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Hi 100 calorie and The 100 Calorie Diet fans!  I think it’s a good day for 100 calorie recipes and 100 calorie meals.  OMG!  How can you possibly have a 100 calorie meal?  Susie says, “EASY!”  You build your meal around FREE foods from The 100 Calorie Food Counter.  FREE foods are those foods that are so low in calories and/or high in fiber that you can eat these foods all day long and still lose weight.  So without further ado, let’s get it started!

100 Calorie Recipes

Bangin’ Brushetta

4-6 Garlic Cloves, Chopped – FREE

1 Tablespoon Onion, Chopped – FREE

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil – 100

4-6 Tomatoes, Diced – FREE

Fresh Basil To Taste – FREE

Fresh Parsley To Taste – FREE

Fresh Rosemary To Taste – FREE

Salt and Pepper To Taste – FREE

¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese, Grated – 100

12 Slices of Baguette, 1 ½ oz. Each, Toasted – 1200

Saute garlic and onion in olive oil for 2 minutes.  Set aside to cool.  In a medium bowl, place tomatoes, spices and cheese.  Add cooled garlic and onions.  Mix well.  Top baguette slices with mixture.  Serve immediately.

Makes twelve 100 calorie servings.

“Down Town” Manhattan Clam Chowder

1 Slice Bacon (1/2 oz. Uncooked) – 100

1 Large Onion, Chopped – FREE

3–5 Garlic Cloves, Minced – FREE

1 Green Bell Pepper, Chopped – FREE

1 Carrot, Chopped – FREE

2 Celery Stalks, Chopped – FREE

24 oz. Clam Juice – FREE

12 oz. Baby Clams, Canned With Juice, Chopped – 300

14 1/2 oz. Can of Italian Style Diced Tomatoes – FREE

4 Bay Leaves – FREE

1 Teaspoon Dried Thyme – FREE

1/4 Cup Fresh Parsley, Chopped – FREE

1/4 Cup Green Onion, Chopped – FREE

1/8 Teaspoon Thyme – FREE

Salt and Pepper To Taste – FREE

In a large soup pot, cook bacon over medium heat until very crisp.  Add onion and garlic, cook, stirring until tender.  Next add green pepper, carrot, celery and cook for about one minute.  Add clam juice, baby clams (with juice), tomatoes, bay leaves and thyme.  Boil for 1 minute.  Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes.  Remove the bay leaves.  Lastly stir in remaining ingredients.

Makes four 100 calorie servings.

Quick and Easy Spinach

1 Can of Spinach, Drained Well – FREE

Garlic Powder To Taste – FREE

1 oz. of Your Favorite Cheese, Shredded – 100

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place drained spinach in a small casserole dish, sprinkle with garlic powder.  Top with cheese.  Bake for 30 minutes.

Makes one large 100 calorie serving.

Variation:  Use canned asparagus instead of spinach.

For a Cool 100 Calorie Meal, Try My FREE Soup and 100 Calorie Salad!

Simple Japanese Onion Soup

1 Celery Stalk, Chopped – FREE

1 Small Onion, Chopped – FREE

1 Carrot, Chopped – FREE

1 Teaspoon Fresh Ginger Root, Grated – FREE

1/4 Teaspoon Fresh Garlic, Minced – FREE

2 Tablespoons Chicken Stock – FREE

3 Teaspoons Beef Bouillon Granules – FREE

2 Cups Fresh Mushrooms, Thinly Sliced (Shiitake or White Button) – FREE

2 Quarts Water – FREE

4 Tablespoons Fresh Chives, Chopped – FREE

 In a large stockpot, place celery, onion, carrot, ginger, garlic, and one cup of the mushrooms.  Next add chicken stock, beef bouillon and water.  Bring to a rolling boil.  Cover pot and reduce to medium low heat.  Cook for 1 hour.  Place the remaining mushrooms (1 cup) into a separate pot.  Place a strainer over this pot.  Pour your boiled mixture into this pot letting just the liquid come through.  Discard the strained vegetables.  Divide soup into four Asian type bowls and sprinkle the fresh chives on top.  Serve immediately with Asian type soup spoons.

Makes 4 FREE servings.

Japanese Steakhouse Salad

4 Cups Iceburg Lettuce, Chopped – FREE

1 Large Carrot, Shredded – FREE

1/2 Cup Purple Cabbage, Shredded – FREE

Dressing:

1/4 Medium Onion, Minced – FREE

2 Tablespoons Peanut Oil – 200

2 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar – FREE

2 Teaspoons Water – FREE

1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger Root, Minced – FREE

2 Teaspoons Catsup – FREE

1/2 Teaspoon Sugar – FREE

1/4 Cup Soy Sauce – FREE

1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice – FREE

1-2 Garlic Cloves, Minced – FREE

Salt and Pepper To Taste – FREE

Place lettuce in a medium bowl, top with carrot and cabbage.  Place all salad dressing ingredients into a blender.  Blend on high for 30 seconds.  Pour dressing on top of salad.  Serve immediately.

Makes two 100 calorie servings.

Susie Trimble and her sister, Tammy Trimble, developed and co-wrote The 100 Calorie Diet and Food Counter for people who love to eat. It’s easy! Eat anything you want in 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500+ and still lose weight.  She has a degree from Canyon College in Health and Nutrition and is also a Certified Personal Fitness Chef.  Susie has lost over 100 lbs. on The 100 Calorie Diet and has learned to finally stop dieting and start living the 100 calorie way.  She loves to cook delicious food and create new and exciting recipes.  Visit her at http://www.The100CalorieDiet.com  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



By: Susie Trimble

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When you are on a low calorie diet, you will want to find recipes for foods that are low in calories. Yet, sometimes, you’ll find something that you really would like to eat but it will have something in it that is high calorie. Can you still make it? How can you get around those tricky situations? To help you, there are a number of substitutions that you can easily use in most recipes to get all of the flavor and texture of the recipe you are looking for but with a whole lot less calories. Low calorie fat diets may be an alternative.

If you would like something cold but ice cream is just too rich in calories, consider low or non fat frozen yogurt. To replace whole milk, substitute it with skim milk. Look for reduced fat cheeses instead of standard cheese for a large deduction in calories, fat and sodium. For cakes and pies that are too calorie rich, look for something less rich such as angel food cake or sorbet with all of the sweetness you crave.

Pudding…sugar free pudding, even better is gelatin

Potato Chips…pretzels.

Doughnuts…go for bagels

That is just for taste. If you are looking for substitutions for ingredients in your favorite recipes, you can often find these too. Look for low fat foods instead of whole fat. When considering no fat foods, you’ll find a real difference in the taste and often the texture of the food. Instead, take a few extra calories and take in the low fat foods.

You can also look at your oils. Extra virgin olive oil has a lot of good fats in it and is very good for your heart. Use this instead of vegetable oil. You’ll find that margarine is a better choice over butter too. A good quality product won’t taste bad either.

There are a number of other ways that you can handle the foods you eat. Look at the ingredients in your favorite recipe. Ask yourself what you can replace in that recipe that may be lower calorie than something already there. You may find that there are even some of the best flavors in these reduced calorie foods. Finally, don’t feel that you have to spend a lot of money to be on a low calorie diet. Some of the best foods for you are whole vegetables and fruits.



By: Larry George

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People are increasingly moving towards a vegetarian diet as they are gradually becoming aware that vegetables are a healthy food. Using lunch recipes like vegetarian low calorie recipes is one of the best things that you can do make sure your family is healthy and safe from obesity which is turning out to be a real epidemic in the United States and other developing countries. Cooking vegetables is definitely better than the other options you have to a vegetarian diet but you get the best nutritional benefit when you partake of vegetables raw.

Raw vegetables contain a lot of minerals, vitamins and other sources of nutrition that are required by our bodies. These low calorie recipes which are mostly high in fiber content protect you from digestive disorders and may even protect you from the caner of the colon and lung. Hence you must make sure that your dinner recipes and lunch recipes include a raw salad recipe

Plenty of vegetarian and low calorie recipes make use of tofu, soy, peas and dried beans to make sure they get their quota of proteins for the day. One of my favorite lunch recipes is the red bean salad recipe which is made from red beans and onion rings and then seasoned with pounded garlic, salt, sugar, pepper powder and a dash of olive oil. You can add some cubes of cucumber if you like or replace the beans with ***** peas. This makes for a tasty and easy recipe; even your kids could help you make it.

You can collect quite a few low calorie recipes by subscribing to vegan magazines, looking through the food sections of newspapers and visiting vegetarian websites. Some even let you upload your recipe if you want to share some of your dinner or lunch recipes with others. Introducing some vegetarian low calorie recipes in your diet can immediately change the way you feel and can be used to improve your overall health and lifestyle. And you will soon come to realize that these dinner or lunch recipes that you prepare can be tasty and at the same time low in calories.

Introducing vegetarian low calorie recipes in your diet will provide you with a variety and provide you healthy eating choices. Besides, vegetarian lunch recipes are full of flavor and robust and with all the proteins and vitamins they contain they are a match for meat recipes any time. Another advantage is that these easy recipes cook faster then a meat recipe would. And some of these recipes are so tasty you might well find some carnivores turning vegetarian too.

As people increasingly try to make use of healthy recipes in the busy lifestyle, vegetarian slow cooking is getting to be quite popular. The best part of it is the slow cooking enhances the flavor of your lunch recipes which other methods of cooking don’t give you. The longer it cooks the more flavor it draws from the ingredients. Besides, it also enhances the taste as the nutrients and flavors get concentrated in the food as they cook slowly.



By: Clint Jhonson

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With all low carbohydrate diets claiming success, it can be hard to start the correct low carbohydrate diet for you? Are all low carb diets alike? It can be overwhelming with all low carb diets, products and plans you see everywhere. Luckily, these diets have been analyzed extensively. We’ll get into all low carb diets – what works and what doesn’t.

First enjoy this delicious recipe that is ok for all low carb diets:

Yummy Fast Breakfast Recipe

Easy Mushroom-Zucchini Greek Omlette

2 eggs

2 Tbsp water

Dash of onion, cumin and/or garlic powders

1 tablespoon olive oil (or nonstick cooking spray)

1 cup diced, or chopped Zucchini squash

1/4 cup sliced white mushrooms

1/4 cup shredded cheese

Green Olives for garnish

Add oil to small skillet, (or spray with nonstick cooking spray) and heat over medium heat.

Saute zucchini and mushrooms for 7 minutes, or until tender. Lightly whip by hand eggs and water, add dash of onion, cumin and/or garlic powders. Pour egg/water mix into skillet.

When top is firm, sprinkle cheese onto half the omlette. Fold over other half. Serve each portion with Green Olives and sliced tomatoes.

Yields 4 servings

Total Net carbs: 3 grams per serving

Ok, Here are is the first review of the most well known of all the low carb diets: The Dr. Atkins Diet

Of all low carb diets, Atkins is probably one of the most popular there is. Most reviewers offer several reasons why Atkins is so attractive. The Atkins Diet can bring fast results. Atkins dieters notice a weight loss of eight to fourteen pounds within the early induction phase of the diet.

Also, most dieters like following the Atkins approach. Watching carb levels is all that’s required , and the foods you are allowed to eat with Atkins, like hamburgers, steaks, and rich foods are enjoyable to many people.

Negative comments, though, may include the fact that the body may respond poorly in the early days. You may feel overtired, stressed. Some may even have a headache.

Studies are still being evaluated, but many suggest that this diet lowers blood sugar, triglycerides, cholesterol and saturated fat levels, helping heart health.

Dr. Atkins believed that nearly all obesity is caused by overactive insulin production and not by overeating. He believed that overeating could be caused by carbohydrate addiction and that most overweight people actually ate less than their slim counterparts.

However, they crave and eat carbohydrate, which raises their insulin levels and suppresses fat burning. He also recommends the use of dietary supplements to help balance nutrition and the bodies systems.

The Atkins Diet has four stages: the Induction diet, the Ongoing Weight Loss diet, the Pre-Maintenance diet, and finally the Lifetime Maintenance diet. The Induction diet is very strict as far as carb elimination (20 grams or less per day), but generous in the allowance of fat and protein. Low starch vegetables are the recommended source of carbs.

This phase of the diet lasts 14 days and is followed by the Ongoing Weight Loss diet (OWL). The OWL phase allows for the reintroduction of certain good carbs but the levels are kept below 40 grams a day. Dieters stay on OWL until they reach their ideal weight.

Once the ideal weight is reached dieters transition into the Pre-Maintenance diet, where they experiment with reintroducing certain good carbs until they discover the total carb grams they can consume in a

day and still not gain weight.

Here is a tip for success with all low carb dieting:

Start your diet with a daily food diary, record everything you eat, what you were doing at the

time, and how you felt. That tells you about your temptations, the emotional states that cause you to snack and may help you lose once you see how much you eat. It is good to keep detailed records, in order to guarantee your success.

Often people go off low-carb diets, even those that help you lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks, because they lack good recipes. It’s too boring. Get good recipes!



By: Aliza Adar Levine

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Take the time to read the following article, Surely you will gain from the inquiry that been conducted in order for it to be written. For the person who is on a low carb dieting food can sometimes be a problem. To ward off this problem when it is time to shop for groceries you can opt some low carb diets recipes that will not only taste great but are also good for you. Of course the foods in the low carb diets recipes that you take will influence your choices in shopping.

There are many low carb diets recipes that you can decide upon to make your meals. Eventually you must take care that your recipe choices are in line with your dieting program. By choosing different diet recipes from other low carb diets as well you may end up with more calories and carbs in your meals than you expected. As each low carb diet has certain foods that you can use in their diets they have for conveniences sake low carb diets recipes that you can use.

Each of these low carb diets recipes is divided into sections. You will find that there are sections with a list of breakfast foods, appetizers, salads, main courses, desserts andsometimes there will also be a connoisseur’s department on low carb diets recipes. These recipes not only give you the ingredients that you will need to buy, but they also have various nutrional info that is critical when you are on a diet.

There are many another(a) low carb diets that can fit your idea of what you want to achieve. Many of the low carb diets recipes that you will find on these diets are very easygoing for you to fix and they also have the added gain of taste good, being very simple and delicious.

To find all these great low carb diets recipes you can check out the versatile book shops and your library for books that will contain low carb diets recipes. There is also the alternate of seeing what your favourite Net search engine has in the way of low carb recipes. When you really start your search on the cyberspace you might just get swamped at the sheer number of links for low carb diets recipes.

So calm down and decide which one of these low carbrecipe pages will have the best taste goodies that you can cook. Inaddition you will need info about the carb issue that is in these low carb diets recipes. Consequently when you scroll through all of the diverse recipes that beat your eye take a bit to see the nutritional valuate of these low carb recipes. This way you will be acquiring low carb diets recipes that look fabulous, sample terrific and have the added gain of being be good for you.

There are many more clause like this one on my site. Thanks for reading! Keep browsing.



By: Michael Malega

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There are endless number of different diets and weight loss methods. All the “gurus” tell you that you will lose weight with a certain diet, what ever it is. Although there is some truth in nearly all diets, there is no one diet fits all. The same is with low carb protein diets. Some people may lose weight very successfully with these diets but some don´t. Low carb protein diets don´t work for everyone and there are many reason why it is so.

The whole assumption with low carb diets like The Atkin’s Diet, Protein Power, The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, Sugar Busters, The Ketogenic diet, The Anabolic Diet and others, is that carbohydrates increase the production of insulin. And insulin in return stores fat. So reducing carbs will keep insulin under control and you will lose weight.

But low carb diets are extreme measures and most people can lose weight without low carb protein diets. Although some believe carbohydrates are fattening, in reality they are not. Most people can easily lose weight by increasing their activity level or eating a little less and more healthier foods. There are much easier and better methods to lose weight: eating small frequent meals, controlling portion sizes, cutting down on saturated fats, avoiding sugar, drinking plenty of water and eating lean protein at every meal.

Bodybuilders for example use a low carb high protein diets prior to competitions. It is very hard to stay on low carbohydrate protein diets for a long periods because you get your energy from carbs. The less you eat carbs the less energy you will have. If you have been on low carbohydrate diets for a long time and then suddenly start eating more carbs then your body has no idea what to do with them and they are stored as fat. These kind of diets should be your last choice, after other methods have failed. If you do use low carb protein diets then use it only for short periods to avoid negative effects.



By: Rando Meresmaa

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It is common belief that low calorie and vegetarian recipes have to challenge your palate. The truth is, however, they can be just as delicious as your favorite dishes. Now, I am about to share with you two such recipes, and you can just give them a try to convince yourself.

1. Vegetarian Black Bean Burgers

You will need the following ingredients to prepare for this recipe:

* 1 can of black beans

* 1/2 of an onion

* 1/2 cup of flour

* 2 slices of bread

* 1 teaspoon of garlic powder

* 1 teaspoon of onion powder

* 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

* salt and pepper

To prepare, follow the steps below:

a) Dice the onion, then saute it for about 4 or 5 minutes until soft.

b) Pour the black beans into a large bowl and mash them until they are almost smooth.

c) Add to the mashed black beans with the sauteed onions, garlic powder, onion powder, and seasoned salt.

d) Crumble up the sliced bread and add them to the mixture.

e) Add the flour to the mixture, a few tablespoons each time. Keep stirring after each addition.

f) Add a small amount of oil into a frying pan, and heat it up.

g) Scoop some of the mixture out of the bowl with your hands, and shape it into a pattie that is about 1/2 thick.

h) Fry the patties until they are firm.

Have a try and you will be amazed at the wonderful taste of the burgers.

2. Tofu Scramble

If you have ever tried vegetarian diet, you will know that tofu is always used as a meat substitute. And, the tofu scramble which we are about to try can be served as a wonderful substitute for scrambled eggs.

You need these ingredients:

* 1 block of tofu, drained and press

* 1/2 yellow onion

* 1/2 green pepper

* 1 teaspoon garlic powder

* 1 teaspoon onion powder

* 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

* 1 tablespoon soy sauce

* 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

* 2 teaspoons oil or margarine

Here are the steps for cooking:

a) Cut the tofu into one inch cubes, and then use a fork to slightly crumble it.

b) Dice your onion and bell pepper.

c) Add some oil or margarine to a skillet set to medium-high.

d) Add the onion, green pepper and tofu to the skillet. Cook for 4 or 5 minutes.

e) Add to the skillet with garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, soy sauce, and nutritional yeast.

f) Cook the tofu scramble for 6 or 7 minutes, stirring frequently. When it is done, pour onto a plate and enjoy.

You can treat a tofu scramble like what you would do with scramble eggs, adding vegetables of your choice, like tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, and carrots.

Now, are you convinced that low calorie and vegetarian recipes can be just as tasteful as the non-vegetarian ones? Simply give the two recipes a try. In fact, there are thousands of people out there who are enjoying delicious and healthy vegetarian diet every single day!



By: Kelly Limpert

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These days there is trend in light or low calorie beers and to be sure that the beer you buy is of that kind you only need to check the label to see if the calorie count is around the 150 mark. If you are brewing your own beer at home it is a bit harder to find out what the amount of calories are that is contained in your brew. There are just to many factors you need to take in account, things like how much sugar you have used or the carbohydrates you got from the malt and hobs and, this may sound strange, your brewing method are all things that can greatly influence how much calories are present.

When you want to brew your own beer you need to know the principal of it and that is that there needs to be a fermenting of the hops, malt and sugar. And you will also see that the different brews come with their own amount of sugar that is needed, and this is apart from what the taste of the brew master says. There are people who, wrongly, think that you can use something else to take the place of the sugar, things like vegetable-based sweeteners or other sugar substitutes. These people are wrong because this will affect the process of fermentation and also the temperature that is required for this process to even start.

Maybe this is the first time you want to start brewing your own beer then you probably bought a kit so you only need to use the ready made ingredients. If this is the case then the best thing you could do for home brewing low calorie beer is to buy a beer brewing kit that was specifically arranged for this purpose.

It all adds up

If you want to know the exact amount of all the calories in your brew then there are special mathematical formulas with which you could calculate them, you would also need to know the precise weight of all the ingredients. The next best thing is just to add up all the calories you read on the labels of the ingredients you put in to the brew. You need to keep in mind that the numbers on the labels are probably per serving and this is normally per 12 ounce of beer served.

If adding up the calories in the ingredients keeps you above the 150 mark then you could consider using an artificial sweetener but you need to keep in mind the facts we stated above. Also the taste will be drastically different in respect to the recipe with the original ingredients. Think to yourself if keeping the calories low is worth this difference in taste. Maybe drinking a bit less, and this way enjoying your batches longer, is a better way of watching your weight then drastically changing a beer recipe.

Enjoy brewing your home made low calorie beer, or maybe just buy some and enjoy your normal home brew beer when you want to.



By: Drew Brown

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The weight loss market is flooded with low calorie diets and advertisements for the best healthy low calorie diet. Those looking into weight loss are looking into losing weight quickly and at the same time they want to stay healthy.

The internet is flooded with weight loss tips and how to lose weight fast healthy tips. The main problem that comes up with a person who wants to lose weight quickly is the fact that they often can not lose weight quickly on low calorie diets, or worse the low calorie diet is not actually a healthy low calorie diet for them.

Many weight loss tips are going to recommend a dietary supplement in order to counteract the effects that low calorie diets have on the body. Even a healthy low calorie diet is going to leave the body deficient in many necessary areas and losing weight quickly increases the deficiency. Since this is one of the largest road blocks to losing weight quickly, this deficiency often at times is seen to hinder and prevent real permanent weight loss.

Weight loss supplements like Cheia Vida and Cheia Vida Slim are some of the supplements that offer what the body needs when you want to lose weight quickly. Cheia Vida and Cheia Vida Slim both contain ingredients that are all-natural and have been proven to help the body lose weight quickly and help to correct the deficiencies found in people who are dieting.

Not only does Cheia Vida and Cheia Vida Slim contain ingredients that help to correct nutrient imbalances caused by dieting but they also contain elements to give you more energy as well as help to aid your body in shedding weight faster. This helps to make your diet that much more effective and helps you to reach your weight loss goals in less time.



By: Gary Kidd

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Are low carb diets safe?

If you want to lose weight, you may be wondering are low carb diets safe? When you are trying to find a diet that really works, you certainly have your work cut out for you. There are so many plans, pills, and programs that one can become easily confused. I am going to help you clear up the popular question, about whether or not low carb diets are safe.

Let’s look at what a low carb diet entails. You eat a large amount of protein and fat and restrict or avoid carbohydrates. When someone asks me are low carb diets safe, the first thing I remind them of is the fact that a low carb diet requires you to deprive yourself of even the healthy carbohydrates, such as fruits and vegetables. This diet focuses so much on quick weight loss, yet it restricts you from eating the vitamins and minerals you need to stay healthy and sustain your weight loss. So even if you lose a few quick pounds, you gain it right back with interest. Let’s face it, or bodies need carbs to function properly. Another reason I answer no to the question are low carb diets safe, is that consuming too much protein is bad for you. Among other things, it cause stress on your kidneys as they are trying to rid your body of waste and toxins. When these bad things accumulate, it leads to kidney stones and gallbladder problems. And since low carb diets also restrict your fiber intake, you are also increasing your risk for colon cancer and other bowel disorders.

If someone asks you are low carb diets safe, you can also remind them that these diets reduce healthy glycogen stores in muscles and liver, which can lead to dehydration and muscle loss. The depletion of glycogen can cause you to get tired easily because it reduces your metabolism, burning fewer calories. While I agree that some carbohydrate rich foods such as pasta, refined white bread and rice do not help you lose weight, good carbs like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes and brown rice are essential for health and can actually assist with weight loss.

So quit asking yourself if low carb diets are safe. They’re not. Instead, find a diet which incorporates a combination of healthy carbs, proteins, and essential fats. After all, it is a lot easier to stick with a weight loss plan that doesn’t deprive you of your favorite foods!



By: Brooke

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