Low Fat Foods
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Just to give a bit of an idea to myself and maybe others of good low fat foods that have low Saturated fats etc...<br />
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Need ideas when out and about, look on packets of food for the saturated fat %, but when out and about eating on the run just be good to have an idea of food which you can eat a fair amount of and not worry about the huge fat content. <br />
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Noodles good? <br />
Sushi? <br />
Any seafood without smoothered in dressings?<br />
Most fruit<br />
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If you must have fast food a kebab is prob best of bad bunch. <br />
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I struggled yesterday as I had to help host someone from H Kong Head Office. <br />
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Morning tea - 1/2 saus roll. Lunch Caesar Salad and water. Dinner Sashimi starter and chix teppanyaki (and 3 beers - 1st alcohol of week where's the shaking emoticon). So advice on when you have to eat out also appreciated. -
Be vary careful that low fat doesn't mean loaded with sugars and salt - high GI and calorific value. Not good for ya.
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I look for Fat Saturated %, try and get below 10g...this right??
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I usually work on a percentage basis against the size of meal. Most foods list gm of fat per 100g of product, and if its higher than 8% I try to avoid it. If the volume of food is small (e.g. a biscuit) then knowing the fat content is high, I limit myself to a given number of them.<br />
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Same thing for sugars, which are usually listed as a component of carbohydrates here in Oz - anything higher than 50% is doubtful UNLESS there are mitigating factors e.g. high in protein and/or fibre. So grain breakfast cereals are around 70% carb, but I'm eating them in the morning to turn the motor over, and there is lots of fibre and protein in Weet bix. -
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Just to give a bit of an idea to myself and maybe others of good low fat foods that have low Saturated fats etc...<br />
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Need ideas when out and about, look on packets of food for the saturated fat %, but when out and about eating on the run just be good to have an idea of food which you can eat a fair amount of and not worry about the huge fat content. <br />
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Noodles good? No<br />
Sushi?        Yes<br />
Any seafood without smoothered in dressings? yes<br />
Most fruit  yes<br />
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anyone add to list?<br />
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Avoid ANYTHING that is processed.<br />
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If you stick to natural un-processed foodstuffs you will be fine. It is more work cooking & preparing but after a while your taste buds will be delighted with simple things like steamed carrot or broccoli.<br />
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BUY A STEAMER. Steam ALL your vegetables!!! Tastes fantastic, very healthy and loads of vitamins. -
[quote name='Irish Richard']<br />
Avoid ANYTHING that is processed.<br />
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If you stick to natural un-processed foodstuffs you will be fine. It is more work cooking & preparing but after a while your taste buds will be delighted with simple things like steamed carrot or broccoli.<br />
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BUY A STEAMER. Steam ALL your vegetables!!! Tastes fantastic, very healthy and loads of vitamins.<br />
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Agree. Steamers are excellent. Food tastes much better esp carrot and broccoli.<br />
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Re Oils. A lot of people in NZ badly lack the essential Omega 3 fatty acids (esp DHA and EPA). This can be obtained by eating a lot of raw fish but a high quality fish oil supplement is probably something to be considered. But it can be hard to find a decent one, and until recently every one I tried caused me grief. [url="http://www.xtend-life.com"]www.xtend-life.com[/url] (a NZ company) is one that seems high quality and is higher in DHA, and is worth considering. <br />
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Also Omega 6 GLA from Borage (starflower) oil is also something worth taking.<br />
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Otherwise take a high quality olive oil. Getting enough of these good oils might stop the cravings for fatty rubbish food. <br />
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Other do's (but change slowly and don't switch to food that you don't enjoy eating)<br />
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Consider trying a blood type diet. Type O = lots of meat <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Reduce (or eliminate) fried food. This is much easier with a good intake of healthy oil. And with a fish oil supplement and olive oil this should be enough. Some NZ companies also produce excellent Flax and Avacado oils so take these also if you enjoy the taste.<br />
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Change to healthy salt.<br />
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Reduce wheat. For example change to spelt or rye rather than wheat (mainly because wheat is very hard for humans to break down according to books I have read, and can clog the intestines.)<br />
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Drink lots of water. Buy a good water filter. Not a jug filter although they are better than nothing. I also don't like bottled water but some disagree.<br />
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Reduce intake of coffee, soft drinks etc<br />
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Eat healthy food. eg organic or free range chicken rather than the cheaper stuff.<br />
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Dairy products might be bad for some people. <br />
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