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Soup as Diet Food

Soup as Diet Food

The Soup Diet!

soupIt may seem amazing that the perfect diet food has been under our noses the whole time. But more and more health experts are praising many kinds of soup as great diet foods. The aims of these diets could be good health, weight loss, detoxification, etc. Of course, not all types of soup will pass the test, but many will!

Note that I am not promoting any fad soup diets. I am simply suggesting that eating a couple of bowls of soup a day, instead of other snacks or side dishes, will help your diet. Even Weight Watchers promotes Wendy’s Chile as a good food choice for people who want to lose weight. The high fiber, high protein, and lower calorie count make chile a good diet food!

Soup For Weight Loss

Many studies have shown that our brains tend to judge how satisfying our daily diets are by the weight and volume of the food we eat. Since soup contains a lot of water, we can convince our bodies that we have eaten a lot of food, even if we have not taken in a lot of calories. Most of us tend to fall off of our diet wagons because we feel hungry and unsatisfied. But if we can add a cup of soup, snack on soup, or even make soup the center of the meal, we can keep ourselves happy while eating less.

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January 25 2010 | Posted in Health & Beauty | Read More »

Do Any Diet Foods Actually Work?

Do Any Diet Foods Actually Work?

What Diet Foods Actually Help People Lose Weight in a Healthy Way?

Well, if you have been to the grocery store lately, you know that you can select from dozens of foods with labels that advertise them as “LITE”, “DIET”, “LOW CARB”, “LOW FAT”, or “LOW CALORIE”. But since we Americans have a weight problem, and since we buy a lot of these so-called diet foods, we have to ask if diet foods work!

Diet Foods That Do Work

Doctors are studying the types of diets that actually help people stay healthy, feel satisfied, and keep weight in control. They do have some ideas about these type of foods, but it seems like we are not hearing them.

  • High Water Content Food – It may seem obvious that fruits and vegetables contain a lot of water. What may not be so obvious is that they can really satisfy us without adding a lot of calories. They also provide essential minerals and vitamins. What we need to do is concentrate on making these types of food the bulk of our diets, while eating other foods as side dishes. A proper meal should have vegetables as the main dish, while the protein and starch should be the side dishes.

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November 20 2009 | Posted in Health & Beauty | Read More »

How Do Low Carbohydrate Diets Work?

How Do Low Carbohydrate Diets Work?

Keys To Weight Loss in Middle Age (or any age).

Most of us do not make it to middle age without having to battle our weight at some point. Let me start out by saying that I believe the key to reaching a healthy weight is getting some physical activity in every day. The activity does not have to be training for a marathon either. Some people do very well by taking a walk, riding an exercise bike, or even cleaning the house. You can vary your activity just so you get something in almost every day!

Do Low Carb Diets Work?

Well, I think they do work. And one comment I made about being on a low carb diet was that after the first few days, I felt as if I was eating less food, and not more food. This is despite that fact that as long as I kept my carb count under 30 – 60 grams a day (Protein Power Diet), I did not have to limit the amount I ate.

Insulin and Appetitie Control With Low Carb Diets

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January 4 2009 | Posted in Health & Beauty | Read More »