This post is all about the food, glorious food! If there is one thing that I have learned in the past year, is that food is more important than anything when it comes to loosing weight. And I am not talking about dieting and missing meals. I am talking about choices. The difference between eating one dish and another will be the difference between fulfilling, satisfying meals
AND weight loss or deprivation and eventual binging. Here are two examples:
Meal #1:
- 2 slices of white toast w/no butter or
- 1 egg +1 egg white omelet with 1/2 cup mushrooms, a slice of fat-free cheese and a 1 1/2 cups of strawberries
Which sounds better to you? And which do you think will keep you full longer and provide better nutrients? In fact, these two meal choices are similar when it comes to calories and fat. Shocked? Add the protein and fiber that is packed into the second choice and it is obvious which one is the winner.
Meal #2:
- PB&J sandwich on reduced-calorie white bread w/1 tbsp peanut butter & 1 tbsp jelly and 14 potato chips or
- 1 cup black bean soup, 1/2 cup whole wheat spiral pasta with grape tomatoes and 10 small black olives. 1/4 cup reduced-fat feta cheese, basil leaves, and olive oil to top the pasta AND 1 cup grapes on the side.
Once again each choice option provides the similar amounts of fat and calories, but the second option is packed with protein and fiber leaving you feeling fuller longer and healthier. And not to mention making you feel a little more grown up than the PB&J.
So if you are completely intrigued, let me leave you with "10 Super Foods" that are considered nutritional all-stars that you should include in your diet to help you shed those pounds and bridge you from one meal to the next.
- Sweet Potatoes
- Whole-grain breads
- Broccoli
- Strawberries
- Beans
- Cantaloupe
- Spinach & Kale
- Oranges
- Oatmeal
- 1% or Skim Milk
Adjusting to a new diet is hard work, keep trying and you will find some new favorites will emerge in your "must-haves". And BTW, the recipes features in earlier posts are fantastic! Thanks for sharing them Dallin!
Happy Eating!
*Food information provided by Weight Watcher's Momentum Plan
1 comment:
You addressed my constant questions. I am trying to learn what foods are lower in calories, yet high in protein and fiber so I don't hunger so quickly. This is awesome! I am spending so much time reading millions of labels..haha! Are you learning a lot of this from WW? Keep all your advice coming my way, cuz I need it!
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