If you are dieting there are a variety of things you can do to make your life easier. First you must make the decision to take responsibility for your diet program. You will need to take charge of the foods you eat.
The first step to controlling what you eat is to educate yourself about the calorie and nutritional values of food. Buy yourself a little guide that you can keep with you at all times. Make it a habit to look up the facts about any food items you eat. After doing this awhile you will become knowledgeable about what foods are nutritional, low fat and low calorie.
To control the food you eat you will want to start by making a healthy food list prior to shopping. Then you need to shop for low fat healthier foods to have on hand for snacking and preparing meals.
At the top of your list should be plenty of fresh, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables. Do not choose packaged products that have added sugar to fruit. You will also want to avoid packaged vegetables with fattening sauces such as butter and cheese sauce.
Make sure you have a good supply of low fat healthy condiments, sauces and salad dressings. Buy fat free mayonnaise, dressings, yogurt and sour cream. Add salsa, vinegar, lemon lime, mustard, garlic and variety of herbs and spices to enhance the flavor of your food. Horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and flavored sprays are great additions to your shopping list as well.
You may want to choose from a variety of low fat dips and dressings to use with your fruits and veggies. Try to opt for fat free products. Spinach, dill and mustard dips are great with veggies. Try a no fat caramel dip or no or low fat yogurt for dipping fruit.
Other shopping musts are whole grain products, lean meat, high fiber cereals and breads. Soup can be a low fat filling meal or snack.
So plan ahead for shopping and remember that each healthy low fat product you put in your cart is a step towards controlling your weight.
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