What's the Best Weight Loss Food... For Real?

With all those nonsense claims out there about superfoods that will help you lose weight and look better, it's hard to know which foods actually give you the nutrition you need and the right amount of calories to lose weight.

Here's the secret... there is no secret. We all know what's good for us, but it's hard in such a fast paced world to get the right food into our bodies. Michael Pollan, famous author and food researcher, sums it up the best: "Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants".

This quote may not touch you... at first. But if you look at it and start to think about the foods that line the shelves at grocery stores all over the US...you may realize that these are not foods, but rather food like substances that nourish us to an extent. But they also make us fat, depressed and unhealthy.

So, what do we do? Replace processed foods like pasta and bread with whole grains like oatmeal (not the quick oats!) and quinoa. Simple changes like this can lead to a longer life and a more heart healthy existance.

Instead of eating Cheetos or Lays Chips, find a healthy alternative like air popped popcorn drizzled with REAL butter, not margerine or other fake butters. Just because something claims to be low fat or better for you, doesn't necessarily mean that it is. You have to understand that the more you process a food, the less nutritious it becomes.

In my next post I'll be talking about low-fat and fat-free foods. Trust me, they're all BULL!

Until next time...


Have a great weekend!