10 Foods That Sabotage Your Diet

Posted by Larrian on February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Step
Away from These Bad Boys

Want to know which foods are the WORST ones to ever pass your lips?
Steer your grocery cart clear of:

DONUTS
White flour, sugar and fried. Need I say more.Okay I will: trans fats

MARGARINE
Two words: trans fats. Butter, especially unsalted butter is your best
choice.

SUGARED CEREALS
I’m talking puffed, dyed, sweetened and chock full of chemicals. Hmm..maybe
THIS is where the weapons of mass destruction are hiding! Again, trans
fats.

SPORTS DRINKS
Anything that reminds you of antifreeze or your children’s waterpaint
cleaner CAN’T be good for you. These products are stuffed with sugar
polymers with no nutritional benefit.

TOASTER PASTRIES
The ingredient lists of these products COULD be used to make weapons
of mass destruction in your body.Remember those two words: trans fats.

CHIPS
I’m not talking the Eric Estrada kind…but those greasy, processed,
frankenstein version of real food. Again, two words: trans fats.

SODA POP
9 teaspoons of sugar per can. Just pour the “pounds” down the drain.

BALONEY/HOT DOGS
Any food that is made up of animal parts that are so fat laden they
could lube your sports bike doesn’t belong in your diet.

CRACKERS
Hydrogentated trans fats and white flour. Nuf said.

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The Menopause Diet “Cheat Sheet”

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MASTER YOUR NEXT PARTY BUFFET WITH THESE 5 GREAT TRICKS
(from First for Women, Dec. 2002)

1. Bring on the bean dip to stop starch absorption. Chickpeas, kidney
beans and soybeans have glycemic indexes as low as 10 — even canned baked
beans clock in at just 48 — so dip in! And research from the University
of Scranton in Pennsylvania shows that adding beans to a meal slashes
starch absorption by 66 percent, averting the blood-sugar and insulin
surges that set the state for fat storage. Same goes for fruits and veggies,
most of which come in below 50.

2. Drizzle on lemon to stop the sugar surge. Steal some lemon wedges
from the complimentary bar at your company party and put them to good
use. Australian research suggests that drizzling side salads and veggies
with lemon juice, vinegar or other acidic condiments can cut the blood-sugar
spike from an average meal by as much as 30 percent.

3. Head to the carving station to dodge energy lows. With a glycemic
index of zero,protein and fat have a minimal effect on blood-sugar levels,
so take a hint from the Whos in Whoville and load up on the roast beast!
Plus, including a few ounces of protein and a dab of fat in every meal
slows carb absorption, dampening blood-sugar spikes that can cause your
energy to falter if you do eat food on the high end of the glycemic scale.

4. Stick to whole-wheat crackers to nix cravings. When the cheese platter
rolls around, pass on crackers that aren’t made with fiber-rich whole
wheat. White cereals, breads and crackers have glycemic indexes as high
as 100. Within 20 minutes of eating, the pancreas produces an insulin
surge that shuttles sugar into fat cells. Your blood-sugar level plunges,
you feel famished and your brain looks for a quick fix from the same foods
that put you on this roller coaster in the first place.

5. Down a glass of milk to flip your fat-burning switch. Take a tip from
Santa: The milk he drinks every Christmas Eve may help slim his bowl full
of jelly. With a glycemic index of 40, milk helps prevent fat storage
and speeds fat burning. Other great drink options: seltzer, unsweetened
tea or coffee, and diet soda.