Food, Food, Beautiful Food

Here's all the food you should eat, every day.

Vegetables and fruits - 8 or more servings a day (In other words, there's no need to go hungry. If you do feel hungry, grab ab apple or orange or a few carrots.)
-Most women need to double or even triple their current intake of fruits and vegetables to meet minimum standards of vitamin and other nutrient intakes.

Grains (minimum of 6 servings daily. At least 3 should be whole grains)
Whole wheat bread, brown rice, and plain oatmeal. Cut back on white bread, white rice and granola bars. Try to substitute baked corn chips, rather than donuts!

Non-fat milk, or fortified soy milk
Calcium is extremely important for women!

Legumes (that'd be beans), Fish, Poultry Breast
Beans typically "fill you up before they fill you out." Try kidney beans, and hummus. Fish is good gor omega-3 fats.

According to 10 Habits that Mess up a Woman's Diet, salad dressing is the number one source of fat in women's diets. Baked potatoes are good, potato chips, not so much.

Sugar
Give up sugared drinks - and diet drinks, as they have chemicals you don't want.
It's hard to cut back on coke or Pepsi - I can tell you that - but it can be done if you go at it gradually.
---------How many cans of pop do you drink in a day? Each can has 150 calories. If you drink 5 a day, and can cut that out, then you can maintain the rest of your food choices, whatever they might be, and still lose weight!







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10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet: Simple Strategies to Eat right, Lose Weight, & Reclaim Your Health, by Elizabeth Somer, MA, RD