What is on the plate?

vegetables saladWhile diet and weight loss fads come and go, the most important question you can ask about your diet is "What is on the plate?" One of the biggest mistakes we make when eating meals is mistaking portion sizes. If you look at your plate and there is more than a half to one cup of each type of food, you are probably eating too much.

What is the combination of foods on your plate? The more color variety in your meals, the healthier it is. If you have a huge portion of pasta or bread on your plate and little or no vegetables, you are not eating a balanced meal. The recommended serving size of pasta is two ounces, yet most of us pile much more than that onto our plates.

 

A low cholesterol diet is indeed a lifestyle change, that not only you, but perhaps your entire family can go on. Bringing your diet and your cholesterol level under control with a low cholesterol diet is the best thing you can do to save your heart.

What else is on your plate? A healthy meal or snack includes protein and carbohydrates. The size of your vegetable or fruit serving should always be larger than that of any high-fat or simple carb foods.

By consciously reducing the size of the portions on your plate and making sure you eat a wide variety of food groups, you will be taking a big step in the direction of better health and easier weight management.

Raw foods

salmon and tuna

A raw food diet is easy to follow and has a lot of room for variety.

I think that one of the realizations all cooks come to is that food all over the world is much more the same than it is different. One only has to look at bread, found in all cultures and parts of the world. The French have crepes, the Greeks have pita, Indians have naan, Jews have blintzes, South Americans have tortillas. All breads, all different, yet all the same. We use them in the same way. We wrap our food in bread and generally find it at every meal.

 

Tips to Eat Sugar-Free

If you have decided to eat a sugar-free diet, whether due to medical reasons or personal preferences, you probably need some help getting started. Most foods contain either processed or natural sugars, even if they do not taste particularly sweet. You can use the following tips to make your transition to a sugar-free diet much easier

Are Your Food Choices Causing Your Cold Sores?

The foods we eat can either cause or prevent cold sores. Nutrition is probably the least talked about in regard to cold sores but food is a very powerful cold sore treatment.
This article does not offer specific recipes, but it does reveal the cold sore preventing foods. It will also give you an idea which foods to avoid when cold sores are a problem, and why.
Best of all, you will find that you do not have to do without the food items you love. You just need to balance them throughout the day.

Diet plan:
Breakfast: Eat half of grapefruit or drink eight ounces of unsweetened juice. You may also eat two eggs with two slices of bacon.
Lunch: Eat half of grapefruit or drink eight ounces of unsweetened juice. Try a salad. You may add any kind of dressing. You may also eat any amount and style of meat.
Dinner: Eat half of grapefruit or drink eight ounces of unsweetened juice. You may have a salad with dressing or a red vegetable with butter or cooked in spices. Eat meat or fish cooked in any way. A cup of coffee or tea is also allowed.