I am discovering that there are many educated, smart, busy professional adults who did not learn the fundamentals of good nutrition and who do not know what to eat to promote better health for themselves and their families. This reminds me of me about twenty years ago. I always shopped at the natural food stores and I thought I was a health nut. A fat burning overview can help you produce a clear summarize of what you need to focus on to complete your fat reducing objective if you're a starter; or serve as a reminder for those who are at an intermediate or more advance phase of their weightloss plan. Following are seven steps that can serve as guidelines for your special weight loss system. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same thing. Many weight loss courses have misled people into considering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss programs only work by resulting in a person's body to reduce more muscle tissue and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. As it turns out, like many people I meet, I was clueless.
It is beyond the scope of this article to expose all the reasons why people eat poorly, and it is a vast topic. Some obvious reasons, however, include misinformation by advertisers, busy schedules, and confusion given the controversial nature of nutrition. When experts tell you different things, how can you decide for yourself?
I hear it from my clients every week: they do not really know what to eat and snack on. Recently someone with whom I am working told me what she had for dinner that she thought was healthful. I cringed.
In my family, we live on incredibly healthful, delicious, freshly prepared organic and natural foods. My husband lost 25 pounds the first year we lived together. And he never dieted! We just ate well and got plenty of fun exercise.
There are simple meal and snack choices that are so easy to acquire and prepare. The result can be your feeling better, enjoying better health, having more energy, and maybe even losing weight. You may be surprised that I have some frozen items on the list. Having some frozen organic blueberries on hand is a tremendous alternative if you have not been to the market recently to get fresh fruit. The same is true with fish, spinach, and other items that you can keep as staples. It is best if each meal and snack contain a combination of healthy fats, some protein, some complex (not refined) carbohydrates, and ideally, some fiber. Each category provides different benefits to your body; they work best synergistically. (You can make adjustments depending on the season. Eating the foods that are fresh for that time of year is ideal.)
TWENTY FIVE HEALTHY SNACKS (FEEL FREE TO MIX AND MATCH.)
1. Slices of apples and natural nut butters (Almond, peanut, hazelnut, and cashew. Skip the commercial varieties. The added sugar, fat, and salt are unnecessary.)
2. Slices of apples with strips of low-fat string cheese.
3. Peaches and almonds
4. Blueberries and Brazil nuts
5. Cottage cheese and blueberries. Add some cinnamon and sunflower seeds for flavor and texture.
6. Plain yogurt with cut up melon.
7. Multi-grain cracker with yogurt cheese
8. Multi-grain cracker with natural nut butter
9. Low-glycemic energy bars
10. Red, yellow and/or orange bell peppers dipped in humus. (try different flavors of humus garlic, spicy, dill, etc.)
11. Celery and peanut butter
12. Celery and low-fat cream cheese
13. Strips of baked tofu
14. A lettuce and cheese sandwich. (Lettuce wrapped around some cheese with a little low-fat mayo)
15. Cucumber spears in humus. (Okay, anything in humus!)
16. Toasted multi-grain bread with humus and sprouts and sliced tomatoes
17. Plain yogurt with cherries
18. Some tuna on a bed of lettuce with olives and cut up tomatoes
19. Multi-grain cracker with almond butter and slices of strawberries
20. Fresh guacamole with strips of zucchini
21. Bean dip with carrot dippers and steamed broccoli
22. A meal replacement shake
23. A tofu burger wrapped in lettuce with mustard
24. Sugar snap peas raw or blanched (cooked in boiling water for one minute) with humus or low-fat wasabi mayonnaise.
25. One pear and a glass of unsweetened almond milk
Stay tuned for our next article. Twenty five healthy meals you can make in minutes!
Take really good care of yourself. The world is a better place when you make your own health a priority. Whose life could you inspire by your own healthy choices?
Rosie Bank is a Health Coach and a Distributor with USANA Health Sciences. She is the founder of Feel Great Lose Weight, webinar and e-book. Rosie teaches Nutrition for Life at the San Mateo Adult School. Rosie offers Healthy for Life all day seminars. For more information, call or write. rosie@manifestingvision.com, or 650-573-7177. Please visit www.rosiebank.com to sign up for a Healthy News You Can Use newsletter. Rosie serves her clients throughout the US. She is an international speaker and author.
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