| With all the attention on the various low-carb diets | | | | Although those jelly donuts look delicious now, |
| out there, it's difficult to make sense of it all. | | | | you'll be beating yourself up later in front of the |
| Should you eat more protein or more fiber? The | | | | mirror. Here are a few keys to selecting the |
| fact is that there is a lot of information out there | | | | foods you need. |
| to confuse you. The most important thing is | | | | Eat a wide variety of foods. Don't try to eat the |
| moderation. Don't overdo it on any particular food | | | | same thing every day. Your taste simply won't |
| group. Obviously, you can't eat too many sweets. | | | | allow it. Even if you think you can eat the same |
| Another important key to a healthy diet is | | | | thing every day, you probably won't. Eat foods |
| planning ahead of time. Don't just gorge yourself | | | | that offer a lot of fiber. This is the fruits and |
| on a big dinner and skip breakfast. Eating 4-6 | | | | vegetables portion of this article. Yes, you do |
| smaller meals throughout the day is much more | | | | need to eat vegetables, but don't beat yourself |
| beneficial. This keeps your metabolism going | | | | over the head with them. A few servings of |
| throughout the day and, therefore, burns more | | | | fruits mixed in will help ease the pain. |
| calories. It's common sense if you think about it. If | | | | Don't eat too much sugar. Sugar is one of the |
| you only feed your stomach a huge portion twice | | | | biggest problems in our society today, but, man, |
| a day, it gets in the habit that it won't get any | | | | does it make food taste great! Everyone knows |
| more food for another 8 hours or so. It therefore | | | | it's difficult to eliminate sugar from your diet, but |
| holds onto all the food as long as it can. On the | | | | you can lower your intake. If at all possible, try to |
| other hand, if you eat frequently, the stomach | | | | cut out soda. This is by far the worst drink you |
| doesn't need to hold onto the food and store it | | | | could have. Seeing how much sugar actually goes |
| into fat. It simply processes it and moves onto | | | | into a soda would shock you. We can go into |
| the next meal. This is by far the healthiest way | | | | much greater detail on what to eat and what not |
| to eat. | | | | to eat. The chances are, you know deep down |
| Besides the frequency that you eat, you also | | | | whether what you eat is good or bad. Just trust |
| need to choose foods that are good for you. | | | | yourself and mix it up a little. |