Choosing healthy options can be deceiving, because although a product may portray that it is 'low fat' or 'sugarfree' it usually means it has more of the other. For example, low fat products will contain more sugar and/or sodium as a result (which makes your body retain more water, making you feel bloated)
Sugarfree products tend to be higher in fat and/or sodium. There are numerous articles created by reputable companies, like Canadian Living, or any health or fitness magazine, but just incase here are some more tips for you! By substituting and incorporating these tips into your daily eating habits, you are highly likely to feel less bloated, consume fewer calories throughout the day and drop a few pounds in the long run.
We hope you enjoy them and would love to hear what you think! Feel free to comment at the end of this blog.
1. Substitute ice cream for frozen yogurt. It tastes the exact same! Try (Chapman's Vanilla Frozen Yogurt)
2. Baked Lay's or Quaker Rice Cakes, instead of chips
3. Ween yourself off of coke, and switch to diet coke. Eventually try adding Crystal Light to water, then start diluting the Crystal Light, and gradually you may start just drinking water instead of juice and pop. I guarantee you, as soon as you get ride of sugary drinks and drink just water (tea and milk/chocolate milk are okay in moderation) you will lose 5 pounds in 2 months, if you do that and keep your diet and exercise ritual the same.
4. Breaded chicken. Dip it in olive oil or dijon mustard (instead of eggs) and a few drops of melted butter and bake it in the oven instead of deep frying. If that is a big step, try pan frying in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and then gradually switch to baking.
5. Eat a high fibre cereal and add cut up fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries, banana) instead of sugar for a sweet taste.
6. Instead of fries. Roast vegetables in olive salt and pepper, in the oven, to get that salty crunch. Vegetables that do well for this are aspargus, peppers, and carrots!
7. Eat low fat muffins. They have a fraction of the amount of fat of a regular muffin. Or skip muffins altogether and eat an apple with a bit of peanut butter instead.
8. Have one meal, breakfast or lunch as a smoothie. You can add frozen berries, or bananas, yogurt, and a pinch of your favourite juice (orange juice is a good option- calcium and vitamin c)
A personal favourite is cooled coffee, ice, bananas and a small scoop of chocolate frozen yogurt/ or chocolate milk.
9. Use ground turkey or chicken instead of beef. East turkey/chicken bacon instead of bacon made from pork.
It is a good idea to refer yourself to
Canada's Food Guide. It tells you the recommended amount of food to consume from each food group!
These are just come tips to take home, if you would like more, please feel free to send us an email! Or use the comment box, and we will be sure to reply!
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