Superfoods and Weight Loss

WHAT ARE SUPERFOODS & WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

Superfoods, as opposed to vitamins or supplements, are foods that naturally concentrate important nutrients. Every superfood is real, unprocessed food – keep this in mind when choosing your meals.Unlike dietary supplements or vitamins taken in isolation, superfoods provide many nutrients that support each other and prevent the kind of imbalances that often occur when vitamins are taken by themselves.

Superfoods are important in helping you lose weight lower your cholesterol and reducing your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Example superfoods include:
• Berries - blueberries & raspberries
• Oats
• Broccoli
• Tomatoes
• Walnuts
• Yoghurt
• Garlic
• Chillies
• Salmon (organic)
• Mushrooms

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I want to lose weight – what should I eat?
The best way to lose weight is a combination of eating less food and being more physically active. Try and consume a variety of superfoods each day – those rich in antioxidants, multivitamins and goodness. See above for details.
• Eat as many of the superfoods as possible in your daily intake
• Stick to ‘real’, organic, non processed foods as much as possible
• Eat essential fatty acids such as omega 3 and 6 found in nuts, seeds, fresh cold water fish and legumes
• Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
• Use only the minimum of spreading fats and vegetable oils
• Choose low fat varieties of dairy products and meat, fish and alternatives
• Ensure you stick to organic as processed low fat products use a lot of chemicals
• Drink at least 2 liters of water a day (more if exercising)
• Stick to small frequent meal portions to get your metabolism working to full capacity
I want to lose weight – what should I be avoiding?
The following foods should either be avoided all together or only eaten occasionally to ensure you lose weight and feel your best.
• ®Non foods (anything that is highly processed offering little to no nutritional benefit)
• Potato crisps
• Takeaways
• Biscuits
• Soft drinks
• Ice creams
• Foods containing artificial sweeteners
• White breads and white pasta
• Overly refined cereals
• Foods containing high levels of saturated or trans fats (fats made in a laboratory) such as mayonnaise, certain margarines or deep fried foods
• Trans fats resemble plastic, they’re toxic, foreign to the body and stored in body fat. They prolong the shelf life of foods, this is for the sole benefit of the manufacturer.