Addition Diet – Blended Bites

Why Restrictive Diets Don’t Work (and What You Should Do Instead)

Restrictive diets have been popular for decades. Cut carbs. Cut fat. Cut calories. Cut entire food groups. While these approaches often promise fast results, they rarely deliver lasting success. Many people find themselves stuck in an exhausting cycle of dieting,…

Addition – “Add, Not Subtract” Is the Key to Healthy Eating

For years, healthy eating has been framed around restriction. Cut carbs. Avoid fat. Eliminate sugar. Skip this. Don’t eat that. While these rules may sound effective on the surface, they often create stress, guilt, and an unhealthy relationship with food.…

Protein Is King When It Comes to Diet

When it comes to building a strong, healthy body, few nutrients reign as powerfully as protein. Often celebrated by athletes and fitness enthusiasts, protein isn’t just for those lifting weights or training for competitions. It’s a foundational nutrient that every…

The Power of Addition Eating: Nourish More, Restrict Less

When most people think about improving their diet, they imagine cutting things out — less sugar, fewer carbs, no desserts, no bread, no fun. This restrictive mindset often leads to frustration, guilt, and burnout. But what if there was a…

Is It Time To Shake Up Your Approach To Protein?

There is no doubt your body needs protein. It’s important for muscle growth, tissue repair and recovery after exercise. But the biggest driver behind the current protein craze, is the idea that protein-rich diets can assist with weight loss. The…

Science-Backed Reasons to Eat More Protein

From your hair to your fingernails to your muscles and pretty much every cell in your body, protein is the glue that holds it all together. One of its tasks is to make up antibodies keeping the immune system strong…

How Eating More Protein Can Help You Shed Excess Pounds

Protein is essential for life – it’s a building block of every human cell and is involved in the vital biochemical functions of the human body. It’s particularly important in growth, development and tissue repair. It’s also an important part…

What Is The ‘Add, Not Subtract’ Approach To Eating And Dieting?

What if I told you there’s a better, more joyful path to achieving your weight loss goals? My number one tip when it comes to healthy eating is to add, not subtract—it makes a big difference! Stop thinking you…

Nutrition by Addition – Adding More Protein To Your Diet

Rather than focusing on restrictive measures or eliminating certain foods, nutrition by addition means enhancing meals by ADDING. Instead of fixating on what to eliminate, this approach encourages adding wholesome options to enhance the overall nutritional value of the diet.…

Adding, Not Subtracting: An Alternative Perspective on Health

For a long time now “health” has been defined by subtraction: removing weight from our bodies through rigorous exercise and removing foods from our plates. This method has proven to be ineffective as it has contributed to a slowed…