Jem Yeh: Inexpensive, Nutrient Dense Foods for Fat Loss Dieting

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Inexpensive, Nutrient Dense Foods for Fat Loss Dieting

Inexpensive and Nutrient Dense Foods For Dieting
For protein, your best bet would be canned tuna, eggs, milk, animal organs, chicken (liver, gizzard, pork feet) and any protein rich foods that doesn't have a great demand for in the market place. Just go to an asian market and you'll find them everywhere.

Most fast foods are super cheap but very processed which means less fiber and likely to be void of nutrients, you'd be lucky to find something off the 'value menu' that are high in protein and vitamins but low on everything else.

For fat, well, you only need 20g a day to maintain healthy hormones. Most of the meat products you eat will have enough tag-along fat that you don't have to worry about adding extra fat in your diet. If you're not a fish eater, 3g of omega 3 fish oil will help you a bit. You don't need to pay $2 for an avocado.

Although fruits and vegetables are healthy sources of vitamins and minerals and will certainly add volume to your diet that can help you mediate hunger temporarily, the entire carbs category is not essential for human survial. This means if you're not a vegetable lover, don't feel like you have to have them in order to lose weight in a healthy way.

One of two pieces of fruit and a variety of cheap veggies like green beans, celery, peppers, onion, cabbage, and garlic will do it. Inuits, Northern Alaskans, Mongolians are some of the healthiest people in the world and they do just fine without (much of) them. If you do enjoy it, I'd say eat according to what's in season. This will cut cost a bit.

GOING ORGANIC ON ANYTHING WILL NOT MATTER A SINGLE BIT!

This means getting your produce from big chain grocery stores will save you some money. Unless you have strong social beliefs against "The Man" because you watched documentaries like "King Corn" or "Fast Food Nation", your main concern should be meeting the minimum protein intake, take your multi-vitamins and fish oil, and you'll be on your way to better health and physique.