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Fats, Oils, Sweets, and Just for Fun Foods (4)

July 29, 2011 – 3:06 am

Try these tips to manage your taste for fun foods:

  • Get enough quality sleep—snack attacks often reflect a lack of energy from poor sleeping habits rather than an addiction to salt and sugar!
  • Include a good source of fiber-rich carbohydrate, lean protein, and a little healthy fat in each main meal to prolong feelings of fullness and satisfaction and cut down on midafternoon munchies. read more »
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Fats, Oils, Sweets, and Just for Fun Foods (3)

July 25, 2011 – 3:05 am

The following suggestions can help those of you with a sweet tooth to have your cake and eat it too:

  • Limit regular soft drinks, “fruit” drinks, and vending machine beverages— they are chock full of calories and essentially devoid of nutrients.
  • You needn’t cut out candy, cookies, donuts, cakes, and pies completely; simply enjoy them less frequently or in smaller portions. Many people find it helpful to keep only one variety of dessert in their homes—this eliminates the “gotta have a little of everything” syndrome. read more »
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Fats, Oils, Sweets, and Just for Fun Foods (2)

July 21, 2011 – 3:03 am

The following suggestions can help you fine-tune your fats and oils:

  • Stir-fry vegetables in a bit of olive or canola oil; the fats enable your body to absorb nutrients from the vegetables more efficiently.
  • Toss cooked pasta with a little olive oil, fresh basil leaves, salt, pepper, and Parmesan cheese, if desired. Add cooked beans or shrimp for a complete onepot meal. read more »
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Fats, Oils, Sweets, and Just for Fun Foods

July 17, 2011 – 3:01 am

junk food Fats, Oils, Sweets, and Just for Fun Foods Fats and oils provide essential fatty acids that your body requires but cannot manufacture on its own. You can obtain essential fatty acids naturally in foods such as fish and some nuts, but pure fats and oils help fill in the gaps.

Fats also enhance the flavor of other foods in many dishes. Choose olive, canola, peanut, walnut, flaxseed, and avocado oils rather than butter or stick margarine to emphasize healthier fats. See the section “The Skinny on Fat” in Chapter 4 to refresh your memory about different types of fats and their effects on your overall health.

For most people, it is also wise to consider small amounts of nuts and seeds (walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, and many others) part of this group. Although they do provide some protein, most of the calories in nuts and seeds come from hearthealthy fats, so it’s best to use them to liven up other dishes rather than as a primary protein source. read more »

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