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Q&A: What are some good Healthy food to buy at grocery stores?

I’m not on a diet i just want to eat healthy. I’m 18 weigh 111lbs and is 5’1″. I want to lose my stomach a little bit so i’m trying to eat healthy. Like what are good dinners in the frozen section like lean cousizns, and other ones and some other healthy food to get? And also good drinks to get not diet soda diet doesn’t really work like maybe tea or gatorad and that?

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Answer by lastminute girl
Look at the calories and g of fat. Compare a few different brands and entrees and watch for the difference. Also go for lower sodium. But veggies are always a good option. Buy your fav fruits and veggies to much on. Its better to keep eating throughout the day in little portions than to have 2 or 3 big meals.

Answer by pagengoddes
skip the frozen food section it will put your body into starvation and store everything as fat.

veggies fresh veggies burn more calories then they put on.

Answer by Michele
Steer away from the frozen foods and eat healthy fresh whole foods. Buy fresh vegetables and fruits. Eat lean meats like chicken and fish. Eat whole grains, brown rice.

Gatorade is not healthy. Stick with water and you’ll be on track.

Answer by ѕіdєкіск уа fасє
Read about Weight Watchers. Thats the program I’m doing right now & I’m loving it.

Answer by N
Eat fresh fruit and vegetables – Organic is best, yet more expensive. Having a homemade fruit juice each day is a good way to do this.

Drink plenty of water or herbal teas. Avoid gatorade – It is full of sugar.

Eat wholemeal breads at a maximum of 1-2 slices a day

Eat raw and unsalted almonds, hazelnuts, macadamias, cashews etc — These are a great source of protein and are full of mono and poly unsaturated fats. These are good fats that your body NEEDS. Eating these EFA’s (essential fatty acids) actually assist your body in processes such as digestion and the regulation of glucose in your blood and provide sustained energy.

Avoid peanuts – They are often rancid and despite their name are actually legumes. They dont contain as much nutritional content as other ‘nuts.’

Eat plenty of legumes such as lentils, red kidney beans, butter beans and chic peas etc. These are great in salads. You can buy them in tins yet avoid brands containing additives or added sugar in the ingredients. Wash before consumption in a colander.

If you eat rice, eat brown rice as it is less processed and therefore contains a greater nutritional content.

Avoid coffee or keep it to an absolute minimum!

Avoid generic “white flour and water” pastas and opt for wholegrain or spelt pasta or flour.

Avoid processed sugar such as white sugar and instead, choose rapadura sugar. It is the least processed granulated type of sugar and is available at good health food stores.

Avoid frozen dinners. It is better to prepare double quantities of home-cooked meals and freeze the excess if you don’t want to cook every night. Ensure these meals contain protein (meat, chicken, fish, egg, legumes, grains, seeds or nuts), as well as fibre (found in wholegrains) and vegetables.

Eat plenty of fish (if you like it) as it contains EFA’s and is a good source of your brain food (the Omegas). Chicken is fine too as long as you don’t fry it. Free range, organic chicken is the best option however it does cost more. Red meat, such as beef, is fine too as long as you aren’t eating it every day of the week. Try and vary the meats/chicken/fish you eat.

Eat dark green vegetables (such as spinach and broccoli) as well as red meats for iron. This provides you with energy.

Remember ‘No added sugar’ doesn’t mean the food does not contain sugar. It simply means the manufacturers have not added any sugar to the raw ingredients to make the product. It may well contain natural sugars, such as ‘fructose,’ that are found in fruit and other foods.

Avoid artificially sweetened drinks or foods, as well as ‘diet’ foods. These all contain hideous chemicals such as aspartame and sorbitol, many of which are known carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals), mutagens (can cause gene mutations) and teratogens (can cause birth defects). You are better off to have the sugar than the sweetener.

Finally, your best option is to opt for fresh, wholesome foods. Avoid processed foods as they are usually full of saturated and trans fats, as well as being high in sugar and sodium (salt).

This is roughly what I eat in a day:

Brekky:
Porridge (fibre) with berries (antioxidants) and a SMALL amount of honey (to sweeten it).
I have this or I have: Oats, with rice milk (I have a dairy intolerance), 1 OR 2 pieces of fresh fruit such as grated apple and a peach and some raw nuts such as macadamias (protein).

Snack:
Piece of fruit (OR) some carrot/celery sticks with organic aioli/hommus (OR) a handful of nuts (OR) etc

Lunch:
Wholemeal toast with hommus, grated carrot, beetroot, avocado and egg.
(OR): Chicken, lettuce, avocado, cucumber salad.

Snack:
Piece of fruit (OR) some carrot/celery sticks with organic aioli/hommus (OR) a handful of nuts (OR) a boiled egg.

Dinner:
I usually try to aim for a source of protein (tofu, meat, chicken, nuts, legumes etc), as well as some veggies (spinach, broccoli, potatoes, carrot, peas, sugar snap peas, pumpkin, tomato etc) as well as some brown rice or wholemeal pasta.

Good luck! Hope this helps!

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