In this article we are going to take a quick look at the Dash
Diet Menu to see if it is all it's cracked up to be - and if we can
actually achieve our New Years weight loss goals if we follow it! Read
on..:-)
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension of DASH diet
is a weight loss plan geared toward eating in a moderate and sensible
way. This approach is becoming more popular as it focuses on a real
world approach to eating well. You can actually eat out and enjoy
yourself without having to count every calorie in your food if you
follow their advice. For the road warriors out there, fast food is even
OK with this diet's diverse approach. A lot of restaurants even help
those on diets by using icons on the menus to allow diners to identify
low-fat dishes. Diners also are given more leeway in choosing how their
meals are cooked.
Researches believe that the combination of nutrients from eating this way will lower blood pressure. The DASH diet can also help reduce the risk of chronic disease as well as keeping a balanced and healthy weight.
The DASH diet promotes food that is low in cholesterol and saturated fat. Cutting back on fats is OK to still keep the taste of good food and a menu of variety. Using this very popular approach, here are a few key ingredients to making sure you succeed (no pun intended..:-)
1) Stay away from bread if you can - but if you're so hungry and the rolls on the table are too tempting - it's OK - just DON'T use butter.
2) For salad dressing - ask for low fat and on the side.
3) Choose tossed green or spinach
4) Ask that your food be cooked with olive oil instead of butter.
5) It is best to choose foods that are steamed, grilled, broiled, roasted or stir-fried.
6) Choose vegetables as side dishes. Baked potatoes and rice is also ok.
7) Skip French fries and onion rings
8) Cut any visible fat from meat.
9) Its better to drink water, club soda, juice, diet soda, tea or coffee
10) Say no to too much booze! (limit yourself to two)
13) Its better to avoid soup and choose instead fruit or salad
14) Be aware of salt intake, always!
And of course....The jumbo sized rule is coming next!
15) Always avoid eating too much!
Other things that the DASH diet points out are more obvious traps that dieters fall into like the Salad paradox...Don't believe that simply because it's got green in it, it means it's healthy or low calorie - some salad dressings are fat, fat, FATTENING!
A sensible approach to dieting for sure, but it's not going to revolutionize your figure, or transform you into a hard body anytime soon. But if you simply want to be a bit healthier and self - aware, it is a small but significant step in the right direction!
Researches believe that the combination of nutrients from eating this way will lower blood pressure. The DASH diet can also help reduce the risk of chronic disease as well as keeping a balanced and healthy weight.
The DASH diet promotes food that is low in cholesterol and saturated fat. Cutting back on fats is OK to still keep the taste of good food and a menu of variety. Using this very popular approach, here are a few key ingredients to making sure you succeed (no pun intended..:-)
1) Stay away from bread if you can - but if you're so hungry and the rolls on the table are too tempting - it's OK - just DON'T use butter.
2) For salad dressing - ask for low fat and on the side.
3) Choose tossed green or spinach
4) Ask that your food be cooked with olive oil instead of butter.
5) It is best to choose foods that are steamed, grilled, broiled, roasted or stir-fried.
6) Choose vegetables as side dishes. Baked potatoes and rice is also ok.
7) Skip French fries and onion rings
8) Cut any visible fat from meat.
9) Its better to drink water, club soda, juice, diet soda, tea or coffee
10) Say no to too much booze! (limit yourself to two)
13) Its better to avoid soup and choose instead fruit or salad
14) Be aware of salt intake, always!
And of course....The jumbo sized rule is coming next!
15) Always avoid eating too much!
Other things that the DASH diet points out are more obvious traps that dieters fall into like the Salad paradox...Don't believe that simply because it's got green in it, it means it's healthy or low calorie - some salad dressings are fat, fat, FATTENING!
A sensible approach to dieting for sure, but it's not going to revolutionize your figure, or transform you into a hard body anytime soon. But if you simply want to be a bit healthier and self - aware, it is a small but significant step in the right direction!
Stop! Are you sick and tired of being overweight, unhappy and out of shape? I was!
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