Dieting tips

In deciding on a meal plan, it is essential to also make sure you cut down your ingestion of refined carbohydrate, fat and salt.

Some reduced carbohydrate diet pointers:
* Replace sugar with splenda. Many recipes that need sugar can be modified to make use of splenda instead. It is not exactly the same so you will need to do a bit of trial and error and it may not work for everything, but it gives pretty good results once you have it cracked.

* You can make delicious smoothies by using low carb yogurt. I know, you can't really describe it as cooking, but if you love smoothies you can make perfectly acceptable alternatives by using low carb yogurt and your favorite fruit. Obviously, you will need to ensure you use fruit that is low in carbohydrates and the whole fruit as the fiber will help.

Superfoods rich in flavonoids
(inlcudes lettuce, broccoli, yams & basil)

The compounds known as flavonoids discovered in these natural foods are thought by nutritionalists to have properties as cancer fighters.
Specialists looking into the nutritional effects of flavonoids believe that they might also have many other health giving properties, amongst them, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory activities..
The majority of these are also good for weight loss, so should be a part of every diet.