Victoria Beckham, the ex-Spice Girl and wife to David Beckham recently interviewed with Allure Magazine for the December issue and revealed some of her diet and health secrets. Even though she is often criticized for being too thin her quote about hamburgers in this interview is classic by mocking celebrities who claim to pig out. When asked if she prefers salad or fries she said she eats the salad,

“I’m not going to lie — I’m not one of those people that says, ‘Oh, I eat hamburgers.’”

Her humor is even more appreciated when she admits she has to do some hard core exercise to stay in shape. She said,

“I eat salad. And I start off every day with a double espresso. The I get on the running machine and I run like a bat out of hell.”

Normally Posh Spice can appear to be snobbish and fake but this particular interview with Allure magazine shows that she’s a real person just like the rest of us.

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Alison Sweeney isn’t just an actress on Days of Our Lives and the host of The Biggest Loser, she’s also a wife and mother of two children. This week, she told OK! Magazine readers how she manages to juggle it all and stay fit. First off, she mentions that being healthy isn’t just about being skinny and feeling beautiful, but it’s also important in order to have a long life with family and friends. She explained that by changing her mindset, it gets her motivated to exercise because she wants to be a role model for her family and of course be with them for as long as possible. She said,

“That helps me make the choice on a Sunday morning to get up at 7, and go for a run ……. then then when I get home, I’ll bring fresh fruit from the Farmer’s Market and surprise everybody.”

The 33-year-old explained that her kids know she goes to the gym and she’ll teach them things and get them out on hikes to teach them to make healthy choices. When it comes to cooking for her family she encourages them to eat fresh fruits and veggies and doesn’t buy frozen dinners or boil her veggies. In order to get the kids to eat her meals she has learned to jazz it up with fresh herbs and spices such as rosemary on carrots or cinnamon on oatmeal. She also uses cheese sparingly to get the kids to eat something. She said,

“My son likes salty cheeses, so he’s a fan of bleu cheese or feat. That’s something that’s really a strong flavor, so you can just use a little bit of it, and it goes a long way.”

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Sam Kass is probably the most important chef in America right now. He’s the man who makes sure the first family get all their daily nutrients while helping Michelle Obama make important decisions to shape her school lunch nutrition program as well as looking after the White House kitchen garden.

But it’s not about specific dishes and courses for Sam. In a recent interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, the 29-year-old chef dedicates himself to a rounded food philosophy. As the White House’s assistant chef and food initiative coordinator he has a hand in influencing policy with the Department of Agriculture, but his primary objective is to make sure he safeguards the health of the family he cooks for.

“I think enjoyment and pleasure is definitely obviously a wonderful component of eating, but the reason we eat is for nourishment No. 1, first and foremost,” Sam was quoted as saying by the Chicago Sun-Times. “So I try to make sure that the food is beneficial, that everything on the plate is beneficial and it is delicious. I also try to cook based on relationships as much as possible with the people who are growing the food and people [who are] involved in the process.”

When it comes to feeding the first family, Sam shared the ingredients for one of his citrus salads: watermelon radishes at the bottom, with carved oranges and grapefruit, crystal lettuce, lightly-candied Sicilian pistachios and honey citrus vinaigrette.

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Earlier this month we reported on Levi Johnston’s high-protein, low-carb diet in preparation for his photo shoot for Playgirl magazine. And now reports have surfaced that the 19-year-old father of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s grandchild is literally hunting his own protein – moose meat.

Johnston’s trainer, Marvin Jones, told People magazine that moose meat is not only high in protein, it’s also very lean, and because the youngster is such an eager hunter, he collects his own meat. Marvin also went into detail as to Johnston’s exercise regime to prepare for Playgirl. Levi and Marvin hit the gym for 3 hours every day, 6 days a week with cardio training and rests in the sauna.

“I’m not trying to give him a body builder’s look. He’s going to be more toned and more defined,” Marvin says. “I’d like to see him with rounder and more muscular shoulders, with a fuller chest. We’re going to firm his abs up, [and give him a] smaller waist.”

Marvin, who only plans on working with Levi until the second week in November, says Levi is so committed to the training that he even got sick during his second week. But Marvin insists Levi is still having fun and the pair is eager to reveal all their hard work.

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If you’ve fallen off the diet wagon recently, don’t feel too bad about it, even movie stars cheat when on their diets when they’re trying to get in shape for a new role. Gerard Butler went on the Bonnie Hunt Show this week and admitted to his sneaky ways.

Gerard calls his trainer-slash-nutritionist “The Enforcer” because he literally enforces the law as to what the 300 and The Ugly Truth star can and cannot eat.

“I literally have people be hiding cupcakes for me,” Gerard told Bonnie on the show. “And I’d be like ‘Bring the cupcake under the trailer and on top of that thing behind the…’ Or I’d go into my fridge and stick the apple pie behind the orange juice.”

The video is pretty funny, so you really shouldn’t feel that bad anymore. You’re only human.

Reality star sweethearts Ryan and Trista Sutter have two children. Max was born in 2007 but when their daughter Blakesley arrived in April Trista found herself with 43 pounds left to lose. In the past six months she has whipped herself into shape and the petite 5′2″ mom now weighs 107 pounds. This week, Trista gave five diet tips to the readers of People Magazine, in particular, tips for moms who have had multiple pregnancies.

1. Push the stroller. Trista started out with 45 minutes a day. She said,

“My double-stroller plus the two kids is about 70 pounds, so pushing that uphill is pretty hard.”

2. Turn the house into a gym. Trista and her trainer found household objects such as paint canes, crates and ski poles that she would use as weights. While the kids were napping she could get a workout in without having to go to a gym.
3. Keep track of calories. Trista uses mycalorienumber.com
4. Eat your protein. Lower your carb intake and crank up the protein. For example, you can still indulge in a cheeseburger but don’t eat the bun.
5. Remember that supplements are just supplements. The reality star admits to using them but doesn’t see them as the answer. She said,

“I’ve always believed there is no quick fix. A lot of people ask about it and say, ‘Oh, I’ve been taking them for a month and it hasn’t been doing anything,’ and I say, ‘Have you been working out?’ Because it has to be used in conjunction with working out if you are expending energy.”

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Twitter seems to be the latest way celebrity trainers share their tips to a healthier lifestyle with us ordinary folk. Super trainer on hit TV show The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels, last night tweeted her tips on how to choose a good lettuce at the supermarket.

While working on her new nutrition book, Jillian asked her followers if they had any healthy-cooking tips they’d like to share, then she shared her own too.

“Don’t buy your produce pre-cut. The air oxidizes the food faster and depletes its nutrients. Betcha didn’t know that. And now… back to work.”

The 35-year-old reality TV trainer later tweeted that it’s fine to buy frozen produce, but when it comes to lettuce, always pick from the top of the pile. According to Jillian’s chef Dr La Puma, the lights in the supermarket help boost the nutrients in the leaves.

“I always take two or three servings with me on international flights.  Plane food is never, ever a good idea.”

“For me, Pilates is the best exercise regimen to strengthen legs without making them big.”

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After being diagnosed with cancer in 2006, country rock singer Sheryl Crow is now out of the danger zone and cancer free. Recently, the 47-year-old single-mom shared her post-cancer diet and exercise tips with Health magazine.

Three years after visiting a disease prevention and well-being nutritionist (when she was first diagnosed with the life threatening disease), Sheryl still incorporates those healthy-eating habits in her daily diet.

“I eat salmon or other fish at least three times a week,” she told Health. “I eat a lot of walnuts, almonds, colorful vegetables, and prunes, which get such a bad rap but are loaded with antioxidants.”

Aside from adding enough Omega 3s to her diet, the Grammy Award winner also keeps a “vat” of tomato soup or some sort of tomato sauce around the house because it contains lycopene, and she also drinks a lot of pomegranate juice. Sheryl says she eats Fiber One to get rid of “wastes.”

The Missouri native loves the outdoors and always finds time to fit in some kind of outdoor activity, whether it’s riding her bike or playing tennis and paddle surfing.

“I don’t love going to the gym, but I’ll do it if it’s rainy.”

Celeb Diet Doc..
Good for Sheryl. She looks great!

The one food at the the top of the “anti-cancer” food chain would have to be cruciferous veggies. These are things like broccoli, cabbage, bok choy, arugula, and watercress. That peppery taste you find in these foods are the anti-cancer sulfur compounds at work. Btw, tomatoes contain lycopene which has been associated with reduced risks of prostate cancer.

As far as getting rid of “wastes” you’re better off with unprocessed fruits and veggies than with some packaged product like Fiber One.

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British actress and model Elizabeth Hurley has recently launched her own line of organic meats and foods. She and husband Arun Nayar have a 400-acre organic farm and she has gone to great efforts to support her new company and the campaign for sustainable foods. Recently, it was revealed in the UK OK! Magazine that the actress keeps her svelte figure by practicing what she preaches and snacks on beef jerky and other dried cured meats to keep her sleek physique. She said,

“It’s an excellent thing for anyone on the Atkins diet. I did a movie in South Africa with Ice Cube and it’s all I ate. I was very thin – 121lbs.”

Hurley’s product line of health snacks are all less than 100 calories and are made from ingredients grown and raised on her farm. She is partnering with the Prince of Wales’ company, Duchy Originals, to sell her healthy snacks.

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