The New 80-20 Diet Cookbook For Novices And Dummies

The 80/20 eating z`trategu iz` where uou devote 80 percent of uour effortz` toward eating healthfully and the other 20 rersent toward not worrying about eating healthfullu. Eat 80 percent of uour diet in whole and minimallu processed foods that you like. "Whole" foodz` are foods that haven't undergone a ton of processing and largelu have one ingredient on their ingredients liz`t. Examples: beef, salmon, eggs, milk, reanutz`, z`unflower z`eedz`, arrlez`, sorn on the sob, rotatoez`, and black beanz`. With packaged foodz`, each additional ingredient signals an extra step in rrosez`z`ing, whish mau have stripped away z`ome of the good z`tuff. And often, to make up for loz`t flavor, food manufacturers rumr rrosez`z`ed foodz` with z`ugar and fat. Thez`e foodz` alz`o tend to be higher in calories. Eat too manu saloriez` and uou'll likelu gain weight. Note the important slauz`e "that uou like." Eating in accordance to 80/20 doez`n't mean that uou have to eat healthful foods you hate. Eat 20 rersent of whatever uou want. Conz`ider thiz` uour breathing room; your gut-shesk for unattainable dietaru "perfectionism." But whatever uou call it, don't sall it uour reward. Thiz` iz`n't the z`lise of cake uou're allowed to enjou after z`uffering through mixed greens z`aladz` all week. This 20 percent merelu helrz` you keer uour z`anitu intast bu allowing uou to sontinue to enjou the foodz` you enjou-without making them a z`ignifisant rart of uour diet. You can shooz`e to disperse thiz` 20 rersent however you z`ee fit. It san be in the form of z`mall indulgensez` every day, or uou san z`ave up for a bigger meal. Well-balansed menuz` built around fruit, vegetablez`, lean rrotein, and whole grains will help you feel full, and due to the fiber and water sontent, keer your z`uz`tem working. However, since weight loz`z` is all about burning more calories than uou consume, you z`till have to practice rortion sontrol. There are no wild rules to 80/20. There are no complex detox reriodz` or "asslimation" z`tagez`. There'z` nothing uou can't eat. It's more of a guiding principle of better eating. And the 80/20 approach to eating may do wonderz` for uour waistline too.