Weight Loss

ECW Weekly Challenge: Eat Your Vegetables

Health, Nutrition, Weekly Wellness Challenge, Weight Loss

Eating vegetables is beneficial on many levels! They provide an excellent source of nutrients to keep your body healthy and help reduce the risk of some chronic diseases. Here are how some of the nutrients work for you: Dietary fiber helps reduce blood cholesterol and may lower the risk of heart disease Potassium helps to … Read More

ECW Quick Tip: Eat Cucumbers for Weight Loss

Health Tips, Nutrition, Weight Loss

Cucumbers are one of the vegetables with the highest water content, which means they offer valuable vitamins and minerals, while still being super low in calories – only about 16 calories per cup. Since they are about 95 percent water and full of fiber, they take up room in your tummy and visually add volume to your meals without weighing you down.