Truestar Top 10 Nutrition Basics
1. Eat three meals and two snacks every day: The Truestar Meal Plans emphasize optimal weight and health by offering three delicious meals and two tasty snacks daily. Studies show that individuals who eat four or more times a day are 45% less likely to be obese than those who eat three times a day or less.
2. Always eat breakfast: Research clearly shows that individuals who skip breakfast have the greatest tendency to gain weight!
3. Eat the proper amounts of protein, carbohydrates and fat at each and every meal and snack.
4. Take your time when eating: Try to make your meals last for a minimum of 20 minutes. It takes the stomach receptors a minimum of 20 minutes to register a “full” signal in the brain.
5. Avoid using harmful fats, such as trans fatty acids which are found in margarine and products labeled “partially hydrogenated”: Include “good fats” in your diet, such as omega-3 eggs, cold-water fish, nuts, seeds, olive oil and avocados. Click here to learn more.
6. Eliminate refined white flour and sugar from your diet and replace them with low glycemic index carbohydrates.
7. Drink eight glasses of water per day: Substitute sugary, dehydrating drinks, such as juice, pop and coffee, with herbal teas, green tea, natural fruit juice and a high quality water, such as steamed, distilled or reverse osmosis treated water.
8. For optimal health results, follow the Truestar Meal Plan: All of our meal plans are perfectly balanced and designed based on your personal information and weight and health goals.
9. If you can't follow the Truestar Meal Plan, learn what you are eating by utilizing the Truestar Food Journal and Food Trakker™: The Truestar Food Trakker is a unique online tool to help you identify the number of calories and the amount of fat, protein and carbohydrate in thousands of your favorite food items!
10. Use vitamins and minerals as a nutritional safety net: Visit the Truestar Vitamin Section to design a vitamin plan just for you!
