Chicken Recipes Collection from Recipes 4U

Losing weight

Recognise the difference between hunger and thirst. At times when going through a hectic day, you imagine you feel hunger but if truth be told you just need a restorative tumbler of water or cranberry juice. The feelings of hunger and thirst are quite alike, but one can result in weight gain and the alternative is fine.

Some low carb diet tips:
* Understand the food labels Watch out for food labeling that boasts 'low carb' - check the real nutritional information on the reverse of the tin or packet. A good number of are only marginally less and in some instances still more than a competitors standard brand. Also, beware of 'low sugar' and 'low fat' labels - 'low sugar' does not always mean 'low carb' - often the carbs are identical.

* Replace sugar with a low carb substitute such as splenda. Recipes that call for sugar can be modified to make use of a sugar replacement like splenda instead. It is much lighter so you will need to expirement with it and it might not be perfect for everything, but it does bake up nice once you have it cracked.

Flavonoid rich foods
(inlcudes onion, spinach, kidney bean & thyme)

The nutrients called 'flavonoids' which exist in these fruits and vegetables are believed to have properties in fighting cancer.
Experts studying the nutritional effects of flavonoids think that they may well also have many other benefits to our wellbeing, amongst them, anti-candida and antitumor properties.
The majority of these are low in calories, so should be included in your weight loss regime.