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9 Easy Food Swaps to Make Your Diet Healthier

Practical food choices in effective dieting to lose weight

Lose weight by consistently eating the right kind of food. For instance, instead of rice, you can eat rolled oats. To help you make the better food choices, Susan Bowerman, Director of Nutrition Training at Herbalife, has the following tips:

 
1. Protein shakes instead of bowl of cereal.
Why it’s better: A protein shake made with protein powder, milk or soymilk, and fruit will give you more protein, which gives your meal more staying power, and the fruit contributes vitamins, minerals and filling fiber. And, since you’ll be drinking the milk – rather than leaving it at the bottom of the cereal bowl – you’ll get a good dose of calcium, too. A sample of a good protein shake is Herbalife’s Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix, which is low GI tested.
 




2. Plain yogurt and fruit instead of pre-mixed yogurt.
Why it’s better: You’ll be getting more fruit with more fiber, more protein and less calories. Plain yogurt with fresh fruits is the best since you’ll get the full nutritional benefits. Grocery bought flavored yogurt contains more calories from sugar and artificial flavorings which can only ruin your diet.  
 
 
 
 
 


3. Spinach salad instead of iceberg lettuce.
 
Why it’s better: A serving of spinach has three times more potassium, calcium and vitamin C, and 50% more vitamin A than a serving of iceberg lettuce. Spinach has more nutritional value than iceberg lettuce and contains more fiber to fill up the tummy.
 
 
 


4. Beans instead of rice or pasta.
 
Why it’s better: Swapping in beans for a side of rice or pasta means you’ll get more iron and more protein. Rice and pasta are carbohydrates and have more sugar and calories than beans.
 
 
 
 



5. Edamame soybeans instead of chips
Why it’s better: A half-cup of shelled edamame soybeans (an amount about the size of a tennis ball) has about 9g of fiber, 11g of protein, and around 10% of your daily needs for vitamin C and iron – all for about 120 calories. Show me a chip that can do that! Also, it takes time to remove the beans from the pods, which slows down the rate at which you eat.
 
 
 



6. Canned salmon instead of canned tuna.
 
 
Why it’s better: Wild-caught salmon (and nearly all canned salmon is wild) contains a higher proportion of omega-3 fatty acids compared to farmed salmon. Being a fattier fish, a serving of salmon has about twice the omega-3 fatty acids as a serving of tuna.
 
 
 
 
7. Avocado instead of mayonnaise or other fats
 
Why it’s better: Avocado is a good source of monounsaturated fatty acids – similar to what’s found in other healthy fats like olive oil and nuts. So use guacamole as your dip for healthier snacking.
 
 



8. Berries instead of orange juice.
Why it’s better: Fiber is what makes whole fruits more filling compared with fruit juice, and berries are some of the highest fiber fruits around. Spend 50 calories on a serving of raspberries, and you get a whopping seven grams of fiber in return. Berries also are better anti-oxidants than orange juice.
 
 





9. Veggie burger instead of beef.
 
Why it’s better: You’re getting your protein from a plant source, which means a lot less fat and saturated fat than what you’d get from the ground beef.
 
 
 

Dieting should never be a torturous ordeal with more restrictions that can simply place you to square one. Understanding the best food to lose weight is the key to a balance diet and with regularly physical activities the possibility of reaching your weight goal is not far behind.
Practical food switching can really help in eating healthy without the feeling of being deprived. Adding the protein shake on your daily meals could really help in providing more nutrition while taming down unwanted calories. Consider getting the best protein shake around with Herbalife and start living a healthier life today.
 
So drink your herbalife protein shake to a healthier you!
 
Learn more how Herbalife can help you achieve your desired weight loss and live a healthier live today by visiting their website- http://www.herbalife.com/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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