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To make a delicious low fat mayonnaise, combine one teaspoon Dijon mustard or one teaspoon satay sauce with low fat yoghurt.
Avoid skipping meals. Eating will increase your matabolism, by skipping meals you can ‘fool’ your body into slowing down its metabolism in an attempt to conserve calories during a period it perceives as a situation where limited fuel is available.
Eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods. Your body needs over 40 different nutrients for good health, and no single food supplies them all. Your daily food selection should include bread and other whole-grain products; fruits; vegetables; dairy products; and meat, poultry, fish and other protein foods. How much you should eat depends on your calorie needs. Use the Food Guide Pyramid and the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels as handy references.
Stuffing vegetables such as capsicum and zucchini with tasty fillings of mince chicken, meat or tuna are easy to do and very healthy and low fat.
Pita bread roll ups or wraps with salad fillings are perfect for picnics, school lunches or to take to work.
Adding alfalfa or mung beans to your salad brings in extra iron.
It's a myth that you need oil to stir fry! Use chicken stock instead and cut down on hidden fat.
There is more fat in a plate of toasted muesli than a plate of bacon and eggs! Purchase non-toasted muesli instead.
Reduce, don't remove certain foods. Most people eat for pleasure as well as nutrition. If your favorite foods are high in fat, salt or sugar, the key is moderating how much of these foods you eat and how often you eat them.
Most of the nutrients in fruits and vegetables are concentrated just under the skin so try leaving the skin on where possible.
Hot water with a squeeze of lemon before breakfast will get the metabolism going for the day, helps prevent constipation and is excellent for the skin.
The best source of vegetable protein is from soya beans or tofu. All legumes provide some protein, so include lentils, lima beans etc into casseroles and soups.
Though difficult, try not eating 3 hours or more before bed time.
The brain can take up to 20 minutes to start signaling the feelings of fullness? Once you have eaten, wait 20 minutes before eating again, it is likely that you won’t be hungry anymore!
Replace fast-food (McDonalds, Burger King, KFC etc) with fast-food (Pasta!) You can prepare a nourishing pasta meal with salad in 15 minutes that will fill you up more than a McDonald’s combo meal will. You’ll also be doing your budget a favour!
Start eating 5-6 meals per day (space them out to about one every 3 hours). You are eating more often, but not necessarily more.
Balance your food choices over time. Not every food has to be "perfect." When eating a food high in fat, salt or sugar, select other foods that are low in these ingredients. If you miss out on any food group one day, make up for it the next. Your food choices over several days should fit together into a healthy pattern.
Chew sugarless gum or suck on sugarless lollies (Extra drops are perfect for this…and they’re good for your teeth – 2 for 1!). It speeds up the digestive system, burns more calories, and sometimes kills a craving.
Drinking cool/hot water as opposed to cold water can increase the speed of your metabolism and burn more calories.
Make casseroles the day before use. Refrigerate and skim fat from the top before re heating.
Not quite a food tip, but it will help…never shop on an empty stomach! Avoid temptation, when your stomach is empty the temptation may be too much!
Certain foods such as rice work well with liquids to expand in your stomach which makes you more satisfied
Most important of all…don’t beat yourself when you have a bad day. Tomorrow is always a new day

Disclaimer
It is important to consult with your doctor before beginning an exercise or weight loss program to ensure that you will get the best results on what you choose to do.

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