Fruits & Vegetable Tips

What to look for when finding fruits and vegetables for you diet!

There is no question about it that no matter what diet you plan to go on, fruits & vegetables are going to play a vital role in helping you to lose weight. Vitamins and minerals are very important as well. I will explain what exactly to look for when choosing the right fruits & vegetables.

In general darker fruits and vegetables usually mean better nutrients and oxidants. Dark salad greens such as spinach, argula and watercress contain more nutrients than the pale one, such as iceberg lettuce. For the best flavor and buy try and get the fruits and vegetables when they are in season, your next alternative is canned fruits and vegetables, but canned fruits and vegetables lack nutrients that fresh produce will have.

Most fresh produce is virtually fat free. This allows you to eat loads of fruits and vegetables and not have to worry about the amount of calories that you consume. Not only can you fill up on produce but fruits are mainly water so your body will get the nutrients but also the most crucial element in the body which is water.

When going out to eat, be careful when ordering that salad that you think is healthy. Most people make the biggest mistake by allowing the staff at the restaurant to add dressing to there salad. Most restaurants will add 4 to 5 tablespoons. Most dressings are very calorie dense, meaning that they are loading with calories. The salad that you could potentially be consuming may have excess of 1,000 calories.

When looking for a snack, you may think that dried fruit is the answer but you are far from right. Dried fruit is fruit drained of its nutrients with added sugar. When looking for a quick snack you would be better off with an apple or banana. Remember when looking at the nutrition facts, don't just look at the fat grams but, look at the sugar and amount of calories per serving. What people don't tend to realize is that you gain weight because you consume more calories than you burn.

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

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