Healthy Low Fat DietsSponsored Links There is a difference between healthy low fat diets and unhealthy ones. If you are wanting to lose weight, low fat food products may or may not help you to lose weight. Low fat food items such as dairy products contain unhealthy additives in them to make them taste good. These additives can make you gain weight. Natural is always best. I have listed four rules of thumb when opting for low fat diets to lose weight.
Natural Low Fat vs. Synthetic Low FatFirst rule of thumb: Know the difference between what is natural and what is synthetic. You will be one step closer to battling your weight and staying healthy at the same time.If you want to be healthy while losing weight, then steer away from synthetic products, like margarines, diet sodas, and any foods that are labeled as “low fat” “Low cholesterol” or “free” of something. Anytime a whole food item has been broken down to make it low fat or free of something, it’s not good for you. The whole natural product is better for you, even if it has more fat and calories. People worry too much about cholesterol levels. But the truth is if they would stay away from refined, processed foods, and only ate natural whole foods they wouldn’t have high cholesterol in the first place!
Eat Whole Foods Naturally Low In FatSecond rule of thumb: for healthy low fat diets replace high fat whole foods with low fat whole foods. The key to weight loss and good health is to find whole foods that are naturally low in fat already.Example: If you feel that real butter is too high in fat for your weight loss goal, then the alternative would be using another natural food product in its place, such as olive oil. Never replace a natural food with a synthetic one or you will make your body unhealthy. Another example: Red meat is high in fat, but turkey, chicken and fish aren’t. Replace red meat and pork with leaner cuts of meat such as turkey and chicken.
Processed Meats Are FatteningThird rule of thumb: Do not eat processed luncheon meats; they are fattening and unhealthy. Bologna, packaged turkey, ham, hotdogs, and salami all have one thing in common. They are fattening.If you are looking for low fat diets, you won’t find it in processed luncheon meats. Processed chicken, pork, and turkey meat would literally scare you if you knew the stuff they put in them when processing. Cook the whole turkey, slice it yourself, and you will be well on your way to losing weight and staying healthy at the same time.
Food Combining For Weight LossFourth rule of thumb: Properly combine food groups for weight loss and a healthy body. Nothing will help you to lose weight, in a healthy way, more than proper combining of your food groups.When we properly combine the foods we eat, our digestive system does not have to work so hard at breaking down the foods, thereby allowing us for faster elimination of the foods we eat. Which means faster metabolism. Which means weight loss or at least, regulation of the weight we already have. If you are serious about losing weight it begins with proper digestion and elimination of the foods we eat. Proper combining is easy. Don’t mix a starch with a protein. Example: Eat a steak. Have four steaks if you want, but don’t eat a potato, rice, bread, or pasta with those four steaks. Eat a side vegetable and salad instead. You want some rice? Great! Don’t eat any meat with that rice. Instead, eat only vegetables and another starch like bread with that rice. This will stop irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, such as constipation, cramps, indigestion, and flatulence after you eat. Proper food combining really works! If you want to know more about this program read FIT FOR LIFE by best selling authors Harvey and Marilyn Diamond. They co-authored the Fit For Life book back in 1985, and wrote about this revolutionary new way of eating that has helped thousands lose weight, become healthier, and have more energy.
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