food diary help

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rachelwilliams93
rachelwilliams93 Posts: 30 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
hello, I have already put a post up similar but was wondering if someone can look at my food diary 8/9/13 and give me some tips, this would be my normal daily routine, I want to have a healthy balanced diet and need advice on maybe adding new food or cutting back on some, thank you :)

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Looks fine, though you don't need to keep your fat so low.
  • rachelwilliams93
    rachelwilliams93 Posts: 30 Member
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    yess I have only recently noticed how low my fat has been, any good food you think I can add? almonds I know are high
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
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    I think you look well balanced. From both a financial and health perspective, I might think about less processed name brand foods and more of the foods like strawberries that you're already eating. Move a little towards whole grains (slower to digest, better for your system look term), greens that start out as whole veggies, cook from scratch.

    You don't have to do it all at once. Moving in that direction and you'll eventually get to where you want to be.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    yess I have only recently noticed how low my fat has been, any good food you think I can add? almonds I know are high

    Yep, nuts or avocado, salmon is high in fat, or full fat dairy.
  • rachelwilliams93
    rachelwilliams93 Posts: 30 Member
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    thank you for the advice, I am going to make a start on more fruit
  • cadaverousbones
    cadaverousbones Posts: 421 Member
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    This is from an online article on adding healthy fats to your diet:

    - choose fattier meats and fishes
    (grass fed animals, salmon, tuna, bacon..)

    - eat more eggs! yummy and healthy and have good fats and protein

    - use more fat when cooking
    use butter
    olive oil
    coconut oil

    - take fish oil supplements

    - use half and half in your coffee or straight up cream

    - add more sauces to your meals

    - dark chocolate

    - peanut butter and other nut butters, as well as raw almonds and walnuts, etc

    - avocados

    http://www.cookinglight.com/healthy-living/healthy-habits/fats-nutrition-00412000071482/

    http://www.wikihow.com/Add-Healthy-Fat-to-Your-Diet

    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/fats/unsaturated-fats-squeeze-more-healthy-fat-into-your-diet.html

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/skinny-fat-good-fats-bad-fats


    Other healthy tips:

    more green veggies: spinach, kale, spring mixes

    avoid artificial sweeteners, might as well use the natural thing or use stevia, agave, honey..



    You can take a look at my food diary as well for ideas :)
  • rachelwilliams93
    rachelwilliams93 Posts: 30 Member
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    that's brill just going to visit the sites now, im liking the thought of adding dark chocolate :P I cut back on chocolate a lot because it made my skin very bad as I suffer from eczema but dark chocolate has a different affect on me
  • ChrisM8971
    ChrisM8971 Posts: 1,067 Member
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    I tend to boost fat with a full fat greek yogurt and some pine nuts if I look a little low. Also I love extra virgin olive oil which helps lol
  • PicoJulie
    PicoJulie Posts: 35
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    Looks fine, though you don't need to keep your fat so low.

    You can glance at my food diary for yummy (and often healthy) fats. I usually go over on those :P.

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