Byte Blog — Byte Wellness

Posts in Byte Learning

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

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 1)

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 1)

You don’t have to be superhuman to change your eating habits. Life design trumps will power.

Byte LearningDr. WuseJanuary 18, 2020Barriers, Choice, Sugar, Doughnuts, Donuts, Snacks, Dessert, Habits, Behavior Change, Balance, PreviewComment

PF-ing Dinner: What "Plants First" Looks Like

PF-ing Dinner: What "Plants First" Looks Like

Everything you need to know about the Plants First Method

Byte Learning, Daily TextsDr. WuseJanuary 17, 2020Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Processed Food, Balance, Sugar, Added Sugars, AgaveComment

3 Ways to Avoid Halloween Sugar Traps

3 Ways to Avoid Halloween Sugar Traps

Halloween marks the start of an entire season of food-related celebrations. Don’t let the flood of candy ruin your eating progress.

Byte LearningDr. WuseOctober 31, 2019Macronutrients, Carbohydrates, Carbs, Processed Food, Balance, Sugar, Added Sugars, Free Sugars, Syrup, Maltose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Agave, Sugar Craving, Halloween, Celebration, CandyComment

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 4): Re-design Your Maze

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 4): Re-design Your Maze

Shifting your barriers to healthy eating is all about context…

Byte LearningDr. WuseMay 27, 2019Barriers, Choice, Fries, Doughnuts, Emotional Eating, Support, Vegetables, VeggiesComment

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 3): Name Your Walls

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 3): Name Your Walls

If you’re struggling to change eating habits, it’s probably because your walls/barriers are blocking the options you want to take advantage of.

Byte LearningDr. WuseMay 27, 2019Barriers, Choice, Eating, Design, Habits, Behavior Change, Sugar, Cravings, Emotional EatingComment

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 2): See the Maze

Your Eating Decision Maze (part 2): See the Maze

Remember that [cough] imaginary time you ate a dozen doughnuts by yourself? How on earth did you get here? More importantly how do you leave and NEVER come back?

Byte LearningDr. WuseMay 27, 2019Choice, Balance, Behavior Change, Eating, Habits, Sugar, Snacks, Food Desert, Food desert, Food Swamp, food apartheidComment