We talk about choices that can be made to move toward a clean eating eating plan through avoiding processed foods, and picking whole foods from the different food groups . There is something else you can do to improve your health that won’t cost you a penny…CHEW YOUR FOOD MORE! Watch yourself. Is it three chews and down the hatch? Often you are eating when you’re driving, working at the computer, or watching t.v. These behaviors promote ‘mindless eating’. Stop. Slow down. Savor the flavors.
Many nutrients are broken down so they can be absorbed by…you guessed it, chewing. Chewing also helps you feel full. The stomach sends a signal to the brain when you are full. The signal isn’t sent if you eat too fast. It takes a bit of time for the food to get down there. Then, not feeling full, you eat more. If you had eaten slower, your stomach would have time to send that signal to your brain that you’ve eaten enough, and your eating plan would be on track.
03/19/11- Saturday Exercise Diary:
Kick boxing DVD- 55 minutes
03/19/11-Saturday Food Diary:
Plan B
7:00-1 cup egg whites (120 cal)
2 pieces Bread (whole wheat, I'm using Ezekial bread), Waldon Farm no calorie strawberry spread (160 cal)
11 a.m.-P90X recovery drink (210 cal)
2 p.m.-3 oz. Bison meat( broiled) (90 cal)
3 oz sweet potato, oven baked ( 119 cal)
8 oz mixed greens ( organic spinach, tomato, green beans, brocolli slaw, asparagus) (88 cal)
1/2 tsp Uda oil ( flax, sesame oil), roseprim oil, safflower oil)- available at health food stores( 65 cal)
5:45 pm-
4.5 oz shrimp, pan seared with garlic ( 135 cal)- I put all these ingredients in a piece of parchment paper, drizzled with apple cider vinegar and spices, folded and baked at 375 degrees ( in a baking container) for 20 minutes. Yum
3 oz brocolli slaw, purple cabbage, tomato, mushrooms (70 cal)
8 oz spinach(75 cal)
8pm-
3 oz chicken breast ( 141 cal)
3 oz brown quinoa ( 120 cal)
8 oz. green vegetables (88 cal)
homemade popcorn(90 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES- 1629
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