The importance of eating well cannot be emphasized enough. It is important for achieving and maintaining a good body shape as exercise. Proper eating habits combined with a well-planned exercise program adds up to fat lose over time. Simple guidelines to remember when eating:
- Eat 3-5 good meals each day, but do not over-eat.
- Eat enough proteins. Every meal must have some protein-rich food sources, like: fish, seafood, lean meat, low-fat cheese. Also nuts, almonds and sunflower seeds contain protein. These are good food sources, but because of the content of fat, you should not consume too much of them. Eggs are a good protein source, but eat it in moderate amounts and stick to mostly egg whites.
- Eat some good fat from natural sources and good carbohydrates. Control your consumption of fat and sugar. Do not add very much fat or sugar to your food; do not eat too much of food with a high content of fat and sugar.
- Vary between different natural fat sources to get all the essential fatty acids you need: Fat fish, nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, olive oil, rape oil, canola oil, flaxseed oil, marine oils, nut oils and sunflower oil. Do not use only soy oil or corn oil as many people do. And, as hard as it may be, do not use much butter. Do not consume chemically altered fat.
- In order to get enough fiber, vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, every meal must have some fruit or vegetables in a natural, whole, and/or raw condition.
- Take a high quality multi-vitamin daily.
