Simple things like changing the type of oil you use, removing the fats from your meat, or even dapping up the oil from your food with a serviette can reduce the amount of unhealthy fats you take in by almost 50 percent. With all our rushed schedules these days, it is almost impossible to eat healthy. However, if you decide to read on, you’ll realize that you can actually eat healthier even while eating unhealthily.
1. Oil –
Many of us use butter or other forms of animal oil to cook our food. Here’s a better alternative? – Olive oil is a perfect alternative to animal oil such as butter because it has almost no saturated fats. Olive oil has been made popular by the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil also reduces the risk of getting high cholesterol as it reduces our ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL, low density lipoprotein) and increases our ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL, high density lipoprotein).
– Vegetable Oil. Vegetable oil is another alternative to animal oil as it also contains little or almost no saturated fats, however, it does not give as much health benefits as Olive oil.
2. Fast Food –
If you absolutely have to grab a take-away from the fast food restaurant, here are some things you can do to reduce the damage done to your health.
– Request for more serviettes (dap/squeeze your fries),
– Do not up-size your meal,
– Avoid having Coke as your drink,
– Ask for less or no sauce,
– Avoid having deserts
3. Meat –
The favorite of millions of people world-wide, some people take in so much meat that they can be classified as carnivores. If you’re a meat lover, here are some tips to make sure that your love for meat doesn’t end up killing you one day.
– Chicken breast instead of the other parts,
– Remove fats from beef especially sirloin steak,
– Do not consume the skin, even if you’re at KFC,
4. Potato Chips –
The love of all Americans, potato chips. If you really have to eat them, here’s what you can look out for to make it 50 percent healthier.
-Check the label, if there is a high amount of saturated fats per serving, do not buy that particular brand
– Pour the chips into a bowl instead of holding the whole pack whilst watching television. This way, you finish half a pack instead of a full pack.
– Avoid nachos at all cost
5. Chocolates –
We love them, we can’t do without them, we smile at the thought of them and best of all and it makes us happy after eating them. What are they? Chocolates!
– Chocolates without nuts are generally healthier
– White/Milk chocolates have very high sugar content, and should be avoided.
– Dark Chocolate will be a very good alternative to all the other chocolates as there are actually proven benefits of dark chocolates. Dark chocolates reduce your Blood pressure levels and also have a good content of antioxidants.
6. Drinks –
Soft-drinks and soda are almost the only form of liquid that Americans are consuming. Go for alternatives if you really want something sweet.
– Green Tea,
– Water (It’ll take a hypnotist to brainwash some people to drink water),
– Take Coke at most twice a week,
– Substitute Coffee for Chinese/Jasmine Tea
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If you can apply these 6 simple alternatives to your diet, you’ll be en route to a healthier lifestyle.
Darcy is currently studying and researching into Sports Science. He authors for Kumito [http://www.kumito.com] and several other fitness related sites.
“Our body is like a delicate piece of art, every portion and every detail has to be sculpt carefully and patiently to get what we want” -Darcy
