Free Diet Tips

In our free diet tips number one post, I’m going to talk to you about a healthy choice meal. No I’m not going to talk to you about the actual brand of Healthy Choice Meals, because whilst they’re labelled as healthy, I don’t really think they’re that healthy. But that’s a topic for another article.

So what’s in a real healthy choice meal?

At this stage I’m not even going to bother explaining the food pyramid, because each country has their own amounts, servings, etc. Plus, we are all different, different age, different size, different activity level’s different metabolism… so using a pyramid (even as a guide) to me almost seems useless.

You need a solution that will work for you. It’s up to you to find the right combination and amount of food that will fuel you for the day. If you want to go on a diet then try many of the no nonsense diets out there. No, i’m not talking about low carb, low fat, low calorie diets either. I’m talking diets that promote eating natural foods, in a balanced way.

For the purposes of helping you out with the best diets on the market today, I’d recommend either the, Every Other Day Diet or the Diet Solution program.

None the less, as a guide a healthy choice meal should contain a mixture of lean protein (chicken, eggs, fish), a starch (like sweet potato, brown rice, oatmeal or whole wheat bread, and a few servings of either vegetable and/or fruit. Then there are fats. While many people are right against fats, when you realise that natural fats such as olive oil, avocados, fatty fish are actually good for you then you will function better two. Even though your heart is a muscle, it’s actually healthy fat’s that help it function at an optimal level. So, include a small amount of fats in some of your meals each day.

A Healthy Choice Meal Example

Most of your main meals during the day should contain a little of each food group, including a carb, protien and fat source. For example, lunch could be a chicken breast (1 protein source) sandwich on two slices of whole-wheat bread (2 starchy carbohydrate sources) with tomato and lettuce (2 vegetable source). As a snack after wards you could have 1 tablespoon of healthy 100% Peanut Butter (1 healthy fat source) and a handfull of strawberries (1 fruit source).

As a snack through out the day and between main meals you could have a cold, 8 ounce glass of milk (1 dairy source) and a side of crunchy, baby carrots,( 1 vegetable), hmmm… is santa coming . If you are still hungry and want something sweet, crunch on an apple (1 fruit) or a serving of natural yogurt.

Don’t get too head over heals when it comes to making a healthy meal choice. Healthy meal planning is just about balance and filling your plate with all natural foods. Remember to eat at least 5 to 6 times per day (3 main meals and 2-3 snacks) and you’ll be well on the way to finding daily meal routine that works for you, regardless if you’re on a diet or not!