Low Carb Tips

You’ve heard the popular advice on weight loss diets. Cut the fat! Cut the carbs! Cut the calories! Eat a balanced diet! But how can you cut though all of the confusion, and eat a diet that’s balanced and healthy?

Here’s the advice from nutritional science:

Cut the JUNK fats: Most people do not need an ultra low fat diet. But most of us could improve our diet by cutting out the junk fats. Basically, these are the processed fats: hydrogenated fats, polyunsaturated oils that have been heated, and fats that are combined with junk carbs. Processed fats are the fats most likely to put on flab and clog your arteries.

Cut the JUNK carbs. Most people do not need an ultra low carb diet. But unfortunately, so many people who go on a low fat diet continue to eat highly processed foods - they switch from processed high-fat to processed low-fat. And when food manufacturers create low fat foods, they tend to replace the fat with junk carbs, which tend to pile on the pounds. Basically, junk carbs are low-fiber carbs, like sugar, fructose (and all the other *oses), flour, cornstarch, fruit juice. Yes, fruit juice is a junk carb too! - After all, how much fiber is there in fruit juice? - Virtually none - it’s yet another junk carb. You should eat the whole fruit instead, with its fiber intact.

Cut the JUNK calories. Most people do not need an ultra low calorie diet. But just think what your diet would be like if you dropped the processed fats and the low-fiber carbs. You’d be eating mainly natural proteins, with lots of vegetables plus whole fruits - and the odds are that you would be eating far fewer calories as well. That’s the kind of calorie cutting most of us should be doing.

Eat a balanced NATURAL-FOODS diet. By natural foods, we mean the foods that would have been eaten by your hunter-gatherer ancestors: - lots of whole vegetable foods for vitamins and fiber; moderate to small portions of meats, fish, seafood, and other animal and protein foods, grilled, stewed or baked; and small portions of fresh whole fruit in season. This is the diet on which the human race evolved, and the diet which, for the vast majority of people, makes for optimum health

So the next time you’re about to order a meal with fries and sugary soda, think about how it could be improved. Replace the fries with a salad, and the soda with mineral water, and you’ve already made significant progress towards a healthier, balanced meal.

And at home, look for recipes that use whole, fresh foods, with a minimum of processing. Make sure your meals include natural unprocessed foods, with lots of healthy vegetables, both cooked, and raw in salads. Avoid processed fats and processed low-fiber foods.

A sample menu: - grilled fish with steamed green beans, and peppers - large mixed salad, dressed with small amounts of olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice - fresh fruit platter

Yes - A healthy, balanced diet can be that simple!

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While at the grocery store, have you noticed that you have more choices than ever from food manufacturers? Low-fat, high-protein, low-sodium, and especially high-fiber foods have become the growing trend impacting our shopping carts, taste buds and our health. High fiber is no longer the ‘neglected nutrient’. Its role in healthy lifestyles has become the buzzword for today’s health-conscious consumer. The whole-grain trend has apparently surpassed the low carb movement. Fiberlady says it’s about time.

Continued research encourages the food industry to develop whole-grain products that are more appealing and acceptable to you and me. By exploring new technology for grain-processing, the texture and taste of whole-grain products is being altered. There is currently marketed a fiber-enriched flour that tastes and has a similar texture of white bread. The mounting presence of dietary fiber in our food sources should easily satisfy a wide range of dietary needs, tastes and choices.

Fiberlady has curiously noticed foods such as cereals, breads and pastas, the once dreaded low-carbs, have now become the darlings of health-conscious, high-fiber food fans. There are good carbs that not only help you with weight loss and control, but also protect your health.

“The percentage of products being marketed as fiber-enriched has increased from 2.3 percent in 2000, 2.5 percent in 2001, 2.8 percent in 2002, 3 percent in 2003, to 4.2 percent this year,” comments Tom Vierhile, the executive editor of Productscan Online. “Four years of consective growth is pretty good evidence of a trend.” The revisions in the new food pyramid will help promote the trend for high fiber foods and high-fiber diets as well.

The daily recommendation of dietary fiber by nutritional experts is 20-35 grams. Studies support over and over again the health benefits of consuming high fiber foods. A high fiber diet helps to protect and prevent cardiovascular disease, reduces the risk of some cancers,aids in weight loss,lowers cholesterol levels, and helps regulate diabetes and high blood pressure.

Fiberlady recognizes that we have come along way in the evolution of our species, but we didn’t get this far by eating highly-refined, processed foods. Fast food for our ancestors meant grabbing an apple off the nearest tree. There was an undeniable instinct for nutrient-rich fibrous plants.

Today, we descendants of the apes eat barely enough high-fiber foods to keep a monkey in bananas. There is a challenging road ahead to redefine overly-refined foods. The food industry needs to consciously bridge the gap in nutritional awareness among consumers. Informative websites are abundant and can address all of your high fiber questions and/or doubts.

Fiberlady wants you to raise your high fiber IQ and do the same for the people you care about, choose high fiber foods. Even if you have to read every nutritional fact on every food label on the grocer’s shelf, choose high fiber foods. Think about the alternative.

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Stephanie Shank (a.k.a. Fiberlady) has studied good nutrition since her days of mothering began 15 years ago which prompted her commitment to a high fiber lifestyle and the development of her informative website High Fiber Health.

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There is no question about the fact that the low carb diet is in. Magazine covers proclaim its success, books like Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution and The South Beach Diet remain on the top sellers list week after week, and stores that specialize in low carb foods are popping up all over the country.

Low carb products now account for over $2.5 billion dollars in retail sales every year. The effects of this trend can be seen in the grocery store. According to Maureen Putman of the Hain-Celestial Group, sales of high carbohydrate foods such as pasta and bread are down 7.5 and 3 percent respectively. At the same time, sales of foods in the low carbohydrate categories, such as breakfast sausage, are up 7.5 percent.

The Low Carb Diet is based on the theory that over consumption of carbs and the way our bodies process them is a key factor in obesity. The low carb diet restricts processed and refined carbohydrates and limits the consumption of sugar, breads, pasta and starchy vegetables. If the body burns fat and carbohydrates for energy, by limiting carbs it burns fat.

The New England Journal of Medicine recently cited two studies that found people on the low carb diet lost twice as much weight over 6 months as those on a low fat diet, and had the added benefit of improved levels of good cholesterol.

With low carb diets on the rise, its estimated that over 35 million consumers will be seeking low carb versions of the foods they consume. Hain Celestial is among the food companies working to meet the growing need.

We are using our core competencies in natural and better-for-you foods to launch Carb Fit, says Putman. Carb Fit is a complete line of products that leverage demand for low carb products with the increasing demand for natural products, to deliver a strong one-two punch. The initial Carb Fit line up includes snacks from Hain Pure Snax, Pastas from DeBoles and Cookies from Health Valley.

* Carb Fit Pasta from DeBoles contains only 9 net carbs (the carbohydrates that can be digested and processed by the body as dietary carbohydrate and therefore directly impact blood sugar) per serving, 75 percent less carbs than regular pasta (42 grams), and comes in 4 of the top selling shapes — spaghetti, elbow, penne and rotini.

* Carb Fit Cookies from Health Valley contain only 6 to 7 net carbs per serving, compared to regular cookies 30 to 45 grams. And like all Health Valley products, they contain no hydrogenated oils or trans fats. Varieties include Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter and Almond.

* Carb Fit Soy Nuts from Hain Pure Snax, in Salted and Red Hot varieties, contain only 5 net carbs and have the healthful benefits of soy. Carb Fit Twirls also contain just 5 net carbs, compared to regular snacks 15 to 20 grams. They come in two delicious flavors, nacho and ranch.

These products are just the first in a line-up of over 45 products across 21 categories expected to roll-out over the next few months from The Hain Celestial Group. For more information about Hain-Celestials Carb Fit line, log onto www.carbfit.com or call (800) 434-4246.

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Nowadays, many people are turning to fish such as smoked salmon to give a little something extra to their diet. While most fish is loaded with healthy nutrients, smoked salmon serves up something that other fish are lacking in. Salmon is high in Omega-3 fatty acids which a wonderful nutrients for the human body. These are some of the nutrients that can help to prevent such problems as heart disease and some cancers as well as many other ailments.

Mercury is another concern of most consumers when they are looking to add fish to their diet. However, with smoked salmon, recent studies have shown that it has a very low level of mercury compared to other fish such as shark and swordfish.

When weighing all of your health options these days, most of the information can be a bit tedious and confusing at times. Studies of smoked salmon however, have convincingly shown over and over that this is a great source of so many great nutrients that everyone needs.

You can add cold smoked salmon, or “lox” to your bagel with cream cheese in the morning. Or how about adding it to your salad at lunchtime for a nice bit of added taste? Try using salmon for treats the next time you are entertaining or have guests over for dinner. Most recipes are not only impressive but easy as well. Your guests, or friends and family will surely thank you for adding such a healthy food as smoked salmon to their diets.

Smoked Salmon Delivered is excellent as a part of a low-carb diet. Having 15.55 grams of protein effective carbohydrate grams smoked salmon fits right in with your low-carb diet. You couldn’t choose a better food to eat when you are on a low-carb diet. To help assist you with your goal we have assembled the Smoked Salmon Delivered Carb Buster Kit. You will find enough smoked salmon to prepare 72 low-carb or low-carb snacks. Using recipes you will find in our library, you can prepare restaurant quality meals with smoked salmon that are great tasting, good for you and will impress your dinner guests.

Our smoked salmon Carb Buster Kit offers two units each of our most popular All Wild Alaska Smoked Salmon, spreads, and canned Wild Alaska Smoked Salmon. All of our smoked salmon is processed at our facility located in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Hundreds of thousands of people have discovered the health benefits of eating smoked salmon. The Journal of American Medicine Association recently published a report stating adding Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon at least once a week to your diet will cut the risk of sudden cardiac death in half.

Keeping your diet low-carb is a great way to stay healthy and smoked salmon is a fantastic and easy way to stay on your diet!

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Smoked Salmon Delivered has a great selection of High Quality Smoked Salmon products and recipes to choose from. Please stop by http://www.smokedsalmondelivered.com today, browse the smoked salmon items and check out a recipe or two while your at it!

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Many people are beginning diets that encourage low carb recipes these days. But, what are low carb recipes? What things can and cannot be made into a low carb recipe? Following your diets strict guidelines is important, but using the Internet as a tool will help you. For instance, you may do a search for quick recipes and come up with many low carb options. There are many different diets to choose from that have low carb rules. But, many recipes may also be able to be changed into low carb by making simple changes. Meat recipes are probably the most oblivious choice including chicken as it is such a healthy option in most cases. But, what about other choices? Cookie recipes may be the most difficult to find, but choices for sweets will be found. What about a special occasion? Yes, you can easily find easy gourmet recipes as well. Make in advance crockpot recipes? Yes, those too will be found with a little devoted looking.

The best option in finding these hard to find recipes would be too look on your low carb diet’s website. You can also do a search for the exact thing or just a category using the Internet. Whatever means you choose, you will find many options to low carb recipes out there. Low carb recipes need to be healthy as well as follow the guidelines specified in your diet’s plan. So, it is safe to say, that you will need to research what items you may and may not eat when following these diets by looking through the materials you have purchased or visiting the websites sponsored by those diets. Questions to asked and get answered include knowing the difference between good carbs and bad carbs. Dietitians recommend eating complex carbs because these are full of fiber, phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals. Other carbs are ones, usually the ones to avoid are simple carbs which contain lots of sugar! There are more things to ask about your diet as well such as the different phases or just how to live a low carb life.

Once you know the information you need to choose which low carb recipes you are allowed or those that you are restricted from, changing your favorite recipes into low carb gets easier. Chicken and other meat recipes will be the easiest to switch maybe with very little effort. In certain diets, you are allowed to eat more vegetables, but are restricted on which ones. So instead of having a baked potato with your dinner, you have a baked sweet potato instead. The sweet potato has less of the “bad carbs” then the sweet potato. Maybe instead of fries at your favorite restaurant, you get a salad. When it comes to making things at home, you need recipes that contain good carbs in the correct amounts for your diet.

A crock pot meal may contain a meat choice and fresh veggies, but leave out the potatoes or noodles. There are many choice you will need to make when looking for low carb recipes, but overall, it will be easy to find ones that will fit your taste buds. The most important things to understand are the rules of your low carb diet or lifestyle. Knowing which carbs you can and cannot eat, is the entire battle!

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You’ve heard the advice of the popular weight loss diets. Cut the fat! Cut the carbs! Cut the calories! Eat a balanced diet! But how can you cut though all of the confusion, and eat a diet that’s balanced and healthy?

Here’s the advice from nutritional science:

Cut the JUNK fats: Most people do not need an ultra low fat diet. But most of us could improve our diet by cutting out the junk fats. Basically, these are the processed fats: hydrogenated fats, polyunsaturated oils that have been heated, and fats that are combined with junk carbs. Processed fats are the fats most likely to put on flab and clog your arteries.

Cut the JUNK carbs. Most people do not need an ultra low carb diet. But unfortunately, so many people who go on a low fat diet continue to eat highly processed foods - they switch from processed high-fat to processed low-fat. And when food manufacturers create low fat foods, they tend to replace the fat with junk carbs, that tend to pile on the pounds. Basically, junk carbs are low-fiber carbs. Like sugar, fructose (and all the other *oses), flour, cornstarch, fruit juice. Yes, fruit juice is a junk carb too! - After all, how much fiber is there in fruit juice? - Virtually none - its yet another junk carb. You should eat the whole fruit instead, with its fiber intact.

Cut the JUNK calories. Most people do not need an ultra low calorie diet. But just think what your diet would be like if you dropped the processed fats and the low-fiber carbs. You’d be eating mainly natural proteins, with lots of vegetables plus whole fruits - and the odds are that you would be eating far fewer calories as well. That’s the kind of calorie cutting most of us should be doing.

Eat a balanced NATURAL-FOODS diet. By natural foods, we mean the foods that would have been eaten by your hunter-gatherer ancestors: - lots of whole vegetable foods for vitamins and fiber; moderate to small portions of meats, fish, seafood, and other animal and protein foods, grilled, stewed or baked; and small portions of fresh whole fruit in season. This is the diet on which the human race evolved, and the diet which, for the vast majority of people, makes for optimum health

So the next time you’re about to order a meal with fries and sugary soda, think about how it could be improved. Replace the fries with a salad, and the soda with mineral water, and you’ve already made significant progress towards a more healthy, balanced meal.

And at home, look for recipes that use whole, fresh foods, with a minimum of processing. Make sure your meals include natural unprocessed foods, with lots of healthy vegetables, both cooked, and raw in salads. Avoid processed fats and processed low-fiber foods.

A sample menu:
- grilled fish with steamed green beans, and peppers
- large mixed salad, dressed with small amounts of olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice
- fresh fruit platter

Yes - A healthy, balanced diet can be that simple!

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