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Your
Need For Nutrition: It's Not Just Hype
By Yvonne Volante
We are not all alike. The needs for your particular lifestyle must be
adequately covered, preferably through eating more of the appropriate
kinds of foods. In cases where nutritional deficiencies are causing
health problems, the use of nutritional supplements may also be
helpful.
Maybe you can't stand beans -- any kind of bean is just not for you. As
you probably know, legumes are great for us in just about every way.
But the great thing about proper nutrition is that there is such a huge
variety of foods out there, you don't have to "eat what you hate" any
more! The days of eating prunes and spinach just "for your health" are
long gone, thanks to our modern nutritionists. |
Step 2: You want to make sure you
eat
within one hour of waking up. In
other words, do not skip breakfast! If you take away just one thing
from this article, let it be that you should eat a big and nutritious
meal within one hour of waking up. Furthermore, do not eat within two
hours of going to bed. The last thing you want is food sitting in your
stomach when your metabolism is at its slowest.
Step 3: Most people know which foods they should stay away from. The
obvious ones include desserts, high-fat meals, candy, fast food and
fried food. In fact, most people will feel a big difference simply by
staying away from these kinds of foods. The not-so-obvious ones
include:
1. Pasta (with the exception being wheat pasta)
2. Fat-free foods (because they are filled with sugar and chemicals)
3. Most frozen meals (because of all the preservatives)
4. Processed meats like fake cold cuts (because of all the
preservatives and chemicals)
5. Soda and juices (because of the sugar)
6. Creamy meals (because of the fat)
Furthermore, start getting in the habit of reading the ingredients of
the food you buy. If sugar is one of the first three ingredients
listed, do not buy it. And if you see hydrogenated oils listed anywhere
in the list of ingredients, stay far away. These kinds of fats, called
Trans fats, wreck havoc on your body.
Step 4: As far as what to eat, buying anything at the grocery from the
following list is a straight path to better health. These foods
include:
1. Fruits like bananas, berries and apples
2. Whole grains including bread and pasta
3. Oatmeal (not the microwave, sugar mix)
4. Low-fat dairy including milk and yogurt
5. Chicken, turkey and fish
6. Vegetables like spinach, squash and tomatoes
7. Olive oil and fresh garlic
8. Eggs
9. Natural peanut butter (the regular kind contains hydrogenated oils)
10. Beans and legumes
11. Almonds and other nuts
12. Water
Simply focus on staying away from the foods you should not eat and buy
more of the foods listed above. You will find that the longer you make
an effort to do this, the more will power you will slowly develop.
Obviously sometimes you are going to slip, but this is not about
perfection. Make a conscious effort to improve your eating habits and
you will notice a huge difference in how you look and feel.
After all, you are what you eat.
About the Author: Ryan Cote is the
owner of http://www.SimpleHealth123.com,
a health and wellness website providing healthy aging products and free
resources. Come visit and download his free health and wellness email
course, 4 Days to Better Health.
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