Thursday 22 February 2007

7 Tips To a Healthy Diet

1. To maximize fat loss, you need to eat every 2-3 hours and aim to eat 5-6 meals a day.
2. Eat a portion of lean protein with each meal.
3. Eat a portion of fruit and/or vegetables with each meal.
4. Ensure your carbohydrate intake consists mainly of fruit and vegetables.
5. Ensure that 25% of your diet consists of fat, with your fat intake being split equally between saturated fats (eg animal fat), monosaturated fat (eg olive oil) and polyunsaturated fat (eg fish oil or flax seed oil).
6. Consume sufficient fluids every day. The best sources are water and green tea.
7. Eat whole natural foods as much as possible and avoid processed foods.

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