Eating healthy help (carb, protein, lose weight, exercise)

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by Joke Insurance

If there is already another thread like this, then I apologize. I couldn't find it.

Anyways, I seriously need to move on to eating healthy foods. I work behind a bowling alley kitchen so the foods that I work out aren't exactly the best, if you know what I mean. Can any of you recommend some books and/or websites that might list a plethora of foods that are considered healthy? Anything that also goes into detail about why they're listed would be helpful too.

Thanks.

The closer your food is to the way it appears in nature, the better off you are. The ideal diet would be raw, organic, unprocessed vegetables and fruits, nuts and seeds. This is a tough diet to follow for many people, especially people who have been used to eating the SAD (standard American diet).

The objective is to remove as much processed food as possible and slowly work toward a more natural diet.

Meat consumption should be reduced to minimal and include only high quality, grass fed, no antibiotic/no hormone beef, free range, no antibiotic chicken and some fish which are wild caught rather than farmed. All carbohydrates should be complex carbs that are not refined, or minimally refined.

It's good that you are looking into a healthy diet. There is a lot of information out there for you.

20yrsinBranson

[lubby]

what about giving weight watchers points plus a try? It's a vert healthy way of living and eating and you can still have some of your favorite foods if you choose too.

[Joke Insurance]

Originally Posted by jade408

Try plain sparkling water or infused sparkling water.

You can also make a healthier alternative: sparkling water + juice.

Is coffee a good substitute? Wellit depends on why you are drinking soda. If for caffeine? Sure. If for the bubbles...then not quite.

But try to drink more coffee and tea with limited sweeteners.

I am weird, I can't even drink a cup of juice without diluting it. If I drink juice (or vitamin water, or gatorade or any packaged drink) I generally do 1 part water to 1 part flavored beverage.

How about regular V8?

[jade408]

Originally Posted by Joke Insurance

How about regular V8?

I don't like tomato juice. :P

Also I think it has lots of sodium.

[AnonChick]

Originally Posted by Joke Insurance

How about regular V8?

Let's pretend you're interested in the 11.5 ounce can (the 5.5 ounce can is so small, right?).

So. One can has only 72 calories. Not bad. Zero fat. Awesome. Zero cholesterol. Astounding. 14 carbs. Not too shabby - that's only 5% of daily recommended, assuming you are -not- trying to diet. It's also loaded with vitamins C and A, and has a very healthy potassium content, which is great - however.

If you have that much vitamin A in just one can of juice, and you're eating foods that also contain healthy amounts of A, you should probably check with a nutritionist regarding zinc supplements. A doesn't absorb properly without an appropriate amount of zinc, and vice versa. The extra vitamin C (it has 170%, heh) will just pee out of you so not to worry about that. It has a little calcium and iron in it, which is great but not significant enough to celebrate. Fiber content is decent for a beverage.

Now for the bad news: the original unspecial mundane V8, in the 11.5 ounce can, contains 29% of the daily recommended maximum of sodium. That's for someone who is -not- trying to lose weight, or lose water, or do anything special with their bodies other than maintain an already healthy one.

And so:

As long as you have no reason to worry about your sodium intake, AND as long as you aren't trying to drink it as a meal replacement, it's a good kind of beverage to have as a mid-day snack, or as a kick-off for breakfast. If it weren't for the sodium, it'd probably be a perfect snack beverage. The sodium, for me, would be a deal breaker. I'd prefer salt on my french fries and not in my juice, thankyouverymuch

[lubby]

cutting down on sodium also helps.

[nancy thereader]

There is a sodium-free V-8.

[AnonChick]

Originally Posted by nancy thereader

There is a sodium-free V-8.

True - there are also varieties of V8 that have less sodium than regular V8, but aren't labeled "low sodium."

The person who brought it up though specified an interest in the regular V8.

[rd2007]

Reduced sodium V8 tastes great, especially for those of us that don't care for salt. And the small can is perfect for those of us that do everything in miniature.

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Joke Insurance

If there is already another thread like this, then I apologize. I couldn't find it.

Anyways, I seriously need to move on to eating healthy foods. I work behind a bowling alley kitchen so the foods that I work out aren't exactly the best, if you know what I mean. Can any of you recommend some books and/or websites that might list a plethora of foods that are considered healthy? Anything that also goes into detail about why they're listed would be helpful too.

Thanks.

start off slow, stop the nibbling of fried foods, then cut them out altogether- eat 5-6 fruits/veggies per day, and leaner meats

any fruit is better than any donut, veggies, if you like them, you cant eat lots of veggies during the day
drink water, not soda
I eat tuna fish-no bread-straight from the can-whole grain bread is ok.
leaner chicken, pork and beef

you have temptation all around you, so it's going to be quite the headgame and challenge for you

the best veggies to eat (from what i read) is broccoli and spinach-
fruits are good-some dieters aren't big fans of fruits- because of sugars,
but again, any fruit is better than any donut

pasta??? high carbs, but if you are on an exercise program and metabolism will burn it off- a small amount is ok

lean meats? I once read, if you want to learn from the best, then find the people that produce results and learn from them-not the theorists
bodybuilders have to have the least amount of body fat possible- what are their diets?? they eat alot of low fat protein, they eat many times a day-smaller meals than 2-3 massive meals.(yes i know they train everyday, its their life, but high protein diets work for them)


in any diet, one of the best quotes you will ever read is these five words
" it's what you DON'T eat"