Weight loss hints and tips

In planning a meal plan, the most important step is to make efforts to lower your intake of fat, salt and refined carbohydrates.

Some low carbohydrate diet guidlines:
* Don't ignore the fiber Decreasing the carbohydrates in your meals usually leads to reduction in fiber also. Check for low carbohydrate recipes that are rich in fiber to redress this.

* It is possible to make superb smoothies by using low carbohydrate yogurt. Admittedly, you can't really describe it as cooking, but if you must have smoothies you can make them with low carb yogurt and your favorite fruit. Clearly, you will need to ensure you use fruit that is low in carbs and use all of the fruit as the fiber is beneficial.

The brassicas, Tasty superfoods that help with Weight loss
(includes Kohlrabi, Fresh green beans, Turnips and Chinese cabbage)
Altthough not always popular with children, these vegetables are full of vitamins (eg.folate and vit c), minerals (eg. potassium and selenium), chlorophyll, fibre, indole-3-carbinol and isothiocyanates..

In addition to their numerous other health and diet benefits, some of these nutrients are believed to help reduce the cancer risk in those prone to it..