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Your Weight-Loss Checklist - #1 Answer
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You answered no to question #1:
1. Have you stocked your kitchen for healthy cooking?
The key to a healthy nutrition plan is having everything you need to put together a healthy meal or snack when hunger strikes. Make a few simple substitutions:
-- Replace ice cream, cookies and other sweets with low-fat versions of those foods, and fill the fridge with fruits and vegetables.
-- Replace dairy products with low-fat versions of the same items.
-- Instead of ground beef, pork and other high-fat meats, purchase leaner cuts, such as sirloin, pork tenderloin and white-meat poultry.
-- Replace condiments like mayonnaise with spicy mustards, flavored vinegars and fruit chutneys.
-- Stock up on herbs and spices to add flavor to your meals, and you won't need oil or added fats.
-- Swap beverages like soda and high-sugar juices for calorie-free seltzer, bottled water or 100-percent juice with no added sugar.
-- Trade cooking oils for fat-free butter-flavor cooking spray and butter or margarine for reduced-fat spreads.
(This is an answer to Your Weight-Loss Checklist. If you haven't seen the checklist, please click here!)
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Comment by 
txtwister60 said... - Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:24:00 PM
I do most of what the comments stated, but when I buy fruits and veggies, they seem to go bad within2-3 days no matter what I do and I end up wasting more than eating. any suggestions?
Comment by 
kanifer said... - Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:54:00 AM
This is the same reason I don't stock up on fruits and vegetables... or end up eating too much of them... not really possible to eat too many vegetables, but fruits...
Comment by said... - Sunday, January 17, 2010 10:37:00 AM
For people that can't eat all their fruits and veggies before they go bad, what you could do is freeze them or cook and freeze. Some good tips for freezing and general storage is www.stilltasty.com. In most cases (not all), frozen fruits and vegetables is just as good as when they were fresh. Or you could just buy already frozen vegetables. Or you could make complete meals with the vegetables and freeze them to cook and eat later. You need to stock up on fruits and vegetables in order to live a healthier lifestyle. You just need to find the types and storage method that work for your lifestyle. Frozen is certainly better than eating no fruits and veggies at all.
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