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One of the complaints I often hear from people trying to lose weight is that while there’s diversity in a diet, with interesting and different meals each day, it’s just too hard to organise. When we examine the majority of people’s eating habits, it’s typical to eat the same or similar meals many days a week.
In our meal plan for March, we provide a structure which caters to the busy working person who just doesn’t have the time to cook morning, noon and night.
Variety is found in fresh fruit and vegetables, a choice of bread and fillings in sandwiches at lunchtime and a different easy meal to make at night.
Day one | Day two | Day three | Day four | Day five | Day six | Day seven
By Judy Davie
“Can you please provide me some information on how diet can affect children suffering concentration and learning problems and with ADD? What foods should be avoided and what foods added to assist?”
Research has shown that a diet free of processed foods with additives can have a significant effect on children with ADD.
A study on identical twins in England found after only one week, the twin who had been put on a diet free of additives was more able to concentrate than his brother who maintained his normal eating habits. In a month the IQ of the twin on the special diet was 15 percent higher than his brother’s. (They tested the same at the start of the study).
There are over 300 additives used in food manufacturing, and while some of these are okay, many are not — particularly when you have a child suffering from behavioural problems.
Common additives believed to influence hyperactivity include preservative 220, used in the process of dried fruits, and sulphates in cured meat such as bacon, prosciutto, and cabanossi. The book Additive Alert is a must to check the additives used in foods you commonly use. You can also check them out on the website www.additivealert.com.au
There is some evidence to suggest that increasing the intake of Omega 3 fatty acid in the diet may also have a role in improving memory, concentration and behavioural problems. Omega 3 is found in fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, and sardines. You can buy Omega 3 fortified eggs and there are a number of emerging products on the market with added Omega 3. Be careful with these that you don’t buy a product with some other additives that negate the benefits of the Omega 3.
To wrap up my suggestion is simple. Cut out as much processed food as you possibly can. Reduce your child’s consumption of sugar, and eat fresh natural produce and at least three fish meals a week.
Not only did Jennifer Hudson win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in Dreamgirls, her boyfriend of eight years proposed to her as she was getting ready for the ceremony!
Host Ellen DeGeneres managed to squeeze in a yoga class with girlfriend Portia de Rossi just hours before the show began.
Pregnant Naomi Watts almost didn’t make it to the Oscars — she had morning sickness!
Before the ceremony, Alan Arkin said he hoped his ten-year-old costar — Best Supporting Actress nominee Abigail Breslin — would lose. He said she’s too young to receive so much attention.
Jessica Simpson let her new boyfriend John Mayer pick out her Oscar dress.
Katie Holmes had to talk Victoria Beckham out of making five dress changes throughout the night. Posh couldn’t decide which designer frock to wear to the Oscars, so she wanted to wear them all!
Beyonce paid Giorgio Armani a batch of homemade cookies to make a last minute adjustment to her Oscar gown.
Best Actress nominee Penelope Cruz spent the evening with a good luck penny taped inside her dress. The penny was a gift from her best friend Salma Hayek.
Best Actor nominee Mark Wahlberg crashed his dirt bike just hours before he was due at the Oscars. Luckily he was completely unharmed.
Kirsten Dunst was a nervous wreck before presenting the award for Best Screenplay. Backstage, she complained that she was uncomfortable in her dress and was terrified of committing “career suicide” by messing up her speech.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck hugged and made small talk at the Oscars. The former couple had barely spoken to each other since their 2004 break up.
After losing to Alan Arkin, Best Supporting Actor nominee Eddie Murphy stormed out of the theatre and wasn’t seen for the rest of the night.
Cameron Diaz lost an expensive diamond and emerald earring backstage, but managed to find it just before she was due to present an award.
A tipsy Madonna encouraged Penelope Cruz to down several Cosmos at an Oscars after-party. She later danced the can-can with Gyneth Paltrow!
Fresh from rehab, Lindsay Lohan was overheard saying, “Oh my God, I’ve got the shakes. It won’t stop,” at a post-Oscars party.
Lindsay perked up later in the night however — she joined Leo DiCaprio and Jessica Biel in singing a medley of Britney Spears songs while pretending to shave their heads.
For all the juicy details, plus more pics and gossip, see the next issue of Woman’s Day (on sale March 5).
The star puts Hollywood on hold as she prepares herself for motherhood.
Jennifer Aniston has proudly revealed she’s set to become a mum. “I’m so excited,” she told friends. “Watch this belly, it’s about to get a whole lot rounder!”
Jen, who celebrated her 38th birthday recently, has reportedly been undergoing IVF treatment for months, with many believing she’s already in the early stages of pregnancy.
“She’s been visiting the same fertility specialists who helped Courteney [Cox, her close friend] fall pregnant at 39,” reveals an insider, who tells how Jen hand-picked a sperm donor during one of several appointments at the Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA.
“Jen resigned herself to the fact she’ll be a single mother. Her biological clock has been ticking for a while, but it dawned on her that if she kept waiting for the perfect partner she would run out of time.”
For the full story, see this week’s issue of Woman’s Day (on sale February 26).
Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan have ended their three-year romance amid reports he has fallen for co-star Drew Barrymore.
According to insiders, real-life love blossomed between Hugh and Drew on the set of their new romantic comedy Music & Lyrics — and the couple’s cosy appearances at premiere’s proved the final straw for “jealous” Jemima.
For the full story, see this week’s issue of Woman’s Day (on sale February 26).
At the time of going to press, Britney Spears was on suicide watch after fleeing rehab twice in one week and reportedly trying to kill herself while in the grip of a tragic meltdown.
Brit’s increasingly disturbing behaviour has family and friends fearing the worst for the singer.
“Britney has definitely gone off the deep end and her mom Lynne is scared stiff she’ll do something stupid,” says a family friend. “We all knew something was dreadfully wrong when Brit cut off her hair — that her wild erratic behaviour had moved into another, much more scary dimension. Now her mom’s afraid Britney is going to go too far — so far that she can’t come back. Lynne’s desperately afraid Britney won’t live to see her children grow up.”
For the full story, see this week’s issue of Woman’s Day (on sale February 26).
In this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, Olivia Newton-John and her daughter Chloe Lattanzi open up in a soul-bearing interview.
In her brief 21 years, Chloe has endured more heartache than most people experience in a lifetime.
As mother and daughter bravely dealt with one personal battle after another, today Chloe has emerged strong and poised.
During Woman’s Day’s exclusive photo shoot and interview at Olivia’s luxurious Malibu home, both mother and daughter discuss the loss of Olivia’s partner, Chloe’s anorexia battle, as well as the music career that is pulling her through.
Chloe admits that she suffered with the eating disorder for two years. “I’m taking very good care of myself now, but I’m not going to be like ‘Oh, I eat pizza every day!'”.
When Olivia was asked what advice she would give to mothers in her situation, she told Woman’s Day, “All the therapists in the world can’t help if the parents aren’t present, loving and proactive.”
To read the full interview, don’t miss this week’s issue of Woman’s Day (on sale February 26).
