It’s that time of year when I’m looking for an extra edge to stay slim and get in better shape. I’m already exercising regularly and eating well.
So in the interest of further powering up my efforts, I went looking for foods that do a little of the work for me. Here they are: 8 health-food superstars.
Read more here: 8 secret weapon foods to power up your diet
There is a potion that magically strips away pounds from your body, improves your overall health, lengthens your life, makes you more attractive to the opposite sex, and keeps you lean forever. Even better, you can have as much of this magic weight-loss potion as you want, for free, and start stripping away pounds—perhaps even several dozen pounds this year alone—without exercise, without dieting, without visiting the set of Nip/Tuck.
Read more here: Sip Your Way to a Flat Belly!
I really truly love salad. When the weather gets warmer, I have one for either lunch or dinner every day—sometimes both. (Get 25+ recipes for side salads and main-dish salads.) I always have one or two varieties of lettuce in my fridge, plus I grow my own salad greens. And if I’m pressed for time, I head to the salad bar at my local supermarket in the morning when I’m shopping for the ingredients I need to test recipes in the EatingWell Test Kitchen.
Read more here: 4 tips for making a power salad at the salad bar
Monday: Skip the Grande Vanilla Latte.
There’s more than just a sugary jolt of caffeine to beat the Monday blues. Substitute with a brewed black coffee (without the sugar!) and save 250 calories (1,750 per week).Tuesday: Spritz your salad.
Salads can be false friends: they seem healthy but become a caloric nightmare when loaded with dressing. Invest in an oil spritzer or try Hellman’s salad spritzers and save 100 calories (700 per week).
Read more here: Drop 10 lbs Without Even Trying!
My husband, Jon, can be awake for hours before he wants to eat breakfast. (Coffee—now that’s another story.) I, on the other hand, want food first thing in the morning—and so does our 1 1/2-year-old son, Julian, who literally wakes up saying, “Juice! ’Nana! [banana].” We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day (click here for healthy breakfast ideas) and, as a nutritionist, I believe that’s true. You’ve heard about the studies that show that kids who eat breakfast are able to focus better in school, right? Well, here’s another exciting boon of breakfast: research that shows people who are most successful at losing weight—and keeping it off—tend to eat breakfast every single day.
Read more at What can I eat for breakfast to lose weight?
