When shopping for grocery, it can be a real job when trying to stay healthy. Below are some helpful tips of what to look out for when shopping for grocery.
Do not forget that when you are ready to flatten your stomach, you must eat food that are high in protein, fiber and low in sugar and saturated fat.
CEREAL:
Special Information:
– Firstly, it must be low grain
– There must be ‘low sugar/ no sugar’ on it
– Sweeten it with fruit if you can
– Remember that most of them are high in fat and sugar
– Quacker Oatmeal, Plain Cheerios, Kelloggs All-Bran are some of the best
cereal.
DRINKS
Special Information:
– Much sugar even natural ones means ‘FAT’
– Limit the sugar to 10/12 grams per serving
– Do not take juices with ‘high fructose’ even if it is the last on the list
– Crystal Light, Welch Grape juice are some of the best drinks/juice.
TEA
Special Information:
– Tea is an important factor for weight loss
– Before you can get good nutrients and benefit from tea, you must take 3-4 cups per day.
– Sweeten it with honey or fruit instead of sugar.
– Good Earth Green Tea, Lipton Green or Black Tea are some of the best.
BREAD
Special Information:
– Make sure you are consuming the one with ‘Whole wheat or Whole grain’
– Make sure that the first ingredient in the ingredient list is whole grain because the first ingredient is the largest and so on.
– Note that for the fact that there is whole grain in the ingredient list does not mean that wheat or grain is the main ingredient
– Eat bread with 90 calories per slice or less.
– Oro wheat Whole Wheat Honey and Milton Healthy Whole Grain Plus are some of the best bread.
MEATS
Special Information:
– Loin or round cuts in pork are leaner
– Don’t eat meats that are full of fats, look for the part that doesn’t contains fat
– When you Grill, bake, roast and bake your meat, you eat less fat.
– Don’t eat choice cuts, tell your butchers to give u select beef cut.
FRUITS
Special Information:
– These are the healthiest fruits:
– Oranges: Contains Vitamin C
– Grapefruits: Contains Vitamin C
– Banana: Good for the heart and a good source of potassium
– Blueberries: Contains plenty antioxidants that are great for urinary tracts’
– Apples: It cleans teeth naturally and it contains 3-4 grams of fiber.
– Strawberries: Contains lots of Vitamin C and antioxidants
– Blackberries: Contains lots of fiber
– Cherries: Contains perillyl alcohol, which prevent cancer in animals and it also contain a heart protective ingredient.
– Apricots: Contains Vitamin A
– Note that fruits that contains Vitamin C and antioxidants are the ”healthiest fruits”
– Fruits contains Sugar
ENERGY BARS
Special Information:
– Try to keep calorie count below 160 and sodium under 125
– Watch out for the fat, it must not be more that 5 grams
– Eat bars with less than 12 grams sugar.
SALAD
Special Information:
– Note that a tablespoon of commercial dressing can add up to 80 calories (OMG)
– Freshly squeezed lemon juice is a great, low fat dressing
– When salad contains so many fruits, it doesn’t deserve more dressing
– The Healthiest dressing is Olive oil.
When you watch your food intake, your chance of losing weight becomes wider.
