| What do you think about when you hear the | | | | use olive oil in my cooking which provides |
| phrase healthy foods? I know...I know you | | | | good fat instead of jus FAT contained in |
| think about tasteless steamed broccoli and | | | | other oils. So sometimes people see me ADDING |
| dry chicken with no taste. You get that | | | | olive oil to my broiled chicken breast and |
| dreaded mental picture of nasty tasteless | | | | wonder what in the world am I doing if I'm |
| foods that make you don't even want to eat | | | | supposed to be on a "diet." |
| anymore. Well good news I'm here to tell you | | | | |
| that your list of healthy diet foods does not | | | | Some things are hard to make healthy such as |
| have to be bland and tasteless! | | | | meats with high fat content, and you should |
| | | | try to limit sugar as much as possible. But |
| There are many foods that you can eat that | | | | the thing is that it's OK to have these |
| are both nutritious and taste well. Most | | | | things once in a while. You do not have to |
| likely the foods that you eat on a regular | | | | eat the same things day in day out for the |
| basis that you think are unhealthy can be | | | | rest of your life. It's OK to live a little. |
| made into something that is nutritious as | | | | |
| well as good tasting. Sometimes it just takes | | | | Here is a list of diet foods that can make |
| a little imagination. Did you know that you | | | | eating a pleasure: |
| can make spaghetti and meatballs into a great | | | | |
| tasting healthy meal? Just substitute the | | | | Protein: Chicken, Turkey, LEAN cuts of other |
| regular pasta for whole wheat, the ground | | | | meats, Eggs, Tuna, Seafood, Beans, Protein |
| beef for ground turkey and viola! You have a | | | | shakes |
| healthy dinner there waiting for you. | | | | |
| | | | Carbohydrates: Brown/Wild rice, Whole wheat |
| I personally love pasta so I do this with | | | | anything (make sure its 100%), Sweet |
| many of my pasta meals. For chicken I use | | | | Potatoes, Vegetables |
| chicken breast, for anything that calls for | | | | |
| ground beef I use turkey instead and of | | | | Fats: Olive Oil, Fish Oil, Flax seeds, |
| course I only buy whole wheat pasta. I only | | | | Almonds. |