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Dr. Oz encourages people to drink 100 percent fruit juice. Despite their high calories, these juices have valuable nutrients. "You're only going to be able to diet long-term if you aim at a hundred calories. Don't try to lose 500 a day," he says. "You can cut a hundred calories a day just by being smarter in what you eat."
Dr. Oz says eating dinner backwards can actually help you lose weight. In Europe, most salads are eaten at the end of the meal, which Dr. Oz says is beneficial. "The salads stimulate those digestive enzymes. They have a lot of water in them and they physically fill you up, so you're less craving of desserts afterwards," Dr. Oz says. "The other thing is that salads have a little bit of sweet to them so you won't desire the dessert as much as a taste on top of that."
Still, most of us aren't eating European meals with many courses. Many people, like Eric, a 41-year-old salesman who travels frequently, only have time to grab fast food. Eric wants to know more about making healthy choices when fast food is his only option.
Dr. Oz says there are three things you should consider when fast food is your only option.
Avoid fried foods.
Avoid fattening salad dressings.
Be proud of a "doggie bag."
YOU: When You Need a Fast Food Fix
From the show Dr. Oz Answers Your Burning Weight Loss Questions
We know how it is. Sometimes you need the absolute quickest path from food to belly. While most fast food options can be destructive, there are healthier options on the menu. Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen take you through the drive-thru.
Make smarter fast food choices with this printable chart!
Link to page to download the chart:
http://www2.oprah.com/health/yourbody/youdocs/youdocs_fastfood.jhtml
Some things to remember:
There are some main dishes that can be good for you, but you have to be careful. Some slight name variations can make the difference between causing your fat and keeping you flat.
Avoid side dishes and desserts unless indicated in the chart. They're all loaded with bad fats and simple sugars, and they often have more calories than the main dishes.
Choose low-calorie dressing, not low-fat. Low-fat dressings are steeped in high fructose corn syrup, which has plenty of calories, and the fructose tricks your body into staying hungry.
Don't eat breakfast at fast food places. There are virtually no healthy options on any breakfast menu we could find.
Many viewers have written in wanting to know which bread is best—100 percent whole grain or 100 percent whole wheat? "Either one's fine, but it has to say 100 percent. If it doesn't say 100 percent on there, it doesn't count," Dr. Oz says. "When it says … 7-grain bread, none of that matters."
When wheat grows, there's an outer shell that has a lot of fiber and B vitamins in it, Dr. Oz says. If it's not 100 percent, Oz says that means some of the nutrients in that important shell have been removed and you're not getting what you should.
Numbers also count when it comes to dessert. Dr. Oz says when you need a sweet treat, reach for a little bit of chocolate—and a brownie doesn't count! Don't go for the milk chocolate either, Dr. Oz says. You need dark chocolate with 70 percent or more pure cocoa to reap the benefits of flavonoids.
"Flavonoids are these really powerful, vitamin-like substances that when you eat them, guess what they do? They dilate the arteries of the body," Dr. Oz says. "We actually have data they may be beneficial to the heart. So a little bit of dark chocolate is a wonderful dessert."
No gyms, no expensive equipment and no excuses! Take 20 minutes out of your day to try Dr. Oz's gym-free workout. Start with the beginner exercises and work your way up to the advanced version. Complete this workout three times per week—along with your daily walk—to improve your strength, flexibility and cardio fitness.
Link to exercise videos:
http://www2.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200611/tows_past_20061102_b.jhtml |
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