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All About Sugar and Its Many Names

All About Sugar and Its Many Names

Sugar is one of the 3 types of carbohydrates in your daily diet. Unlike starch and fiber, sugar is not one of the carbs your body needs.

Byte Learning, Starter Byte, PreviewDr. WuseMay 15, 2021Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Processed Food, Balance, Sugar, Added Sugars, Free Sugars, PreviewComment

Plant-Based Challenge Day 3: Tasty and Filling Salads with Video

Plant-Based Challenge Day 3: Tasty and Filling Salads with Video

If you’re looking to figure out how to build your own wellness formula, you’re in the right place. But, unlike the “wellness formula” you’ll find at Walmart, Whole Foods or GNC…

Starter ByteDr. WuseJuly 16, 2020Comment

Plant-Based Challenge Day 1: Your Wellness Formula

Plant-Based Challenge Day 1: Your Wellness Formula

If you’re looking to figure out how to build your own wellness formula, you’re in the right place. But, unlike the “wellness formula” you’ll find at Walmart, Whole Foods or GNC…

Starter ByteDr. WuseJuly 15, 2020Comment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 13: What Are The Best Plant-Based Starches?

Starter Byte Challenge Day 13: What Are The Best Plant-Based Starches?

Get calcium and vitamins A&B from high-quality plant-based starches like…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseFebruary 8, 2020Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Balance, Starch, polysaccharide, Vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin B, pasta, squash, riceComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 12: What Is a Plant-Based Starch?

Starter Byte Challenge Day 12: What Is a Plant-Based Starch?

We eat lots of starch in junk food, but it can be part of a healthy plant-based diet, too…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseFebruary 7, 2020Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Balance, FIber, Starch, polysaccharide, potato, junk food, Snacks, breadComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 11: Fiber

Starter Byte Challenge Day 11: Fiber

Yesterday, we talked about sugar. Next up is fiber. Know how hard it is to chew celery or an apple? That stiffness is fiber. It’s in fruits, veggies…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseFebruary 6, 2020Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Balance, fiber, FIberComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 10: Added Sugars

Starter Byte Challenge Day 10: Added Sugars

Yesterday we talked about sugar , which isn’t all bad…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseFebruary 5, 2020Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Processed Food, Balance, Sugar, Added Sugars, Free Sugars, Syrup, Maltose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Agave, Sugar CravingComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 9: How Sweet It Is- All About Sugar

Starter Byte Challenge Day 9: How Sweet It Is- All About Sugar

Sugar is one of the 3 types of carbohydrates in your daily diet. Unlike starch and fiber, sugar is not one of the carbs your body needs.

Byte Learning, Starter Byte, PreviewDr. WuseFebruary 4, 2020Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Processed Food, Balance, Sugar, Added Sugars, Free Sugars, PreviewComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 8: What's in a Carb?

Starter Byte Challenge Day 8: What's in a Carb?

Carbohydrates- also known as “carbs”. Sometimes you love them…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseFebruary 3, 2020Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Processed Food, Balance, Starch, Sugar, FIber, PreviewComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 7 Review: Plant-Based Eating Barriers

Starter Byte Challenge Day 7 Review: Plant-Based Eating Barriers

Use this tool to identify your barriers to plant-based eating…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseFebruary 2, 2020Macronutrients, Fat, Protein, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Balance, Barriers, GoalsComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 6: What Are Macros (Macronutrients)?

Starter Byte Challenge Day 6: What Are Macros (Macronutrients)?

Macronutrients…can’t live with too much of them; but can’t live without them.

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseFebruary 1, 2020Macronutrients, Fat, Protein, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Processed Food, Balance, PreviewComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 5: Plant-based Nutrients

Starter Byte Challenge Day 5: Plant-based Nutrients

Nutrients help u live, think and move. Get the highest quality nutrients possible…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseJanuary 31, 2020Macronutrients, Fat, Protein, Carbohydrates, Processed Food, Balance, Preview, Carbs, Heartburn, GERD, Reflux, Colon Cancer, Cancer, Digestion, Digestive HealthComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 4: Food and Gut Health

Starter Byte Challenge Day 4: Food and Gut Health

Heartburn w greasy foods proves the link between digestive health and food. It goes deeper…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseJanuary 30, 2020Macronutrients, Fat, Protein, Carbohydrates, Processed Food, Balance, Preview, Carbs, Heartburn, GERD, Reflux, Colon Cancer, Cancer, Digestion, Digestive HealthComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 3: What Is Digestion

Starter Byte Challenge Day 3: What Is Digestion

When it comes to healthy eating, digestion is the most important road trip of your life.

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseJanuary 29, 2020Digestion, FIber, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Fat, Stomach, TedEd, PreviewComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 2: Food Is Self-Love

Starter Byte Challenge Day 2: Food Is Self-Love

At Byte Wellness, “eating right” means taking care of yourself…

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseJanuary 27, 2020Habits, Design, Balance, Eating, Behavior Change, PreviewComment

Starter Byte Challenge Day 1: Food Tracker

Starter Byte Challenge Day 1: Food Tracker

Your job for today is to take a fridge and pantry inventory. Use this worksheet …

Byte Learning, Starter ByteDr. WuseJanuary 26, 2020Balance, Track, Hack, Behavior Change, Pantry, RefrigeratorComment