What is the best combination of food to eat when on a diet???!
Question:
What is the best combination of food to eat when on a diet???
No bread, or bread??
No meat, or meat??
No dairy, or dairy??
I am confused!!
Answers:
I'm going to take a leap of faith here and guess that your diet goal is to lose weight, right?
I dont know how much weight you want to lose, but here are some tips to help you kickstart your metabolism into high gear and start shedding pounds:
bread: yes and no! When I say bread, Im going to include all categories of carbohydrates: breads, pastas, potatoes, and even white vegetables and apples
You will want to ELIMINATE all bad carbs. What do I mean by that? The following: white bread (even light white is taboo), white pastas, potatoes, and coliflower. You will do this for two reasons: 1) they aren't metabolized well and turn into sugar, which is later stored as fat, and 2) your body burns carbs before fat, so if your goal is fat loss, cut these nasty carbs out of your diet.
with that said, you should incorporate 2 servings of COMPLEX carbs (healthy, easily metabolized) with fiber: examples: whole grain breads or pastas, cereals with HIGH FIBER content and low to no sugar content.
Meats: YEs, you need it to burn fat because they contain protein. But you want to consume at least 2 servings of LEAN protein: lean beef, chicken (boiled or baked or pan fried with no skin) turkey, or any kind of fish (not fried).
avoid: pork and fat cuts of beef, bacon, ham and mixed meats like hot dogs, bologna, pastrami, etc.
Dairy: yes, yes, and yes. I strongly recommend at least 3 servings of fat free fruit yogurt a day. Yogurt is not only good for you, it actually helps shrink the waistline and contains active cultures that aid in proper metabolism of food. Eggs are great, also a good source of protein. WHITE, lowfat cheese, but in moderation, and skim milk. any of those options, 3 servings a day.
Fruits and vegetables: you can eat as much of these as you want with the exception of apples, since they are loaded in carbs. You dont have a limit on the fruits (natural ones, not from can) or veggies. Try to eat them raw if you can, since their nutritious value is higher.
So basically avoid high fat things, all sugar (cookies, cakes, candy, etc.) and bad carbs.
I hope this helps. congratulations on the excellent life choice and good luck.