When people ask me what my roommates and myself have done to lose this weight, they’re often surprised at my response. Much of the time they expect it to be reading lots of labels or complicated portion controls, but that’s not it at all. The biggest change we have made is really just changing the kinds of food we eat.
So, what exactly did we swap out? Here’s my list.
Vegetable oil for extra virgin olive oil. I can’t tell a difference in the taste of this, I have however noticed a difference in how much I use, it seems that olive oil lasts me much longer.
Turkey Bacon, in place of regular bacon, Ground turkey in place of hamburger meat, turkey pepperoni in place of regular sausage pepperoni. The only downside to these? You will most likely want to use double the seasonings to give it more flavor as the only complaint I’ve had is a lack of taste. Turkey bacon especially I let cook a bit longer, and add salt and pepper to it.
Cheerios instead of the normal over sugary breakfast cereals.
Wheat bread, and Tortillas, whole grain English muffins for breakfast breads.
2% or 1% milk, I also love almond milk. Low Fat cheese, yogurt, sour cream, or light, also goes for salad dressings and most sauces or dairy products.
Fresh or frozen veggies, in place of canned.
Because we don’t want to cut anything out completely and restrict ourselves to the point of feeling miserable or like we’re missing out on things we enjoy, we do use some things which are considered unhealthy. In a house of red meat lovers, we’ve made a compromise of every other day, meaning every other day we will have chicken, turkey or fish for dinner and switch it with things like real hamburger meat or bacon, so in the end we may eat meats that are not so good for us about 3 times a week.
I hope this has helped you in your meal planning, please let me know!
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