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Weight Loss Tip #51 - Buy a steamer
A food steamer is a very healthy and easy way to cook healthy, low calorie meals in minutes. You simply add some food, a little water and set the steamer. It's that easy! Most steamers have the ability to cook rice, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and several other types of foods. The most common foods to steam are rice and vegetables. The healthiest type of rice to use is whole grain brown rice and you can use a wide variety of vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, squash, celery, zucchini, peppers, lettuce and green beans. You can find great food steamers by Aroma and Black & Decker.

Weight Loss Tip #52 - The crunch factor
Try to eat foods that involve crunching, chewing and really enjoying your foods. Go for texture and choose foods that provide a stimulating chewing experience. The more you chew a food, the less likely you will be to overeat. Great "crunch" factor foods include air popped popcorn, celery, carrots, and broccoli. If you want to dip these into a tasty sauce, choose the no-calorie sauces by Walden Farms. They are delicious and come in flavors like ranch, blue cheese and bacon.

Weight Loss Tip #53 - Switch to air popped popcorn
Air popped popcorn is a fantastic low calorie snack that is low in calories and high in fiber. Stay away from microwave popcorn since it contains way too much butter and oil. You can buy a hot air popcorn popper for about $10 at your local Wal-Mart and a bag of kernels. If you love butter, buy "I can't believe it’s not butter" spray and give a couple of squirts onto your popcorn. The great thing about air popped pop corn is its low calorie and provides a ton a quality fiber which will make you feel much fuller. It also provides a major "crunch factor" so you will be chomping and eating with each handful.

Weight Loss Tip #54 - Watch the starches late at night
Try to cut down on the starches after about 6pm. Starches consist of foods like rice, pasta, bread and potatoes. Starches tend to be higher in calories and have a higher glycemic index value which has a direct impact on your insulin levels. When you're insulin levels rise, you will have a tendency to be hungry soon after eating and have a more difficult time losing body fat. A great choice for a late night snack is a broiled chicken breast salad with romaine lettuce, mushrooms and diced celery. Use a healthy dressing like balsamic vinaigrette or Walden Farms no-calorie dressings.

Weight Loss Tip #55 - Control your insulin levels
A great tool for weight loss is to learn how to control your insulin levels. Insulin lowers blood sugar by helping move sugar from your bloodstream into your cells. One great way to control your insulin levels is to eat foods which are low on the glycemic index. The glycemic index is a ranking of carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. Carbohydrates that breakdown quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic indexes. The blood glucose response is fast and high. Carbohydrates that break down slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the blood stream, have low glycemic indexes. One of the best ways to lower the overall level of the glycemic index in your meals is to include a lean protein source, healthy mono-unsaturated fat (olive oil) and a fibrous vegetable source along with your starchy food. A great sample meal including all these aspects would include 8 ounces of chicken breast, 1 plain sweet potato and 2 cups of steamed broccoli with 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil. The lean protein (chicken) and fat (olive oil), will generally reduce the over glycemic index of the meal.

Weight Loss Tip #56 - Decrease the fat in your milk
A great way to cut the fat and calories from milk is to choose a product called Carb Countdown by Hood. They have a line of rich and creamy dairy beverages that provide the wholesome, delicious nutrition of milk without all the sugar, calories and carbohydrates. They provide 75% less sugar, 40% fewer calories and 75% fewer carbs than regular white milk. Carb Countdown milk is great to use with your meal replacement powders or protein powders to make a low calorie, high protein smoothie. Hood's Carb Countdown dairy beverages can be found in the refrigerated dairy section of retailers nationwide.

Weight Loss Tip #57 - Choose fruit for dessert
Fruit is such a great choice for dessert since it’s very sweet and contains far less calories and fat compared with a traditional dessert like pie, cake or ice cream. You can save hundreds of calories when dining out by simply ordering a bowl of fruit or even a fruit sorbet. Fruit contains the natural sugar called fructose, which should take care of your sweet tooth. When eating at home, you can make several delicious fruit desserts like mixing sugar-free Jell-O with diced apples and bananas. You can also mix a cup of non-fat cottage cheese with blueberries or strawberries.

Weight Loss Tip #58 - Lose the yolks
Try removing the yolks (yellow) from the white when you're eating eggs. The yolk is extremely high in cholesterol, containing more than two-thirds of the recommended daily limit of 300 mg! Egg whites are very low in calories, have no fat, no cholesterol, and are loaded with muscle building protein. One egg white contains only 17 calories compared to a whopping 59 calories for one egg yolk! There are a few easy ways to cut out the egg yolks. The first is to boil your eggs and simply remove the yellow ball inside the egg. If you're making an omelet, crack the egg over a bowl and slowly pour the egg yolk back and forth between the egg shells. The egg white will pour down into the bowl while leaving the egg yolk (yellow) in the shells. There are also some great egg products on the market that aid in reducing unhealthy cholesterol levels and are very convenient. Egg Beaters is a wonderful egg substitute product to use. Egg Beaters are made from real eggs, but only the whites. The best part is you don't have to separate the white from the yolk! You simply pour the Egg Beaters into a pan and you’re ready to make your meal.

Weight Loss Tip #59 - Don’t mix food with TV
A terrible habit and serious calorie killer is eating while watching television. It’s extremely easy to unconsciously snack on junk food while watching your favorite shows. You will be inundated with commercials that urge to eat junk foods like soft drinks, fast foods, sugar-coated cereals and candy. By the time you know it, that entire bag of potato chips or cookies is all gone and you've consumed way too many empty calories. If you have to snack on something while watching television, try healthy snacks like:

*Air popped popcorn
*Celery stick with Walden Farms no-calorie dip
*Non-fat cottage cheese
*Frozen grapes
*Protein and fruit smoothie
*Fresh fruit
*Carrots

Weight Loss Tip #60 - Read food labels
Reading food labels is one of the most important tools to help you make healthy choices when grocery shopping. Once you have the knowledge to choose nutrient dense and healthy foods, you will be able to make the right choices to fuel your body. When reading a food label, the most important areas to look at are the calories, servings per container, sugar, fiber, carbs, fat and sodium. Choose foods which are high in protein and fiber and low in sugar, fat and sodium. The servings per container can be extremely important because many products will try to mislead you by providing the nutrient information for a very small serving size. This is very typical for snack foods. A bag of potato chips may only show 120 calories on the nutrient label but the actual serving size is only 7 chips! The overall calories for the entire bag may contain over 1,000 calories. Make sure to read the serving per container to know the truth about the overall nutrient levels. Also, make sure to review the list of ingredients. The ones listed first are generally used in larger amounts so if you see things like high fructose corn syrup, sugar or lard, then its probably best to choose a healthier alternative.

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