Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group
Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.
I just read about the poster who was using the butter spray only to find out it really does have a bunch of calories in it and it got me thinking about how I get so excited to go to the store to buy new healthy food for the week but usually end up discouraged because I don't really know what is healthy...
Take oatmeal for example... Oatmeal, good. Instant oatmeal, bad... or at least, not as good as the oatmeal that takes 20 minutes to cook whether you woke up late that morning or not.
Or try this... Frozen veggies, good. Fresh produce, bad... or at least not as good as nutrient filled flash frozen veggies, because who knows how long that produce sat in a truck or has been on the shelf losing it's nutrients.
I have to remind myself that it is ok to make BETTER choices, even if they aren't the best choices. If I had it my way, I would only shop at my local health food store and I would have a personal nutritionist to come there to shop with (for) me. However, finances do not allow for that, so I have to make my own choices, keeping in mind that I have a husband who is trying to GAIN weight (how would it be if you're problem were that you thought you looked too skinny? hehe) and 7 kids to think about.
Anyone else have this problem with choosing healthy foods? What are some of your healthy food choices?
Take oatmeal for example... Oatmeal, good. Instant oatmeal, bad... or at least, not as good as the oatmeal that takes 20 minutes to cook whether you woke up late that morning or not.
Or try this... Frozen veggies, good. Fresh produce, bad... or at least not as good as nutrient filled flash frozen veggies, because who knows how long that produce sat in a truck or has been on the shelf losing it's nutrients.
I have to remind myself that it is ok to make BETTER choices, even if they aren't the best choices. If I had it my way, I would only shop at my local health food store and I would have a personal nutritionist to come there to shop with (for) me. However, finances do not allow for that, so I have to make my own choices, keeping in mind that I have a husband who is trying to GAIN weight (how would it be if you're problem were that you thought you looked too skinny? hehe) and 7 kids to think about.
Anyone else have this problem with choosing healthy foods? What are some of your healthy food choices?
Have you read The World's Healthiest Foods http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
I seem to pick foods high in Soluble Fiber. I try to get 40 grams or more a day in dietary fiber. I go for lots of greens, berries, yams, legumes and cole crops.