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- Have the butcher portion-wrap your meat, poultry, and
fish.
- Eat proteins and oils at the beginning of the meal to feel satisfied longer.
- Eat Dark and bright colored vegetables and/or fruit
at every meal.
- Use Berry Green
with a tomato drink when you don’t eat vegetables and fruits.
- Use extra virgin olive oil with vinegar or lemon with salads. Retail
suggestions: Stonewall Kitchens Olive & Balsamic, Earth & Vine Blackberry Peppercorn and Fischer Wieser Raspberry
Chipotle, Gorji Gourmet Pomegranate Vinagrette.
- Ask for what you want at restaurants – oils, vegetables, fruits & preparation.
- When eating starches look for very high fiber (40% of carbohydrates).
- Adults should not use starches with fiber
less than 20% of carbohydrate on a regular basis. With children, do not use starches with fiber less than
10% of carbohydrate on a regular basis. Nature’s Path cereals meet this criteria
- Dr. Kracker’s crackers are lower in carbohydrates,
high in fiber and protein.
- Choose
French Meadow Men’s, Women’s, Hemp or Healthy Seed breads for lower carbohydrate breads.
- Use low sugar preserves.
- When sweetening foods or drinks use stevia, erythritol or Splenda
(artificial).
- Eat a small amount
of a monounsaturated blend of nuts to satisfy hunger.
- Drink water throughout the day – you can feel hungry because you are dehydrated.
- Limit caffeinated coffee to one cup per day
to promote healthy glucose utilization.
- Drink decaffeinated green tea or in combination with other decaffeinated teas rather than soft drinks or fruit juices.
You will boost your antioxidant intake and reduce carbohydrate consumption.
- For a treat, try a small square of dark chocolate (70% to 80% cocoa). You
will satisfy your sweet tooth while obtaining important antioxidants.
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