by Bentley Loveday
Everyone wants to be in shape, but many people lack the resources to make it happen. There is a lack of education that starts in children and continues into adulthood about what the real impact of a diet is. If you want a diet for real weight loss, the food pyramid must be thrown out. A product of food lobbyists and food industry, any nutritionist will tell you how disproportionate some of the recommendations are.
Any nutritionist will agree with the assessment that the food pyramid is archaic and inaccurate. Basing the bulk of your diet and breads and carbohydrates is ineffectual at creating an environment that fosters weight loss. It should only be, at most for any given meal, 25% of what is on your plate. The base of the pyramid is actually green, meaning it is mostly vegetables.
When it comes to wanting to throw out many of the recommended carbohydrates, the answer lies in a particular foods glycemic index. This index measures how fast a food digests and releases glucose which can adversely affect your blood sugar levels. It is what diabetes worry about when they approach a meal, but the advice applies to anyone.
With a large spike the body will feel hungry again that much faster. Looking toward carbs with a low index number is the way to go.
One such food is the sweet potato. This marvelous food moves through your digestive tract at a slower pace and so its glucose is portioned out over a longer length of time. This keeps your body feeling full much longer and doesn't make your blood sugar spike. There is nothing wrong with fresh baked breads and whole grain pastas, but they should not be the bulk of your diet.
Back to your now green base, these foods pack nothing but benefits. No one ever got fat just eating vegetables and they can be quite tasty. Along with flavor come a number of vital minerals and vitamins that improve your bodily systems and pass through your body with minimal effort. In other words, passing spinach through your system is much easier than working through to find the nutritional benefits of a donut.
If you don't believe that vegetables have a terrific flavor, than perhaps you have only had them a certain way. Indeed many people boil their vegetables and not only is the outcome unappealing, it has been sapped of most of its nutrients. Get online and find new recipes because there are truly hundreds of ways to cook a vegetable. Be bold with your spice choices as well because salt is not the only thing that can impart great flavors.
Roasting can bring out nuances in foods, especially vegetables. So, you have a new paradigm with veggies on the bottom. Next up, half would be carbohydrates and the other half would be meats. Meat can be the center of a meal, but that should be for special occasions. It is time to start thinking about meat as more of a garnish that adds flavor and does not dominate a meal.
Fruits are full of good sugars and so don't feel guilty in indulging, and in the end desserts like cakes and brownies should be eaten rarely. Follow these rules and start eating a diet for real weight loss.
Throwing out the food pyramid will give you real weight loss results. We've got the low down on Strugglerling Dietersguide This article, Redo The Food Pyramid For A Diet For Real Weight Loss has free reprint rights.
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