What’s this week’s diet tips question? Let’s dive straight in…
~ Drink plenty of water. Try green tea (any tea is great). Water + lemon is cleansing to drink. You could try starting your morning out with a glass of water with lemon (cold or warm)
~ Stay active daily. Try a brisk walk. Yoga or Pilates, meditation is great also. Joining a gym. Swimming with friends.
~ Avoid things like soda, diet soda, diet drinks, artificial colors or sweeteners, too much white flour or overly processed foods, fast food, etc
List of healthy food ideas
- Go for organic food products if you can.
~ Greek yogurt or yogurt (nonfat) - Greek yogurt has more protein than regular yogurt
~ Eggs, cheese, cottage cheese (2% is fine), goat cheese, skim milk or goat milk, etc.
~ Vegetables
~ Fruit & Berries
~ Beans (chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans, mixed beans, etc.) - full of fiber and protein
~ Veggie burgers (Amy’s makes great veggie burgers)
~ Multigrain bread, ezekiel bread, rye bread, whole wheat pitas, whole grain tortillas or bagels, etc.
~ Whole grain pasta or brown rice pasta, brown/wild rice, quinoa, etc.
~ Sweet potatoes or potatoes
~ Hummus
~ Oatmeal
~ Healthy cereals (Kashi, Nature’s Path Organic, etc..high in fiber like raisin bran)
~ Nuts, seeds, almond butter, peanut butter
~ Non-dairy milks like soy, almond or rice milk
~ Ground flax seed to add into a smoothie, top yogurt, etc.
~ Olive oil
~ Salmon & Tuna
~ Tofu & Tempeh
~ Whole grain crackers
~ Whole grain waffles like - berry-flax waffles
Website with great nutrition advice:
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
I hope this helps
