Food Lovers Diet

Healthy food needs to be not only good for you but to taste scrumptious! We will help you here with menus and printable low glycemic idex recipes. Here are the two secrets of the food lovers diet.

Good fats should be eaten every day and they will not make you fat! Omega 3 foods are rich in satisying and filling good fats and they help you lose weight. How? They are full of nutrients you need to stabilize and even lower your blood sugar!

The other secret is trusting your body again. Eat when you're hungry but only then and eat just enough to satisfy your hunger. Leave a little on the plate or save some for another meal. Gradually you'll find yourself eating less but enjoying it more.

This food lovers diet is intended for those who desire a lifetime of fat loss; in fact, it is a significant strategy. In order to maintain a lifestyle that supports you being SLENDER you have to eat a diet rich in flavor and satisfaction. Otherwise, why would you eat this way every day? This means the good fats in omega 3 foods that are highly nutritious. It means following the rhythms of your body. Life is about enjoyment and appreciation...we can start with the delightful rituals of eating good and healthy food in the company of others.

The reason most diets don't work is because they're temporary. Weight loss programs aren't the solution for the long term because you go on a diet and then you go off! You feel deprived, hungry and unsatisfied when you're on it because it's not a balanced way of eating and you are not getting enough fat. You become obsessed with calories and scales. Diets not based on good nutrition often lead to illness and health complications. The food lovers diet is different - it's a way of life. It means eating good food (in the company of good people) that happens to be good for you.

One of the keys to the successful food lovers diet is understanding how to eat the proper ratio of good fats, the polyunsaturated fats in omega 3 foods to the saturated fats in animal foods. We need both but much more of the omega 3 foods. The fats make us feel full and the omega 3 essential fatty acids actually help us to burn fat! You will have a lifetime of fat loss when you learn this new, healthy way of eating that satisfies the food lover in you and promotes stable blood sugar and sustained energy.

The food lovers diet means a diet rich in low glycemic foods and high in omega 3 fats. Some omega 3 foods are fish, raw nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans and hazel nuts, nut butters, raw seeds, like sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds and seed butters like tahini. Avocados have omega 3 fatty acids and they may be sliced and used in salads or made into guacamole for a delicious spread on whole grain crackers or low glycemic sprouted grain breads.

Olive oil is an omega 3 fat. It tastes great and it's good for you! Try using a little as the spread on your whole grain crusty French bread - just dip it and enjoy! Make an olive tapenade out of olives and spread on sprouted grain bread or whole grain crackers. Indulge in real butter in moderation...no nasty tasting margarines full of hydrogenated fats.

When you eat small but savory meals and eat low glycemic snacks every 3 hours if you are hungry, you will never become ravenously hungry. You will not crave sugar or other white processed foods. When you eat lots more fresh, raw fruits and vegetables in season your palate will change to loving the foods that are good for you. Go to the printable low glycemic index recipes page for some fresh ideas for meals. Then go to the daily healthy eating plan for a week's suggestions of menus. These are low glycemic recipes and menus for a food lovers diet.

The secret to enjoying desserts is to eat your dessert after your noon day meal. You will not be creating fat cells because you will be active the rest of the day and those calories will not take up residence. When you eat your biggest meals in the morning and at lunch you will be working off the calories the rest of the day. Take your daily walk in the afternoon to be sure of this!

If you are lucky enough to live near the ocean buy as much fresh fish as you can because it is not only full of essential fatty acids and protein but it also helps you to burn fat. If you need to buy it frozen, stick to Alaska or Canadian frozen fish.

The easiest, tastiest way to get more vegetables into your food lovers diet (in addition to eating them raw) is roasting them. This is my favorite method because it's not only easy but it retains the most flavor and nutrients as far as a cooking method. Experiment with a variety of cruciferous vegetables.

Cut the vegetables up into bite sized pieces, toss with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat your oven to 425 degrees and slide them in on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. The cruciferous vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts) will only take 10 minutes. What could be simpler and the roasting brings out the best flavors in the vegetables!

The food lovers diet means that you will not deprive yourself of sensory pleasures. On the contrary, you will eat food that is unprocessed, fresh, seasonal, colorful and yummy. When you eat only when you are hungry and just enough to satisfy that hunger you will begin to trust your instincts and enjoy food more. Add another dimension to your eating by getting to know some inexpensive, good wines. Having an occasional glass of wine with your meal enlivens your conversation and the occasion and is a great enhancement for the food.

Eat at home or in a good restaurant because you are splurging not because you are in a hurry. The food lovers diet doesn't always have to mean more time and money but it does require a little more thought and planning. The rewards are good health for a lifetime and indulging yourself with one of life's greatest pleasures while maintaining a lifetime of fat loss! Bon appétit!

Glycemic Index List of Foods

The glycemic index list of foods includes foods that lower blood sugar and help you to lose fat!

Portion Control Tips

This is the essential guide to figuring out serving sizes and what makes a low glycemic snack. You need to be eating these every 3 hours!

List of Raw Foods

This list of raw foods contains fruits and vegetables that are a powerhouse of nutrients and they are low glycemic, meaning you can eat as much of them as you desire!

Omega 3 Sources in Healthy Salads

Low Glycemic Foods: Super Healthy Whole Grains

Eating lots of super healthy low glycemic foods means that you are once and for all replacing the fat storing high glycemic carbs in your diet with the low glycemic complex carbohydrates....

High Fiber Foods: Delicious Grains and Legumes

There are extraordinary health benefits in eating fiber rich foods including a lifetime of fat loss!

Low Carb Pastas and Cereals

Great news for pasta lovers....you don't need low carb pasta because pasta is low glycemic!

Good Fats

Calcium Rich Foods

Taking a look at dairy products and just how these calcium rich foods affect the glycemic index chart...

Sugar Free Desserts and the Good Sugars

Sugar free desserts that taste good? Is a sugar free dessert a low glycemic recipe? Yes!

Soups, Oriental Cuisine, Protein Foods

This low glycemic index chart shows the soups, the oriental cuisine and the protein foods that do not raise your blood sugar.

Glycemic Load

Too much of a good thing can be a glycemic load and definitely high glycemic foods are a glycemic load.

Acidic Foods: High Glycemic Sugars

Any list of acidic foods will have sodas at the top of the list. These drinks are high glycemic and fat storing drinks!

High Glycemic Foods

Here are some high glycemic foods listed in the high glycemic index chart below that need to be avoided most of the time in order to maintain your fat loss.

Controlling Food Cravings

Controlling food cravings means that you need to avoid the high glycemic foods on these lists! High glycemic sugars in foods stimulate the appetite and lead to food cravings.

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