People have thrived on vegetables, meats, eggs, fruits, and other whole foods for centuries, while processed foods were only recently invented. Many of the top executives and scientists at leading processed food companies actually avoid their own foods for a variety of health reasons!<\/p>\n
Ditching processed foods requires that you plan your meals in advance, but if you take it step-by-step as described in my nutrition plan, it\u2019s quite possible, and manageable, to painlessly remove processed foods from your diet. You can try scouting out your local farmer\u2019s markets for in-season produce that is priced to sell, and planning your meals accordingly, but you can also use this same premise with supermarket sales.<\/p>\n
You can generally plan a week of meals at a time, making sure you have all ingredients necessary on hand, and then do any prep work you can ahead of time so that dinner is easy to prepare if you\u2019re short on time in the evenings (and you can use leftovers for lunches the next day).<\/p>\n
Furthermore, by cutting out these high-glycemic processed foods you can retrain your body to burn fat instead of sugar, a key component of health and weight loss. However, it\u2019s important to replace these foods with healthy fats, not protein\u2014a fact that\u2019s often not addressed. I believe most people may need between 50 and 70 percent of their daily calories in the form of healthful fats, so as you remove processed foods from your meals be sure you\u2019re eating more of the following:<\/p>\n
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