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There are many food mistakes girls make on a date. A date, especially the first one, is already stressful, but we often make it even more stressful. You don’t want to charm your date with your beautiful smile and the piece of food on your front tooth. Moreover, the last thing you want to do on a date is to suffer from bloating. While you shouldn’t overdo with your dress, makeup and hairstyle, you should not overdo with your meals as well. Here are 10 foods you should never eat on a date. 1. Spinach Most girls are trying to keep their calorie intake under control, even on a first date. They opt for spinach smoothies, soups and salads without realizing that those healthy meals can ruin their pearly white teeth. Moreover, guys don’t want to know if you are on a diet or simply trying to eat healthy, so opt for a fruit smoothie instead of a green one.

Pomegranates have fantastic health and beauty benefits. They are delicious and versatile. You can use pomegranates in salads, rices dishes, meat dishes, smoothies, yogurts, and drink a pomegranate juice. One pomegranate has around 100 seeds in it and contains around 100 calories, making it a perfect low calorie snack for dieters. Pomegranates can also help to ward off a number of serious diseases, including cancer and heart disease. Check out some of the best reasons to add pomegranates to your eating plan. 1. Pomegranates help to reduce bad cholesterol Pomegranates are fortified with potent antioxidants that help reduce bad cholesterol, lower high blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. It’s best to eat a pomegranate a day or add them to healthy meals, including salads and smoothies. 2. Pomegranates are low in sugar Sugar is a culprit in many diseases, including heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes and skin problems. It’s crucial to limit your sugar consumption or el...

Did you know that certain nutrients can help you sleep better at night and be more productive and energetic during your waking hours? Emotional issues such as stress and anxiety can prevent you from sleeping properly and can lead to insomnia. To avoid it, consider adding some delicious foods rich with these seven essential nutrients to your daily diet to fall asleep faster and sleep better at night. They work like a charm! 1. Magnesium Magnesium  boasts numerous relaxing properties that can help you fall asleep the moment you hit the sack. Magnesium lowers anxiety, relieves headaches, reduces high blood pressure, and can even relieve PMS. While a magnesium 400 milligram supplement can help (make sure you consult your doctor before taking any supplement), eating magnesium-rich foods is more effective. Seeds, nuts, carrots, sweet potatoes, leafy greens, fish, whole grains, dark chocolate, kiwi fruits and bananas are all rich in magnesium.

One of the most popular winter beverages, hot chocolate, is chock full of amazing benefits. Not only does it keep you warm during the cold winter season, it can also boost your overall health. Chocolate itself is high in powerful antioxidants that help prevent heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, premature aging, and can even reduce your risk of cancer, since they combat free radicals in your body. The darker your chocolate, the more powerful antioxidants it has. However, you may wonder if a cup of hot chocolate is as healthy as that bar of dark chocolate. Hot chocolate has been used for many years to treat diseases and fight bad moods. It’s known as a special healthy drink from the 16th to 19th centuries, and sometimes was taken as a medicine. Nowadays people don’t consider hot chocolate as a medicine, but drink even more than ever! There are plenty of tasty and healthy hot chocolate recipes you can try to enjoy the following health benefits of drinking hot chocolate. 1. I...

If you are trying to shed weight, you might want to know some of the most delicious low calorie foods to incorporate into your daily diet. While it’s crucial to consume enough calories, it’s always great to know some low calorie snack options. The problem with low calorie foods is that they are usually tasteless. But these eight foods are not only tasty, but healthy as well. They are plentiful in essential nutrients your body needs to function properly, and they make perfect on-the-go snacks. 1. Strawberries Strawberries top this list of the most delicious low calorie foods because they have loads of health benefits and contain only 53 calories per cup. These berries are so versatile that you can use them in any drink and meal you love. Strawberries are low in sugar and high in powerful antioxidants and Vitamin C. They make a sweet, healthy snack and can satisfy any sweet tooth. You can add some strawberries to your oatmeal, yogurt and fruit salad, use in your smoothies and add a few s...

When you are trying to keep your weight under control or shed a few pounds, it’s hard to make smart snack choices. You should opt for low calorie snacks that will fill you up and boost your energy levels. Protein-packed snacks are actually the healthiest and tastiest snack choices. Numerous studies show that dieters must incorporate protein into their eating plan to stay healthy and reach their weight loss goals faster. The thing is, protein helps suppress your appetite, slow down the release of fat, and it’s is crucial for your muscle recovery after workout. Here are 8 most delicious protein-packed snack ideas to try right now. 1. Green smoothie Smoothies are incredibly popular these days. Whether it’s a green smoothie or any other diet-friendly smoothie , it’s always a good snack and breakfast choice. Most green smoothies are packed with protein that helps keep your cravings under control and helps you feel full longer. Moreover, green smoothies help speed up your metabolism, detox y...

Megan Fox, costar of  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen  (out June 24), gives good quote. In this week's Entertainment Weekly magazine (on sale now), Chris Nashawaty shares his lively, unfiltered chat with her in which she bares all about the movie, fame, creepy men, jealous women, her refusal to be ''a publicity android,'' and more. Here are some of her most provocative quips from the article, with photos shot exclusively for EW by Matthias Vriens on May 26, 2009, in Los Angeles. ''I've always been übersexual, wearing the smallest clothes I could find. I would go to the mall in a short, short skirt and giant heels.''

Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals and fiber that are key to good health. Now, a newly released study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists suggests plant foods also may help preserve muscle mass in older men and women. The study was led by physician and nutrition specialist Bess Dawson-Hughes at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, Mass. The typical American diet is rich in protein, cereal grains and other acid-producing foods. In general, such diets generate tiny amounts of acid each day. With aging, a mild but slowly increasing metabolic "acidosis" develops, according to the researchers. Acidosis appears to trigger a muscle-wasting response. So the researchers looked at links between measures of lean body mass and diets relatively high in potassium-rich, alkaline-residue producing fruits and vegetables. Such diets could help neutralize acidosis. Foods can be considered alkalin...

Milk. A natural ingredient found in milk can protect against obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. Anatural ingredient found in milk can protect against obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. The researchers who report their findings in the June  Cell Metabolism,  a Cell Press publication, liken this milk ingredient to a new kind of vitamin. "This is present in what we've all been eating since day one," says Johan Auwerx of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. The researchers identified this ingredient, known as nicotinamide riboside, as they were searching for alternative ways to boost the well-known gene SIRT1, which comes with benefits for both metabolism and longevity. One way to do that is to target SIRT1 directly, as the red wine ingredient resveratrol appears to do, at least at some doses. Auwerx's team suspected there might be a simpler way to go about it, by boosting levels of one of SIRT1's mo...

For most people, work involves working with other people. Unless you work from home, you’re going to have to deal with the annoying, hateful or downright disgusting habits of the people with whom you work. While you might not be able to make them go away, arming yourself with the knowledge of who you might encounter could make them easier to bear. Here are a few types of co-workers and how to deal with them. The Stinky Working in the company of other people means you tend to get close. Sometimes it’s too close for comfort. Whether it’s wearing too much cologne, consuming garlic pills or sweating out the remains of last night’s booze fest, sitting in a cubicle next to a stinky co-worker can make your work time hard to handle. The solution: move desks or have a private conversation to let them know you’re sensitive to strong odors and are having a hard time concentrating. The Brown Noser No one wants to get in bad with their bosses. The average person will greet their boss warmly eac...

Eating healthy is a goal for many people, but most of us give up on this goal without even trying. You might think that healthy eating takes a lot of time and money and it’s so overwhelming. Moreover, if you don’t want to lose weight, you might think that you don’t need to stick to a healthy eating plan. In fact, there are many benefits of eating healthy and it’s a sure way to live longer. No matter your age and shape, it’s important to incorporate more healthy food into your diet. However, you don’t have to leap in all at once, take small steps and remember that small changes always make big differences. As your small changes become habit, you can add more healthy choices to your eating plan. Here are 10 tried and true tips for cleaning up your diet. Start making small diet changes right now. No matter how busy and hectic your mornings are, you should never skip your breakfast. There are many easy and fast breakfast ideas to try these days. To save more time in the morning, prepare yo...

Everyone should have a couple of watermelons at home when the fruit is in season. When someone visits, cutting up a watermelon and quickly throwing a wonderful, refreshing drink or snack together can impress and delight them. Check out the list of 10 amazingly delicious watermelon recipes. Watermelon sorbet Cut up watermelon into chunks and toss together with a cup of sugar and a pinch of salt. Let the sweetened watermelon stand for a half hour. Then, throw it in a blender together with tomato juice and blend until smooth. Add a little lemon juice, stir thoroughly and freeze. Ball up the frozen mixture with an ice cream scoop and serve in a glass bowl.

If you are trying to shed weight, you might want to know some of the most delicious low calorie foods to incorporate into your daily diet. While it’s crucial to consume enough calories, it’s always great to know some low calorie snack options. The problem with low calorie foods is that they are usually tasteless. But these eight foods are not only tasty, but healthy as well. They are plentiful in essential nutrients your body needs to function properly, and they make perfect on-the-go snacks. Strawberries top this list of the most delicious low calorie foods because they have loads of health benefits and contain only 53 calories per cup. These berries are so versatile that you can use them in any drink and meal you love. Strawberries are low in sugar and high in powerful antioxidants and Vitamin C. They make a sweet, healthy snack and can satisfy any sweet tooth. You can add some strawberries to your oatmeal, yogurt and fruit salad, use in your smoothies and add a few sliced berries to...