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