| Diet plans or diet myths seems to be a | | | | does you good" made famous by the old time |
| straightforward question but, in trying to come up | | | | music-hall star Marie Lloyd in the late 19th century. |
| with a healthy eating plan, many people become | | | | Many folk are simply unaware that processed |
| perplexed about the accuracy of much of the diet | | | | foods are not as healthy as fresh fruit and |
| advice | | | | vegetables and treat this information as one of |
| So let's try and establish some facts so you may | | | | the diet myths. They seem to be seduced by the |
| be able to choose the healthy eating plan that | | | | idyllic illustrations featuring happy animals in sylvan |
| suits you rather than get bogged down in the | | | | surroundings. Nonetheless, fruit and vegetables |
| many diet myths. | | | | have superior health giving properties to |
| Lots of "fatties" think that they are fat because | | | | processed foods. They are frequently jam-packed |
| of their DNA. You may have heard that some | | | | salt, sugar, preservatives and additives to |
| people inherit a gene related to obesity and this is | | | | improve the taste and shelf life. |
| a proven fact. | | | | Unless you have nothing else in the house there is |
| However, genetic facts are not a reasonable | | | | no need to fall back on processed foods. In fact, |
| excuse for avoiding a weight loss program. | | | | one good reason for eating fresh produce is that |
| There are lots of folk who just do not accept | | | | it is cheaper and more satisfying. If you eat a |
| that a healthy diet is part of losing weight. Well, | | | | properly planned healthy menu it is easy to fill up |
| they're wrong! A healthy weight loss diet is easily | | | | good food such as rice, bulses, beans and |
| proven as soon a s you step on the bathroom | | | | vegetables. And, a useful bonus, it will have a |
| weighing scales. A healthy diet includes six to eight | | | | much more attractive flavor and be an essential |
| glasses of water a day, five servings of fresh | | | | part of any diet plan. |
| fruit and vegetables every day, lean meats and | | | | Therefore, a good diet plan does not have to be |
| quality carbohydrates. | | | | expensive, in fact it will be considerably cheaper |
| Ignore any food high in saturated fats, sugar and | | | | that eating takeaways and oven-ready meals. |
| salt as well as the dreaded muffin (350 calories+), | | | | Certainly, it's an urban myth that fresh fruit and |
| cakes, biscuits and fancy cream filled pastries. Add | | | | vegetables are much dearer than ready meals, |
| on about 25 - 30 minutes of movement each day | | | | processed foods and similar. |
| and you will on the way to a fit and healthy body. | | | | Nonetheless, it does mean that you have to take |
| However, that does not mean you cannot have | | | | a little extra time to prepare your own meals. |
| one or two treats providing they are just one or | | | | Nevertheless,excellent diet plans are worth the |
| two and in moderation. You can take to heart the | | | | trouble. |
| title of the old song "A little of what you fancy | | | | |