It’s hard to lose weight if you’re still eating mostly
processed or junk foods. These often contain extra sugar and fat as hidden
calories. Losing weight is much easier if you can adapt to a healthier diet
full of fresh foods. Proper healthy meals can provide lots of nutrients
without all the calories to give you more energy for exercise. Although you
should never change your daily diet overnight most dieters should be slowly
changing their eating habits by making sure they have plenty of healthier
options available at hand. This means gradually clearing out the cupboards
and replacing most of the bad foods with many basic, natural produce.
To make it easier to develop healthy eating we have provided a list of foods
and ingredients which should be included in the cupboards at home. We have
included a list of flavourings such as herbs and spices to help boost taste
and give more versatility in preparing healthy meals.
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Grains |
Pulses & Legumes |
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Barley |
Black-eyed Beans |
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Brown Rice |
Baked Beans |
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Buckwheat Flakes |
Borlotti Beans |
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Bulgar Wheat |
Butter Beans |
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Couscous |
Chickpeas |
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Muesli |
Kidney Beans |
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Millet |
Lentils |
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Noodles |
Other dried Beans |
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Oats |
Other dried Peas |
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Rye |
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Wholewheat Pasta |
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Tins & Bottles & Cartons |
Herbs & Spices |
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Anchovies |
Allspice |
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Cider Vinegar |
Chilli Powder |
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Honey |
Cinnamon Powder |
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Herring Tinned |
Coriander |
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Mustard |
Cumin |
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Nut Oils |
Garlic Paste |
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Olives |
Ground Ginger |
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Olive oil |
Lo-Salt |
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Pumpkin Seed Oil |
Nutmeg |
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Pureed Tomato |
Oregano |
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Salmon in Tins |
Paprika |
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Sardines in oil |
Rosemary |
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Sesame Seed Oil |
Sage |
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Tins Tomato |
Thyme |
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Tuna in tins |
Turmeric |
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Wine Vinegar |
Vegetable Stock Powder |
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Yoghurt (plain natural) |
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Nuts & Seeds |
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Almonds |
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Cashew Nuts |
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Linseeds (flaxseeds) |
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Peanuts (unsalted) |
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Pecan Nuts |
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Poppy Seeds |
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Pumpkin Seeds |
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Sesame Seeds |
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Sunflower Seeds |
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Walnuts |
NB: Make sure you do not suffer from any food allergies
before eating any of the foods on the list above, seek approval from a
dietician. Cook all produce thoroughly and follow makers guidelines for
cooking and soaking times.