Eating “healthy” just sounds so horrible (and boring) ….so, let’s call it Eating “yummy”….what do ya say?! Yummy foods are easy to find and don’t necessarily take a ton of preparation. It’s true. It’s best if you go to the grocery store at least once a week, but not a requirement. Breakfast: Always good to kick start the metabolism first thing in the morning. Yes, the body works that way. If you feed it after it’s 8-12 hours of starvation during sleeptime, it will respond with a boost in energy. The other key to breakfast is make sure you eat something that will carry you thru to your next meal. Yummy Ideas?? *Bowl of fresh fruit & one slice Peanutbutter toast *Oatmeal with berries (fresh or frozen) & scrambled egg whites *Kashi Go-Lean Crunch cereal and low-fat milk or soymilk (try it, you’ll like it!) *Whole grain bagel & smoked salmon & lowfat cream cheese Lunch: Keep it simple cause we are going to add a snack to your mid-day. You now don’t need to worry about your lunch having to keep you full until dinner time! Crazy concept, I know. Yummy ideas??

• *Grilled fish with lots of veggies of choice
• *Spinach salad with avocado, tomatoes & protein of choice (fish, chicken, egg, etc.)
• *Sprouted grain bread & tuna salad & fruit
• *Grilled chicken sandwich & side salad (dressing on the side please)

Dinner: This one seems to be most difficult for people. Don’t worry, enjoy your family time and family favorites, just cut the portion size a bit and look at the sides you are eating. To make a change at this meal is simple if you start with the food basics – apply this at home as well as when dining out. Yummy ideas??

• *4-6 oz lean Protein (Fish, Chicken or lean Beef) & all the veggies you want
• *Smoked Salmon sandwich on Ezekiel Bun & sauteed Spinach
• *Large Salad with low-fat dressing & 4 oz Protein & 1/4 Avocado

Snacks: Mmmmm….snacks! Yup, it is now time to make snacking a priority. Yummy snacking is important for keeping your metabolism strong. Huge meals are a thing of the past. Being the efficient machine that we are, our body digests most food in about 3-4 hours. This means that once the food is digested, our metabolism slows down in preparation for our potential desert island excurtion. The body is always prepared for a food shortage, therefore it is critical that you let it know that it can BURN as much as it wants whenever it wants. Yummy Ideas:

• *Banana & almond butter
• *Handful of Almonds or Walnuts & piece of Fruit
• *Hummus & carrots
• *Cliff Bar
• *6 whole wheat crackers & low-fat cheese