Did you know that you can eat more and weigh less? Contrary to what most people believe, it is not how much you eat but, what you eat, that controls your weight and health. For a very obvious example, look at a slice of carrot cake. Half a slice of carrot cake contains as many calories as 28 carrots. You would not be able to consume 28 carrots in one sitting but a piece of carrot cake is easy to swallow but hard to work off! Ok, that may be a bit drastic. No need to eat only raw carrots for the rest of your life, but you get the idea. We have become "processed people" who eat processed food that contains mostly empty calories and very little nutrition.
You can take charge of your health by following these simple guidelines.
Eat MORE:
- Fresh fruit (all the colors of the rainbow)
- Whole grains (breads, cereals, brown rice, oats, rye, buckwheat, quinoa, whole-grain pasta, etc)
- Legumes (Beans, Chickpeas, Lentils, etc)
- Vegetables (all types, especially dark green leafy ones, onions, cabbage, etc)
- High fibre foods (all of the above!) to fill you up with less calories
Eat FEW:
- Dry roasted nuts and seeds (one half handful daily of walnuts, almonds, sunflower, sesame, etc.) Or eliminate for faster results.
Eat LESS:
- Fat (cheese, butter, oil, margarine, fried foods, baking, pastries, cakes, cookies, etc)
- Processed foods (almost anything that comes in a box, can or wrapper)
- Smoked or barbequed meat
- Meat (Beef, Chicken, Fish, Pork, etc)
- Sugar (all types)
- Salt and high salt foods
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To your health,
Dr. Amy Mullen
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