Healthy Weight Loss Tips – 6 Healthy Food Groups to Choose For Meals

All weight loss tips are not equal. You need to lose weight in a healthy way. To do so, you need to choose healthy foods for your meals (including your breakfast, lunch and dinner). This article will show you the 6 healthy food groups that you can choose from for each meal.

Food Group 1: Complex Fibrous Carbohydrates

Here are some examples of complex fibrous carbohydrates:

 

 

Food Group 2: Complex Starchy Carbohydrates

Here are some examples of complex starchy carbohydrates:

 

• Barley
• Beans
• Brown Rice
• Carrots
• Cream of rice
• Cream of wheat
• Cream of rye
• Lentils
• Oat bran  
• Legumes
• Multi-grain
• Oatmeal
• Potatoes (white, red)
• Yams or sweet potatoes
• 100% whole wheat
• 100% whole wheat bread
• 100% whole grain dry cereals
• 100% whole grain pasta
• 100% whole grain products

 

Food Group 3: Natural Simple Carbohydrates (Fruit)

Here are some examples of natural simple carbohydrates:

 

• Apples
• Bananas
• Blueberries
• Berries
• Cantaloupe
• Grapes
• Grapefruit
• Jelly (all fruit)
• Nectarines
• Plums
• Oranges
• Peaches
• Pears
• Raspberries
• Unsweetened applesauce

 

Food Group 4: Lean Proteins

Here are some examples of lean proteins:

 

• Chicken breast (skinless)
• Egg whites (one yolk for every six whites)
• Lean red meat (extra lean sirloin, flank steak, round steak)
• Fish (cod, flounder, haddock, orange roughy, salmon, tuna etc.)
• Low or non fat dairy products (cheese, cottage cheese, milk, yogurt, etc.)
• Shellfish (lobster, shrimp, clams, etc.)
• Turkey breast (skinless)

 

Food Group 5: Dairy Products (1% low fat, skim, or non fat)

Here are some examples of dairy products:

 

• Cheese
• Cottage cheese
• Milk
• Yogurt

 

(Note: Choose only the 1% low fat, skim, or non fat for your meal.)

Food Group 6: Fats (good)

Here are some examples of good fats:

 

• Canola oil
• Fish fat
• Flaxseed oil
• Nuts
• Natural peanut butter  
• Olives
• Olive oil
• Seeds

 

Conclusion

For the next time, when you are preparing the meal, please refer to the lists above to help you easily choose to healthy foods. Even if your meals are made from healthy foods; you need to consume it in the right proportion and within you calories limits.

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