Diet tips

In planning a meal plan, the important thing is to try to cut down your ingestion of fat, salt and refined carbohydrates.

Some lower carbohydrate diet guidlines:
* Dietary fiber is essential Decreasing the carbs in your diet usually results in reduction in fiber also. Look at low carb recipes that are fiber-rich balance the equation.

* Use splenda as a substitute for sugar. Recipes that call for sugar can be modified to make use of a good substitute like splenda. It has a different density so you will have to do a bit of trial and error and it might not work for every recipe, but it gives pretty good results for the most part.

Superfoods containing flavonoids
(inlcudes cranberry, kale, soy and tea)

The large family of compounds known as flavonoids which are present in these natural foods are thought to have properties in preventing cancer.
Medical experts studying the nutritional effects of flavonoids believe that they may also have numerous other health benefits, including, but not limited to, anti-dermatitis and anti-platelet properties.
The majority of these are also good for weight loss, so make sure you add them to your weight loss regime.