Fat-Free Foods, Not A Good Diet

When low to no fat foods first was released available on the market, it was a gold rush. Finally, all of us thought here is the easy diet that will cure North America’s growing obesity rates would come to a screeching halt and people would always again have a waistline! Unfortunately, people have just gotten fatter. So why should we be selective when choosing low-fat food options? Some are certainly healthier and lower calorie for you. But if you consume a diet just in low to zero fat foods, you could be doing more damage than good. This is definitely not a healthy diet intend to follow.

To this day we’re still paranoid about the word “fat”… yet there is plenty of evidence to recommend that its not the devil we think it is. There are plenty of high-fat foods that are excellent for us. In fact they help our bodies reduce weight because they’re good fats. Foods such as salmon, almonds, walnuts and avocados are fantastic choice. They trick our bodies into shedding the “bad fats” which is what we all want!

Quite often low-fat foods are higher in sugar. Why? Since it has to taste good to sell! So make sure when you’re reading through a label that you simply examine just how much sugar (or carbs) in your low-fat package before purchasing it. Everything sugar will just spike your insulin levels, promoting fat cell function. Not good!

Much of your ‘low-fat” salad dressings are high in calories because they replace the fat with fancy sugary ingredients; fructose, dextrose, cane sugar etc… The best thing to avoid on the aisle is completely and uses a combination of olive oil with balsamic, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.

My general rule of thumb is to pick foods using the fewest ingredients. I additionally like to know very well what each one of the ingredients is. When I can’t pronounce more than one of them that item goes back on the shelf!

Our bodies need fats, carbs and proteins to perform at optimal levels. It is simply vital that you learn which fats are great ones to eat on a regular basis, and which of them to prevent. Same applies to carbs and protein.

If you’re putting a lot of time and into a successful fitness training schedule, than you have to make the same work into a good diet plan that compliments your good fitness plan. The golden rule for each exercise program!

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