Are you a vegetarian, or a meat-eater who occasionally enjoys a meat-free meal? Sometimes it’s fun to look for creative, non-meat sources of protein. The Texas Laparoscopic Consultants team has curated a list of healthy, meat-free...

Although eating at fast food restaurants isn’t ideal if you are watching your diet, sometimes it is inevitable. Perhaps you forgot to plan dinner one night, or your family has limited options while taking a road...

There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that soda is terrible for your health. It lacks any nutritional value and is packed with sugar, carbohydrates and empty calories. At a glance, diet soda appears to be...

One of the diet-related challenges that our bariatric surgery patients commonly face is how to eat healthfully at restaurants. While many restaurant dishes are packed with fat, salt, calories and carbohydrates, it is entirely possible to...

Behavior modification after bariatric surgery is critical to losing most or all of your excess weight. As you make healthy lifestyle changes, our Houston weight loss surgery team recommends a strategy called self-monitoring, which involves maintaining...

According to Psychology Today, poor eating and other bad habits operate mindlessly, “on autopilot.” Mindless eating — or not being aware of what or how much you are eating — can be incredibly harmful to your...