Make your shopping list ahead of
time. Avoid spontaneousely picking items at the store. Chances are, you will be
picking up something that you don't need, and/or is not good for you. The only
exception is if you see an item that you needed, but somehow forgot to add to your
list.
Don't spend too much time looking
around at the store. The more you look round, the more your attention will be
focused on things like ice cream, potato chips,cookies, chocolates, and other such
items.
When shopping for ground beef,
absolutely stay away from anything with more than 15% fat. The lean meat costs
a little more, but the hospital bills later are a much bigger problem with eating
fatty food.
Try to limit use of red meat as much
as possible. If possible stay away from pork and lamb as well. These meats have
a great deal of fats nd cholesterol, and are a ateway to high blood pressure.
When you get a choice, pick the
lowest fat content on cheese, milk, sour cream, and other dairy. The fat free
items taste much much better than they used to.
Get frozen yoghurt, or fat free ice
cream instead of the regular kind. The taste is not significantly different.
Baked instead of fried when shopping
for chips.
Get fat free baked beans instead of
refried beans with lard.
Absolutely stay away from regular
hot dogs. They are literally made of all of God's creatures. Just look at the
fat content of one hot dog. Get the Turkey Breast type deli meat with fresh baked
bread.
As for oils, the oils that are in
liquid form in room temperature are generally better for you. Canola and Olive oil
are the best. Butter, and lard are the worst. I would also stay away from Palm
oil. You want oils that are unsaturated.
Chicken breast that is skinless and
boneless is the way to go. If you are willing to do the deboning and deskinning
the meat, then get the breast with ribs.
Ground Turkey instead of ground beef
is another option.
Buy vegetables, and plan to use them.
They are dirt cheap, and very good source of anything that meat does not give you.
Get fruits. Focus on fruits that you
do like. Watermelons, Apples, Oranges, and Grapes are around year round. Bananas
and strawberries are among other favorites. Stay away from avocados. They are
fruits, but they also have a lot of fat. Not a good thing.
