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Diligent Dieting

October 17, 2008


It is common to have trouble deciding what to include and what to omit while deciding on a program to lose weight. Simple choices can often affect and nullify a whole lot of god done with regular exercise. Some insight will help you make sensible food choices and help in the fight against weight gain.

Wheat bread, flakes, wheat pancakes and wheat germ are good in combating weight gain. Other processed cereals like oats, bran cereal, barley and muesli can also be added to the diet. Cereals with nuts, wheat pasta, rusk and brown bread may be consumed occasionally. Foods to avoid completely include corn flakes, stuffed pancakes, rice preparations, white rice, vermicelli and flours. Refined products like noodles, spaghetti and macaroni should also be avoided.

Among the pulses, opt for nuggets, chunks, low fat tofu and sprouts. Whole soya bean, soya milk and regular tofu may be consumed occasionally while all pulses and flours made with pulses must be avoided.
The ideal beverages to stick to are coconut water, green tea, and vegetable juices that have no sugar or honey added. Black tea or coffee and sports drinks may be consumed occasionally. Alcohol, carbonated drinks, milkshakes and fruit juices should be avoided.

While snacking, you may choose digestive and high fibre biscuits, threptin biscuits and baked beans. Avoid regular beans, soya snacks, chips and wafers, and ready to eat soups and snacks. Packaged foods and completely to be avoided. Sweets, desserts, syrups, chocolates, squashes, jams and jellies are full of sugars and preservatives and must be excluded entirely. Chutneys, pickles, jams and ketchup are also accompaniments that can be replaced with vinegar and condiments. Replace sweeteners with sugar, and avoid beverages from vending machines.

Proper care of the body begins at home, and not at the gymnasium. Be a little vigilant of the foods that you eat and you are well on your way to having a desirable, healthy body.


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