Weight loss hints and tips

In planning a meal plan, the most important step is to make efforts to lower your intake of fat, salt and refined carbohydrates.

Some lower carb diet guidlines:
* Don't miss meals Most low carb recipes are, well...., low in carbohydrates. Your body must have energy, and carbohydrates are a highly efficient source of energy. A lower carbohydrate diet requires great care in monitoring you intake of energy, as any energy given by non-carbohydrate sources is slower acting.

* Know what is in your food Don't trust advertizing that boasts 'low carb' - check the real nutritional information on the back of the product. A good number of are only slightly reduced and in some cases still higher than a competitors normal brand. Also, beware of 'low sugar' and 'low fat' labels - 'low sugar' does not always mean 'low carb' - usually the carbs are the same.

Cruciferous vegetables, Tasty superfoods that also help with your Your diet
(eg. Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, Mizuna and Horseradish)
Members of the brassica family are jam-packed with vitamins (eg.folate), minerals (eg. potassium), fibre, chlorophyll, antioxidents, indole-3-carbinol and isothiocyanates..

Amongst many healthy effects, the nutrients in these are thought by many to help reduce the cancer risk.