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Tips for Healthy Living
You’re changing your shape and your lifestyle - now reorganize some regular
routines to support your new life.
Shape Up Your Kitchen
Your kitchen pantry can support or sabotage your weight-loss plan. If a
high-fat snack is the first thing you see when you open a cabinet, it
can undermine your best intentions.
The ShapeWorks Kitchen Rule:
"If you don't have it, you can't eat it."
Go through your cabinets and refrigerator and get rid of the foods
that don’t match your healthy new lifestyle. That will make room for
delicious and nutritious alternatives.
Some ideas to get you started . . .
- Keep an Protein Bars handy for a quick snack. It will fill you up without filling you out.
- Dump those fattening chips and replace them with crunchy, salty Roasted Soy Nuts.
- Get rid of the ice cream and replace it with fresh or frozen sweet berries or fresh fruit for
snacks or as fruits to accompany your shakes.
- Rework your cooking staples. Herbs, spices, nuts, seeds and small amounts of olive oil will
enhance your meals with contrasting flavors. Salsa and chili peppers add a nutritious snap to
any dish, and citrus fruits add a sweet and tangy twist.
Stock Up for a Healthy Life
Once you have your kitchen in shape, keep it filled with healthy foods by using
these simple tips.
- Always shop with a list
When you have a list, you can simply walk on by your trigger foods!
- Never shop hungry
Do your shopping right after you’ve had a meal, a Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix or Formula 1 Instant or a protein snacks.
- Know what you’re buying
Use the food charts on pages 14 & 15 to help you identify the right, low-calorie foods.
Prioritize your shopping
Start with the produce section
and choose plenty of low-calorie
fruits and vegetables. Always buy
whole fruit rather than higher-calorie
fruit juices. Next, pick up
the low-calorie proteins on your
list. Save the grains for last and
buy fewer of them.
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Frozen fruits and vegetables aren’t as
good as fresh.
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Fruits and vegetables selected for
freezing are picked ripe and frozen
immediately. This may make them more
nutritious than those harvested before
ripening and placed in the produce
section.
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Spice it up
Stock up on spices and other low-calorie flavor enhancers that can liven up a meal without fattening it up.
- balsamic, rice, tarragon vinegars
- chicken or vegetable broth
- Dijon mustard
- salsas and relishes
- dried herbs and spices
- garlic
- red-pepper flakes
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