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There is nothing embarrassing about telling your parents that you want to eat healthier, they would probably be thrilled! Eat lots of veg! Ditch the WHITE rice and the MARGARINE!!! Those are two things that are sooo bad for you. What are you eating at school?!? You need to be eating every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism working.
You won't need to go on a full out diet especially at your age but try to make wiser choices eat more! Hard to believe for some but if you aren't eating a minimum of 1200 healthy foods your body goes into STARVATION mode and you gain weight not lose!
"Clean Eating" - eating healthy is the only way to loose weight and keep it off! Exercise, eat clean and you'll feel great and look amazing!
Start "Clean Eating", personally I find this to be the best plan since it's just eating "real" foods! I've been following Tosca's Cooler Plan and have seen great results with that, this might work for you too!
Read Tosca Reno's Clean Eating Recharged book. Here are "The Eat-Clean Principles" from page 21 of her "Recharged" book.
What To Do
-Eat More - eat six small meals each day.
-Eat Breakfast every day, within an hour of rising.
-Eat a combination lean protein and complex carbohydrates at each meal.
-Eat sufficient (two or three servings) healthy fats every day.
-Drink two or three liters of water each day.
-Carry a cooler packed with Clean foods each day.
-Depend on fresh fruits and vegetables for fiber, vitamins, nutrients and enzymes.
-Adhere to proper portion sizes.
What To Avoid
-Avoid all over-processed foods, particularly while flour and sugar.
-Avoid chemically charged foods.
-Avoid foods containing preservatives.
-Avoid artificial sweeteners.
-Avoid artificial foods (such as processed cheese slices).
-Avoid saturated and trans fats.
-Avoid sugar-loaded beverages, including colas and juices.
-Avoid (or do you best to limit) alcohol intake.
-Avoid all calorie-dense foods containing little or no nutritional value. I call these anti-foods.
-Avoid super-sizing your meals.
Additionally, healthy foods include:
Protein -
Beans of all kinds
Beef tenderloin
Bison
Canned salmon, packed in water
Canned tuna, packed in water
Chicken breasts
Chickpeas
Eggs
Fat-free plain yogurt
Fresh fish (cod, salmon, tilapia, etc.)
Kefir
Lean ground turkey
Lentils
Low-fat cottage cheese
Natural nut butters (almond, cashew, peanut, etc)
Pork tenderloin
Tempeh
Tofu
Unsalted raw nuts and seeds
Starchy Complex Carbs -
Amaranth
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Bulgar
Cream of wheat
Millet
Oatmeal
Quinoa
Wheat germ
Whole-grain pasta
Bananas
Carrots
Chickpeas
Beans (kidney, navy, pinto, soy)
Sweet potatoes
Potatoes
Radishes
Split Peas
Lentils
Yams
Carbs from Fruits and Vegetables-
Artichokes
Asparagus
Beet greens
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Kale
Lettuce
Okra
Onions
Spinach
Tomatoes
Turnip greens
Watercress
Zucchini
Apples
Berries
Citrus fruits
Dried fruits (in moderation)
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi
Lychee
Mango
Melons
Oranges
Papaya
Passion Fruit
Pears
Plums
Pomegranate
Healthy Fats -
Almonds
Avocados
Cashews
Cold-water fish
Flaxseed
Hazelnut oil
Nut butters
Olive oil
Pecans
Pumpkinseed oil
Safflower oil
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts
Note:this is not an exhaustive list
Follow the above and you'll see great results! :)
Good luck!
Which fruits can I feed my 3 month old Guinea Pig?
you can feed them mant things some you can only give them alittle of somthing though they can have:
Apple (Seeds are Poisonous)
Apricot
Artichoke
Asian Pear
Asparagus
Banana (Can cause constipation)
Basil
Beet greens
Beets
Belgian Endive
Bilberries
Blackberries
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage (Green)
Cabbage (Red)
Carrot tops / leaves
Carrots (Can cause liver problems)
Cauliflower / Broccoli flower
Celery leaves
Celery Root / Celeriac
Celery stalks (cut into small pieces)
Cherries (Remove stones)
Chives (Feed in moderation)
Cilantro / Chinese Parsley Coriander greens
Collard greens
Corn on cob/strings/leaves/stalks
Crabapple
Cranberries (whole fruit, not juice)
Cucumber (Not pickled)
Currants (Black-Leaves also edible)
Currants (Red)
Dandelion greens
Dates (High in Sugar when dried)
Dill
Feijoa / Pineapple Guava
Figs (High in Sugar when dried)
Garden Cress
Gooseberries
Grapefruit (Acid may cause sores on mouth)
Grapes (High in Sugar when dried)
Grass (wheat grown in pots)
Green Beans in pods / String Beans
Green Endive
Green Leek tops (Feed in moderation)
Green Onion tops Feed in moderation)
Guava
Hay (Alfalfa) (Only treats for Adults)
Hay (Orchard)
Timothy hay (Feed unlimited to Adults)
Kale (curly or plain)
Kiwi Fruit
Kohlrabi bulbs
Kohlrabi leaves
Lemon
Lettuce (Arugula)
Lettuce (Bibb)
Lettuce (Boston)
Lettuce (Butterweed)
Lettuce (Cos)
Lettuce (Dark Green Leaf)
Lettuce (Romaine)
Lime
Mango
Melon (Cantaloupe)
Melon (Honeydew)
Melon (Watermelon)
Mint
Mustard greens / Leaf Mustard
Nectarine
Orange (Acid may cause sores around mouth)
Papaya / Paw Paw / Tree Melon
Parsley (curly or plain)
Parsley root
Parsnip
Passion Fruit / Granadilla
Peach / Stone poisonous
Pear
Peas in pods, Pea Shoots
Peppers (Sweet or Bell) Red
Peppers (Sweet or Bell) Green
Peppers (Yellow)
Persimmon (American or oriental)
Pineapple (Feed in moderation)
Plum, Prune (High in Sugar when dried)
Pumpkin
Radicchio / Italian Chicory
Radishes
Raspberries
Rosehip
Rutabaga
Spinach (Feed in moderation)
Strawberries
they cant have:
Potato (Starch that's in the potato will kill them)
Sugar, like chocolate and candy (They can't digest it)
Dairy Products (This will make them sick)
Almonds (Can't digest)
finger foods for a 6 month old?
hiya try these, my cousin gives these to her now 7month old and he loves them, thier not hard to make either , i made them a few times for him.
fruit:
soft baked peaches - diced
small dices of ripe banana
small bits of ripe mango
dices of ripe pears
small dices of melon
small bits of avocado
squished blueberries
kiwi - diced small (seeds should be ok for baby over 10 months old)
small dices of mixed fruits for a "finger fruit salad
vegetables:
soft baked sweet potato dices or sweet potato fries
soft baked white potato dices
small dices of soft cooked carrots
small dices of soft cooked peas
small dices of soft cooked broccoli
small bits of soft cooked green beans
small bits of soft baked butternut or acorn squash
small dices of soft cooked veggies mixed for a "veggie finger medley"
Meat, Cheese and Others:
tofu cubes "dusted" with cereal dust or wheat germ and diced into tiny cubes
soft cooked pasta (ditalini or cut up rotini)
small bits of soft cheeses
small dices, shreds of soft cooked chicken, fish, beef or turkey
(mix with baby's favorite puree as a "sauce")
cereals such as Multi-Grain Cheerios or Oatie-Os
petite toast points with a fruit puree spread or thin cream cheese
scrambled egg yolks
Apple Turkey Loaf/Sticks:
Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey
1 whole egg or 2 egg yolks, beaten
1/2 cup pureed carrots
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup unprocessed natural wheat or oat bran
1/4 cup bread crumbs
pinch of basil
pinch of garlic powder
Directions:
Place ground turkey in a large mixing bowl.
Add the egg/yolk, carrots, applesauce, spices, bread crumbs and bran.
Mix well - If this mixture appears too dry, add more carrots or applesauce. If this mixture appears too wet, add more bran and/or bread crumbs
Place mix into a lightly oiled (olive oil) loaf pan and bBake at 350F for approx. 45 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. **You may wish to cover with foil to prevent the top from burning
When finished baking and cooled, remove loaf from pan and slice as you would for bread. Break into small bits for finger feeding or Mash or chop gently
This recipe may also be made into "Turkey Sticks" for Toddlers and older babies who are able to handle more textured/chunky finger foods.
Variations could be cook the ground turkey separately, add the other ingredients and puree
Tofu Finger Cubes
Ingredients:
1 Package Firm Tofu (we love Nasoya)
Crushed/Powdered Cereal, Crackers, Granola or Wheat Germ
Directions:
Slice tofu into small cubes that are manageable for your baby.
Toss tofu in a Ziploc bag with crushed Cheerios, crushed graham crackers or crushed granola
Close bag and toss to thoroughly coat tofu cubes – serve as finger food for snack or as protein source at a meal.
Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients:
6 medium to large sweet potatoes
Directions:
Scrub sweet potatoes, clean and/or peel them if baby cannot handle the skins
Preheat oven to 400degrees
Cut into sizes that will suit your needs or, cut into strips that you may then cut down after baking
In a large bowl, add about 1/4 cup of olive oil.
To this you may add cinnamon, ginger, a pinch of brown sugar, etc.. (I add cinnamon and sometimes a bit of brown sugar).
Toss the cut up sweet potatoes into the bowl and stir so that the potatoes are drenched with the olive oil mix.
Dump mixture onto a baking sheet and drizzle the remaining olive oil in the bowl over the potatoes on the baking sheet. Stir and swirl the potatoes on the baking sheet before placing in oven. Bake for approx 30-45minutes or until tender
The skins may become crispy but the actual potato "meat" will not. They will be a bit mushy like. These will not look or bake up like regular white potato French Fries so don't be alarmed!
This is the basic way to do it and you can improvise as much as you want
My cousin whos here also told me that dont be TO strict on salt or sugar or oil as babies do need this in thier diet, she sees what you are saying though but dont eleminate them completely just dont add them to the food.
good look,
michelle♥ and amiee(my cousin with the 7month old)
