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Showing posts with label nutrient maximization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nutrient maximization. Show all posts

Friday, July 13, 2012

Nutrition, The Key to A Successful Diet

Keeping proper nutrition while eating healthy can be tough for some people. I've written about it before in Nutrition, the Key that Unlocks Healthy.  Choosing healthy foods rather than reaching for comfort foods is something you have to teach yourself to do over time. When begin to consume health foods you will not longer want to eat foods that are bad. You then let nutrition lead your decisions, not your emotions.

Take the Fridge Challenge!

Nutritionists now recommend replacing much of the beef, poultry and pork we eat with extra servings of fish. Fish contains optimum levels of nutrients that are essential for a heart healthy lifestyle. Fish is a very broad category of foods; they come in a large variety of textures and flavors.  It will boost your Omegas too!

Read up on Nutrient Maximization.  Eggplant is packed full of nutrients, give it a try instead of noodles in lasagna, I just LOVE it that way! If you are looking for a purchase that will help in your nutrition quest, buy a good blender to prepare nutritious fruit smoothies. Ice cream can be traded in for a new comfort food, that will be just as satisfying. Make a fruit smoothie with milk, fruit and some yogurt; this is a great substitute for ice cream.  Best decision I ever made was to buy a new blender!  I use it all the time to make shakes and smoothies.  It replace my toaster and coffee pot, which now I hardly use.  Here's some healthy snack ideas.

Eat clean.  It's the best advice I have.  Eat unprocessed foods, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, meats from the meat counter, not the deli isle, dairy, nuts and beans.  Add condiments that are low in salt and sugar and high in protein. And, tada.  Sounds easy huh!  It's easier said than done.  But, you can train yourself to eat however you want to eat.  And, if healthy is on your menu, it'll have positive effects on your life and health.  Here's some protein rich superfoods to bust cravings too.

Don't skip the multivitamin!  It'll help make up for anything you've missed.  And, write it all down including portion sizes.  Use a smaller plate and measure everything!

Hydration plays an important roll in nutrition, keeping your body in homeostasis and promoting a healthy body.  Drink plenty of water!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Nutrient Maximization

Michi's Ladder  (let me know if this link doesn't work.  I can e-mail you the pdf)

Check out this great link on eating smart.  Replace foods in the bottom tiers for foods in the top two tiers to maximize nutrition in each calorie you consume, feel full longer and loose weight faster.

Foods should be eaten raw, steamed, grilled, poached, baked, or broiled. Frying automatically drops even the best foods into tier 5.

Here's my favs from the top two:
Avacados
Oatmeal

Cheese
Coffee
Sweet Potatoes
Tea Tomatoes
Broccoli
Brussles Sprouts
Carrots
Cauliflower
Spinach
Strawberries
Yogurt
Zucchini
Peas
Shakeology
Raspberries
Grapes
Peppers
Pears
Grapefruit
Fish
Apples
Blueberries
Rice
Couscous
Kiwifruit
Chickpeas
Citrus Fruits
Apples
Feta Cheese
Applesauce
Bananas
Whole Wheat Bread
Wild Game
Sunflower Seeds
Rye Crisps
Fowl
Eggs

Stuff I'm not giving up:
Beef (Ours is extra lean, we raise it!)
Wine
Shellfish
Pickles
Nuts 

Other than that, I an cut the rest out completely...except for the occasional terrible fried food or donut from R&D, they're the best on the planet.