27 Aug 09 Eat More Fruits And Vegetables

Part of dieting is learning how to comfortably change your eating habits, without making too severe a change. By changing your diet too severely, and completely altering your routine, you actually make the dieting process more difficult. It’s slow transition that really changes the way that you eat, ultimately changing your life and the way you’ll feel for the better. And here are a few tips you can utilize to make yourself into a fitter happier you:

-Eating more fruits and vegetables is key to becoming a healthier person, the standard suggestion for fruit and veggie servings in a day is five. But realistically to be as healthy as possible, more in the 7-10 range is what you should shoot for. So start off by just adding 1-2 extra fruit or veggie servings a day, to make the transition smooth and easy, and something that’s more likely to stick.

-To help you add those fruit and vegetable servings, be sure to eat 1-2 fruit and vegetable servings with each meal.

-If vegetables feel like a hassle to you, try spending the extra dollars to purchase vegetables that are already washed and prepackaged. The extra money for convenience will make all the difference in your life later, as you become a healthier person.

-Still having trouble with the vegetables? Then concentrate on fruits. They are essentially just as healthy, and the natural sugars within make fruit taste great while you’re eating great. By concentrating on fruit and slowly integrating more vegetables, you can influence your pallet to become more vegetable friendly, while not sacrificing your enjoyment of meals.

-If you normally treat yourself to a soda, or other high sugar/calorie soft drink, try supplementing this with a can of vegetable juice. Most vegetable juices still taste great, and will having you feeling much better than that sugar and extra calories would anyway.

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25 Jun 09 Foods That Burn Fat

There is no such thing as a diet that will yield you quick results with little to no effort on your part. And as a smart consumer, you should ensure you never tread into the pitfalls of the dieting trend industry by lying to yourself and believing that there is an easier alternative than the tried and true method of diet and exercise. Seriously, nothing works as well as eating healthier and exercising more. But within those bounds there are also a few foods that you can add to your diet to help in your bid to eradicate that belly fat.

Seven of the most potent healthy diet choices are:

Fiber
Water
Salads
Lean Protein
Berries
Nuts and Seeds
Olive Oil

Fiber is absolutely your friend, as it’s not only extremely healthy for you digestive system, but also so that you can control your blood sugar levels. The more in check your blood sugar is, the more in check your appetite will be. Also foods higher in fiber tend to be lower in calories. So always go whole grain.

Water is a fantastic substitute for your usual soft drink, or coffee, or energy drink. You may not get the same caffeine/sugar kick, but your body will feel much, much better. Not to mention the fact that water is a 0 calorie drink.

Eating a salad made only from uncooked fresh fruits and vegetables is not only healthy, but also low calorie, as long as you stick to a reasonable portion size. Use something simple like lemon, or another fruit to serve as that dressing flavor, and you’ll be cutting the calories, and raising your intake of healthy fruits and vegetables.

Lean protein is fantastic as protein has few calories and is a great muscle builder. More muscle means more calories burned more easily. Not to mention lean protein can boost your metabolism. Look to lean meats like chicken, or go for healthier alternatives like soy protein.

Berries like fiber helps level out your blood sugar level, helping you keep better control of that appetite, plus they’re full of healthy antioxidants and vitamins.

Nuts and seeds are a fantastic substitute to other fatty foods you may eat. In part because they contain monounsaturated fat, which is infinitely easier for you to burn off than fats found in most other fatty foods or snacks.

Olive oil, the healthiest oil around. Not only is olive oil good for you, but also contains enzymes that turn off your craving towards other unhealthy and fatty oils. Using olive oil instead of other oils is proven to decrease the amount of saturated fats you intake, increasing your likelihood of keeping that fat burned off for good.

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