Eat These Super Power Foods Instead
We Cut Through the Nutrition Confusion!
In our world of fast food and fried chicken it is hard to see the forest through the trees. What health foods should you eat? When given a choice between two or more food options how do you know if you are making the right one? And why is it that your waistline would much rather expand than shrink?
What should you eat? Here I am just going to give you general guidelines – since we would have to sit down together to create an exact fat burning meal plan for the optimal health of your body. These suggestions are a basic guideline to healthy meals that do not promote fat storage.
Protein: 20% Fat: 15% Carbs: 65%
Each meal that you consume needs to have calories coming from protein, carbohydrates and fat. Your body needs each of these in small amounts throughout the day – when you take in a meal that is 90% carbohydrate 5% fat and 5% protein your body is going to digest it faster (i.e. get hungry again faster) even if the calorie count is the same as a meal with above percentages, and you are more likely to store a percentage of the carbs as fat.
Hold your horses…
Don’t go and cut all the carbs out of your meals just yet. We all saw what the low carb craze did for the Santa Monica and the country. People actually got fatter! Cutting carbs could cause a whole new “house of cards” effect and your body will once again go into fat storage mode. Believe me, you don’t want that.
The food-filled word around us may be intimidating, but weight loss success can be achieved quite easily. Most likely the food choices that you make daily could be tweaked to promote weight loss rather than weight gain. Check out the following practical guide that will train you to make the best possible food choice—one that will shrink your waist and promote optimal health and wellness.
Knowing the Good from the Bad
Use the following list to exchange foods from your current diet for ones that are healthier. Many of us have forgotten the amazing flavors of truly natural foods. There is nothing like apples, peaches, oranges and blueberries fresh from the Farmer’s Market in Santa. Your waist will only get smaller because of it!
| Eat this: Whole, natural foods |
Instead of: Processed foods
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| Eat this: Almonds |
Instead of: Sugar-laden, trans fats snacks
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| Eat this: Fruit |
Instead of: Soda, juice, candy
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| Eat this: Nuts |
Instead of: Chips, cookies, donuts, cake
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| Eat this: Vegetables |
Instead of: Anything fried
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| Eat this: Green Tea |
Instead of: Coffee, soda, sweet beverages
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| Eat this: Lean meat |
Instead of: Fatty meat, or high-sodium meat
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| Eat this: Low-fat Dairy |
Instead of: Full fat dairy, or ice cream
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| Eat this: Water |
Instead of: Coffee, soda, sweet beverages
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| Eat this: Raw Vegetables |
Instead of: Bread and butter
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| Eat this: Extra Vegetables |
Instead of: Extra serving of bread or potato
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| Eat this: Oatmeal |
Instead of: Donut, pastry, sugary cereal
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| Eat this: Lean stir fry |
Instead of: Fried Chinese food
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| Eat this: Grilled, baked, broiled meat |
Instead of: Battered, deep fried meat
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| Eat this: Low sugar yogurt |
Instead of: Sugary yogurt or ice cream
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| Eat this: Unsweetened ice tea |
Instead of: Coffee, soda, sweet beverages
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| Eat this: Sugar free natural food |
Instead of: Sweetened food
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