Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Low Fat Cookbooks - A Great Tool to Develop Low Fat Eating Habits


There is absolutely no doubt that healthy eating is one of the best ways you can develop a lean, but strong. The exercise alone is not the solution. Experts agree that the best decisions in preparing low-fat snacks and dinner is a sure way to prevent high cholesterol, heart problems and other diseases related to obesity. The problem is, how it can develop smart eating habits and what advice can be used to incorporate more healthy snacks and dinner in their daily lives.

If you are not an expert and have no intention to do so, is not an easy solution for you. cookbooks, low fat are a great tool to start and give you great ideas to improve your eating habits without starving or eating tasteless.

Hundreds of cookbooks are available out there, each claiming to have the magic formula to lose weight in just a few weeks. Before you buy anything, check your table of contents and cover quickly through them to get an idea of the kind of philosophy of the books are promoted. Pick one that best suits their values and interests. The online reviews are also available with information on the credentials of the authors. You can then choose the books best low fat cooking to help you achieve your healthy eating goals.

Now that you have become familiar with your new diet, the next step is to go to the supermarket and select the right ingredients so you can try several recipes into your daily routine. This means you need to get rid, or at least significantly reduce the amount of foods high in carbohydrates and other foods high in fat.

Instead, fill your pantry and refrigerator with more fruits, vegetables, and whole wheat bread. Replace full-fat dairy products with lower fat versions of cheese, butter and milk. Also, try to refrain from using rich dressings and mayonnaise, and replace them with yogurt dressing. Vegetables can easily be baked instead of fried. You can also delete the dessert cravings for fresh fruit, frozen yogurt and other low-fat snacks. Avoid red meat and eat more lean meats, poultry and fish.

Once you know what ingredients to choose, better eating habits are easy to develop. You just have to internalize the right idea about food, strong will power to resist cravings and use a good cookbook low fat to give you ideas and be sure to enjoy their meals.

Start gradually by planning a few low-fat snacks or dinner during the week. Slowly it is customary with new foods and not feel pressured to change their entire lifestyle in one day. Most importantly you will develop gradually, the reflection necessary to adopt healthier eating habits. You can start with a simple and tasty recipe, and then dive more sophisticated meals.

These are some of the many tips to make your healthy eating plan work, gradually decrease your body weight and, ultimately, maintain it. The thing to remember is that a diet low in fat do not have to mean complicated. Play with your cookbooks, low fat and enjoy!

Erythritol - The Healthy Sugar?


Sugar is one of the substances have realized that is causing problems with my digestion. One of the biggest practical problems facing the sugar is added to a large number of industrially produced food - the food, when one would think there would be no sugar, for example in bread.

Sugar is not the only substance in the current Western diet is causing problems with my digestion, several other substances, some natural and some produced chemically. And I'm not the only problems experienced as a result of eating food that has been presented in the grocery store. More and more people experience problems as a result of their diet.

Sugar or sucrose is a natural carbohydrate that occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables. Table sugar is obtained from sugar cane or beet, which contains large amounts of sugar. Today sugar is produced in over 120 countries in the world and total world production exceeds 120 million tons per year.

Artificial sweeteners are an alternative to sugar. Many of them have been discovered by accident in chemical laboratories. So as aspartame, the most widely used artificial sweetener was discovered today. In 1965, James Schlatter, a scientist in the laboratories Searls, licked his fingers while working on anti-ulcer medications and noticed a sweet taste.

Artificial sweeteners are much cheaper than sucrose and does not have the same negative effect on the teether or cause weight gain in sugar does. So these food additives have been increasingly used as a sugar substitute. They are found in the diet and sugar free products. Experts are divided in their opinion about the time that is harmful or not. Today six of these substances are approved by the FDA.

When I first heard of erythritol - or sukrin, as it is sold here in Norway - I automatically thought this was another artificial sweetener. And I try to avoid if possible, because they are artificial and natural, no, and in my experience have a negative effect on my system. When I read a little more about erythritol and learned it was decided to introduce into my diet. Today I use it in small quantities that normally use sugar, and so far I have not had bad experiences with it.

Erythritol is a natural sugar alcohols. It occurs naturally in some fruits and fermented foods. When industrial production that is created from glucose by fermentation with yeast called pollinis Moniliella.

Sugar alcohols are not as sweet as table sugar (sucrose) and contain fewer calories than sucrose. Also not metabolized by oral bacteria, therefore do not cause tooth decay. There are several sugar alcohols and some of them are used as sweeteners such as xylitol and sorbitol, sugar-free food.

Unlike other sugar alcohols erythritol has a laxative effect, as it is absorbed into the bloodstream in the small intestine. Furthermore, it affects the levels of blood sugar as table sugar because it makes excreted unchanged in the urine as it were.

Erythritol is not as sweet as table sugar but has a similar texture and feel to it. In the U.S. was classified as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by FDA in 1997.

But is it healthy? No se.