For someone actively trying to lose weight, any processed food is generally too much.
Sorry, but losing weight is hard work, not just discipline wise, either, but it also takes extra time initially on your part to learn how to prepare healthy meals from scratch.
If you look at the label on even the low calorie type processed meals, there are very few out there that are low in sodium and have the balance of nutrients our bodies require.
I'm not saying that picking up a healthier choice of a prepackaged meal isn't allowable every once in a while. But it should be a rarity, at best.
Allow this time in your life to be just that, a little more me time! That means allotting yourself time to prepare healthy meals. Quite honestly, once you get the rhythm of it, it really doesn't take any longer than going through the check-out line at your favorite fast food restaurant or even their drive-through window.
Set your steamer on to boil, rinse some beans, cauliflower, broccoli, or other vege you're fond of, throw a skinless, boneless chicken breast or salmon steak in the oven to cook for 20 minutes and there you have it, a healthy meal. Or substitute the steamed veges for a fresh salad. Add a diet slice of bread and you even have your starch to round out the meal. Be creative and discover what healthy dishes you can whip up in no time.
If you put the energy into experimenting with creating your own healthy meals early, you'll not only reap the benefit of being able to make meals in a flash from this day forward, but you'll instantly start to see those pounds disappear. You'll even notice a difference in how you grocery shop, what aisles you'll soon be avoiding and which ones become your friend. I even found grocery shopping to be a much faster endeavor as I learned to prepare healthier meals. And you'll not see as much waste anymore, either. So eating healthy is good for the environment as well. (Hey, is that another reason to add to our Why list? It is one for me.)
So next time you're tempted to pick-up something prepackaged or processed, take a detour to the produce aisle, butcher counter and dairy section of your supermarket and indulge a bit more time there and a lot less everywhere else.
Blessings and Good luck with the scale next time you step on.
Eileen
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I completely agree with the "Processed Food" being a problem for those of us who need/want to loose weight. I had Split Pea soup for dinner by Knorr two nights ago and it had over 1800 mgs. of sodium, but only 320 cals. While it appeared to be a good choice, it clearly wasn't, this will be a once in a blue moon treat in the future. I drank so much water yesterday to counteract the sodium I put in my body the day before. Keep up the great blogs, they are inspirational and another suppport system for me. colleen - st. cath.
Water is the only life saver that I know of for counteracting excess sodium intake and even it takes a few days to feel the effect.
It's sad that companies feel the need to overuse salt. Since I've cut way back on it, I can tell right away when it's used in excess and my tastebuds rebell. That's a good thing, I believe.
Keep drinking that water, Colleen. And, yes, once in a blue moon is a good way to go.
Eileen.
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