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Healthy Start
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Want a healthy start and a balanced diet? Think proteins, carbs, fats, fruits and vegetables. Toss in plenty of water and some fish, paced eating and healthy - pleasurable snacks, and you're on to a healthy start.
A balanced diet should include the following:
Proteins: 2 portions per day
Carbs: 3 portions per day
Dairy: 2 to 3 portions per day
Fats: 2 to 3 portions per day
Fruits and Vegetables: 2 to 3 fruit portions and at least 3 vegetable portions
 
 
General Advises:
      Drink 1.5 liters of water per day (minimum). Start drinking it as soon as you get out of bed in the morning
      Eat fish at least 3 times a week
      Eat at regular time
      Eat slowly and only at the table (sitting down)
      Do not watch television or read while you eat
      Don’t stock “dangerous” food in your kitchen
      Prepare your own meals
      Whenever you are craving food, keep yourself busy, take a bath, do your nails, take a walk outside, read a book or call a friend
      Be as active as possible, take advantage of all opportunities to move (use the stairs, clean your apartment, and so on)
      Establish a weekly menu in advance, and plan your shopping list accordingly
      Enjoy a healthy but pleasurable snack each day (in a small portion)
      Weight yourself only once a week.
 
 
List of Food to Enjoy or Avoid:
 
 
Things to Enjoy
Things to Avoid
Meat & Poultry
Lean or extra lean beef:95% fat free ground beef, fillet-mignon, roast beef, tenderloin
Any other form of beef
 
Lean Veal
Goat
 
Pork: tenderloin
Sausages, ham, pate, pepperoni
 
Poultry: white without skin, tights
 
 
Turkey: thighs, roasted, osso-bucco
 
 
Duck: without the skin
 
 
Lamb: leg
 
 
Canadian Bacon
 
 
Tofu
 
Fish
All white fish
All fish preserved in oil: tuna, salmon, anchovy, etc…
 
Fatty fish (at least 1 time/week): salmon, tune, anchovy, trout, herrings
Fried fish
 
Shrimp, crabs
Tarama
 
All seafood: mussels, sea scallops
 
 
Calamari
 
 
Surimi
 
Eggs
All preparations
 
Dairy
Skim or 1% milk
2% or whole milk
 
Plain fat free sugar free yogurt
Whole milk yogurt
 
Cheese < 30% fat
Soy milk
 
 
Sweetened yogurt
 
 
Greek yogurt
 
 
Cheese ≥ 30%