Stocking your Refrigerator & Freezer

 * Low fat and reduced fat cheeses: These can help to you save fat and calories. Low fat American, Monterey Jack, Cheddar are good low fat sources.

* Good extra virgin olive oil: You should use less oil on a reduced calorie diet, so flavor counts. The earlier the press, the more flavor the olive delivers. Extra virgin-oil is made from the first press and has much more flavor than oil made from olives pressed several times. Olive oil spoils quickly. In a hot kitchen it can turn rancid in as little as six months, so keep it in the fridge. It thickens and turns cloudy when chilled, but a few minutes at room temperature returns it to a golden liquid without damaging the flavor.

* Whole grains: Whole grains don't have fewer calories than white, but they do have more fiber, which helps you to fill up allot quicker. Studies show that people who eat abundance in fiber have diets that are low in fat. Because whole grains go rancid quickly, store them in the fridge or a cooler area. Whole wheat flour, corn meal, cracked wheat, brown rice, and wheat germ last longer when kept in cold storage.

* Fresh herbs: Use fresh herbs for garnish and flavor. Piney herbs, such as rosemary, sage, and the rhyme last longer than a basil, oregano, cilantro, and mint. When using fresh herbs in recipes, add them at the end of cooking so that their flavors don't dissipate.

*These are general weight loss tips, these tips do not correlate to the Idiot Proof diet!