Losing weight

In deciding on a meal plan, it is important to attempt to moderate your consumption of fats, refined carbohydrate and salt.

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.

Superfoods containing carotenes
(includes paprika, turnip greens and winter squash)
These natural foods are rich in carotenes (alpha and beta) believed to play a major part in minimizing the risk of cancer, spefically cancer of the stomach. Many are low in calories, so should be a part of every weight loss program.