| All the different diet gurus espouse | | | | healthiest foods you can consume. If it |
| diets that are polar opposites of each | | | | comes in a box it is generally to be |
| other. The Atkins diet tells you to stay | | | | avoided. Eat fresh potatoes instead of |
| away from carbs and other experts tell | | | | mashed potatoes from a box for example. |
| you that carbs are important. The key to | | | | Raw natural foods are lower in calories |
| long term weight loss and attaining and | | | | and are rich in vitamins and minerals |
| maintaining your ideal weight is to eat | | | | that your body needs to be healthy. |
| healthy foods. The tips given here will | | | | Keep your food from being boring by |
| help you to do just that. | | | | experimenting with a variety of |
| The first thing to think about which is | | | | different spices and cooking methods. |
| rarely covered in diet books and | | | | Just because you are dieting doesn't |
| programs is in regard to your grocery | | | | mean that your food can't taste good. |
| shopping habits. Grocery stores | | | | Grilling is a great way to add a |
| typically keep all the processed foods | | | | different taste to your food and you can |
| and junk foods on the interior of the | | | | even grill vegetables by placing them in |
| store so just make a trip around the | | | | tin foil. One of my favorites is to take |
| perimeter and load your shopping cart up | | | | sliced squash and zucchini, sprinkle |
| with natural foods like fresh fruits and | | | | minced garlic over them, wrap them in |
| vegetables. When shopping for proteins | | | | tin foil and place them on the grill. |
| opt for fresh fish and poultry. If you | | | | Try this one, I promise you will like |
| want red meat go with only lean cuts and | | | | it. |
| eat red meats sparingly. | | | | Always watch your fat intake and be |
| Another tip that many people cannot seem | | | | careful of products that say "reduced |
| to get their head around is to eat more | | | | fat", that doesn't always mean that it |
| meals. Let me explain. Instead of | | | | is acceptable. There are many high fat |
| skipping meals which slows down your | | | | products that offer a reduced fat |
| metabolism or eating three big meals | | | | version that is still way too much fat. |
| that leave you bloated and overfull eat | | | | Another issue with some low fat products |
| several smaller meals. Ideally you | | | | is that they replace the fat content |
| should eat meals about the size of your | | | | with a form of sugar that ends up adding |
| open hand every three to four hours. | | | | just as many calories and will end up |
| This will allow for the most optimum | | | | sabotaging your diet efforts. I urge |
| absorption and will also help you to | | | | everyone to only drink low fat or skim |
| feel full. | | | | milk as well. This alone will |
| Eat foods as close as possible to | | | | significantly reduce your fat and |
| nature. Fresh raw foods are the absolute | | | | calorie intake. |