oh well, two lunches today!

Beckpaskin: @luvfoodluvdrink – Schoolboy error. Still, you could do worse than have two lunches in a day!

Luvfoodluvdrink: @JournoBird @BeckyPaskin – Sandwich didn’t work, so am testing an @AdorFood choc bar. Apparently suppresses hunger. Tastes good too!


So there you have it. A tweeting session about food that keeps you full reaches its logical conclusion – Ador snacks!

We just love tweeting foodies!

Follow JournoBird Jamie Cleary on Twitter, who apparently loves food, loves wine, loves people, loves life.

Becky Paskin writes and blogs for BigHospitality.com

luvfoodluvdrink is the Twitter moniker for top foodie website LoveFoodLoveDrink

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Beat the snack attack and save your diet

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The start of the New Year has well and truly come and gone, and as we fly towards Easter – sorry to wish your life away – how have your resolutions gone? I’d love to know what they were and how successful you’ve been at sticking to them.

One of the most popular pledges is to lose weight and eat more healthily, yet new research from Total Greek Yoghurt and Mumsnet suggests that we’re not too successful at this.

One of the biggest enemies to successful dieting is craving calorific food, according to the survey. Almost 80% of respondents said the danger zones were mid-morning, mid-afternoon and late evening.

This means that finding out when you’re most vulnerable to a snack attack can be a major factor in helping you stick to your slimming regime. And once you’ve identified your weak point, the new trend for food that keeps you fuller for longer could be your ultimate weapon for dealing with the problem.

The usual snacks that people indulge in so satisfy their cravings will simply leave you wanting more, meaning you’ll probably scoff something else soon after. But Ador’s Swiss chocolate and oatbar ranges only contain 175 calories a bar and include a natural ingredient that fills you up. This calms your cravings and helps you get to your next meal with serial snacking. This makes them perfect for the mid-morning and mid-afternoon danger zones.

To prevent late night cravings, the answer could be Marks & Spencer’s new Simply Fuller Longer range, which features ready meals that are high protein to keep you full right up to when you go to bed.

Share your tricks for sticking to your diet with our readers.

Click here for more on the Mumsnet survey.

Plus keep up to day with the latest women’s issues on the Mumsnet blogs.

Meanwhile, click here to become our Facebook fan and you’ll receive free healthy meal and snack recipes every day.

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Why go HCG when you can curb your appetite with great-tasting food?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Jersey Shore actress Jenni Farley puts her slim figure down to the appetite suppressing effects of a supplement called HCG allowing her to eat just 500 to 1,200 calories day and not feel hungry.

Jenni reportedly says that HCG allows her to survive on just tea or coffee for breakfast, a small piece of chicken, spinach, a breadstick and grapefruit for lunch and a melba toast, tiny bit of crab and a few strawberries for dinner.

If like most people, including us, you think that HCG or not, this little food would drive you to distraction, not to mention the biscuit tin, you are probably up for more realistic ways of staving off hunger pangs.

Ador chocolate contains extracts of pine nut oil, which have a natural ability to switch off your hunger so you can enjoy a delicious but small bar of Swiss chocolate without craving more. Meanwhile, Ador oat bars work by using a clever natural ingredient called Fabuless, which makes you feel full by making your body think it’s eaten more calories than it actually has.

So there’s no need for expensive supplements to curb your appetite. You can do it with great-tasting food.

Tell us what you think about HCG? And what diet plans do you think are most effective?

Click here to read more about Jenni Farley’s diet

Click here for more on HCG

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