How to prepare a healthy diet plan for healthy Weight Loss.

The Plan is neither a diet nor an expensive, time-consuming program. It is a way to begin a lifestyle change to the Healthiest Way of Eating.  All our recipes are less time taking and very healthy to give you balance diet of the day and real taste. All our recipes can be found in our Healthy Recipes section.

The Benefits of the Healthy Weight Loss Eating Plan
The Plan consists of 28 days’ worth of daily menus that embrace
the Healthiest Way of Eating. Since each of the breakfasts, lunches,
dinners, and snacks for the week have a similar level of calories and nutrients, the Plan features a flexible approach that allows you to swap meals from one day to the next, if you would like. This will

allow you to make the Plan work for your individual needs.

Healthier Lifestyle Tea
The Plan features Healthier Lifestyle Tea, which you drink before
each meal. This tea is made from green tea and lemon juice. Green
tea is not only delicious but is renowned for its health-promoting
properties. These have been linked to a high concentration of
catechin phytonutrients, which have a wide variety of protective
benefits, many related to their potent ability to cleanse free radicals.
Adding 1 teaspoon lemon juice per cup of green tea not only gives
it a refreshing taste but additional benefits. There have been studies
that have found that participants received weight loss benefits drinking green tea; for example in one study, participants reduced their body weight and waist circumference by 5% in three months. If you’re sensitive to or want to limit your caffeine intake, drink decaffeinated green tea.

High-Energy Breakfast
Breakfasts feature good carbohydrates—primarily from fruits and
whole grains—and delicious foods rich in protein—primarily from
nuts, seeds, and eggs—to provide you with the energy you need to
make it through the morning feeling satisfied, curbing your appetite
until lunch. They offer you a supply of omega-3 fatty acids from
walnuts and flaxseeds. Their appetite-satisfying qualities also come

from the concentrations of dietary fiber that they provide.

Energizing Snack
Each day you’ll enjoy energizing snacks that provide you with delicious tastes. Sweet fruits will curb a sweet tooth while giving you vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and other nutrients. Nuts and seeds will offer you protein and other nutrients that may help reduce blood sugar dips. Studies have found that people who snack on nuts and seeds (in moderation) tend to be slimmer than those who don’t consume these delicious foods.

Power Lunch
The Plan’s lunches are delicious while keeping your appetite satisfied. They are a good mixture of protein, carbohydrates and good fats. Most lunches feature a delicious salad, a great facet of a healthy weight loss approach. For example, one study found that women who ate a large low-calorie salad ate 12% less pasta even when they were offered as much as they wanted. Not only will your appetite be more satisfied but you’ll also greatly benefit from all of the important nutrients it has to offer. Studies have shown that people who ate one large salad a day with dressing also had high levels of vitamin and E, folic acid, lycopene and other carotenoids than those who did not add salad as part of their daily menu. All this without having to consume that many calories; for example, you could have as a base of a salad, 2 cups of romaine lettuce. This salad green features great taste and satisfying crunch, let alone a multitude of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants and fiber. And it only contains 16 calories. Eating salads will curb your appetite allowing you to consume less calories over an entire meal.

In some of the lunches, you’ll also find legumes and beans highlighted. These foods are so slow to digest that many people find them to be natural appetite suppressants. With their low glycemic index (GI) they keep blood sugar on an even keel and stave off hunger.

Good fats—like omega-3s from seafood and monounsaturated fats
from extra virgin olive oil—are important to health on many levels
including helping with the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients and
phytonutrients. As a concentrated source of monounsaturated fats,
you’ll find extra virgin olive oil, which has antioxidant nutrients and also helps enhance the flavor of the dishes to which you apply it. Some studies have found that extra virgin olive oil can lead to small, but significant, loss of both body weight and mass.

Slimming Dinner
Before the entrée, each dinner features an Appetizer Satisfier of crudite vegetables. This will help you to not overeat and to feel satisfied. And keep you from starving when you are preparing dinner. Let me tell you I prepare one of my favorite quick-and-easy Appetizer. I tear off a few leaves from a head of romaine lettuce,
wash them, shake the water off them, and sprinkle with salt and
enjoy. (When using the outer big leaves, I cut off the tips because
they can be bitter and dry). Ancient Romans were known for eating
this salted lettuce; in fact, our word for salad is derived from their
their name for this salted lettuce—salata.

The foods featured are also rich in fiber, which helps to curb the appetite as well as enhance digestion. You’ll notice the inclusion of
many herbs and spices—like ginger, cayenne, turmeric, mustard,
and garlic—in the dinner recipes. Not only do they lend great flavor but they are rich in unique nutrients including those that help to promote beneficial digestion. As the dinners are satisfying yet not too heavy, they may also help you with a better night’s sleep.
Each dinner includes a Green Power Side Dish. These easy to prepare foods are at the cornerstone of the Healthiest Way of Eating.
These foods are so rich in chlorophyll and contain so many nutrients (including flavonoid and carotenoid antioxidants) but yet they have so few calories that they are essential to healthy weight loss. These nutrients will help support optimal metabolism because it provides your body systems with the nutrients it needs; if you don’t have enough nutrients to support your metabolism, you won’t be able to optimize your weight loss.

Green Power Side Dishes can be so important for healthy weight
loss. Just think if you ate two cups of green vegetables in place of a
baked potato with butter or margarine, you’ll save over 300 calories. These foods are also low in GI so they help balance blood sugar.

Sweet Desserts
While desserts are optional in the Plan, if you want dessert, I think
that fresh fruit makes a great one as it can curb a sweet tooth while
at the same time providing you with a storehouse of health-promoting nutrients. These nutrients include antioxidants that help to quench free radicals in the body. Choosing a healthy sweet dessert can really make a difference when it comes to weight loss; for example,a parfait made with low-fat yogurt and berries will save you 200 calories compared with eating one cup of ice cream.