Eat, Drink & Be Lean

Written by E.J. Reeves

Everyone knows you cannot eat like a pig and be lean as a greyhound. Therefore, it is sensible that diet habits will determine whether we appear soft and smooth or hard and ripped. Before you say that you can't handle another new diet, allow me to explain what I'm proposing. Eat, drink and be lean is based on adding foods in your diet, not removing foods. These foods are healthy and will help with fat loss, energy management, cholesterol reduction and protection against cancer.

Be lean!

Be lean!

Your ability to succeed in this diet change will depend on your ability to add these foods. Once you have made these foods a habit, they will begin to displace other foods in your diet. Let me give you a parallel on this displacement process. When it is dark outside or in a room and you turn on a light, that light displaces the darkness. You do not focus your efforts on taking off the darkness but instead on adding light.

Alright, enough with all the philosophy, let's talk drinking and eating.

#1 Water - Two bottles with a squirt of lime juice. To be prepared first thing in the morning. It is really an absolute must for a lean toned body. You'll be able to bring the water with you anywhere and you know that you have consumed at least this amount of water each day.

#2 Oatmeal - Again this is another first in the day. A hot bowl of instant or cooked oatmeal will still only take 5 minutes cooking time and another 2 minutes for preparation.

#3 Apples - A terrific mid morning snack. An apple per day can keep the doctor away as well as promote a lean body.

#4 Broccoli - Cooked or just Raw, my preference is raw using a touch of Ranch dressing. Also i like to add broccoli crowns right into a salad.

#5 Raw berries - A bowl of fresh berries without any toppings. Try blue berries , raspberries or strawberries. This is a sweet and healthy dessert anytime throughout the day.

#6 Green Tea - A fantastic hot drink if you don't have problems with the caffeine in tea. My daily quota is about 6 cups or one pot per day.

#7 Spinach - Use it in a salad instead of lettuce. Buy this fresh and use the same day if possible.

#8 Chicken Breast - I like to prepare these myself with a bit of seasoned pepper and garlic powder. Bake or fry until slightly brown on the outside and the center is completely white. Don't overcook this one or it'll taste like sawdust.

#9 Salmon or Trout - Identical to the skinless chicken breasts.

#10 Wild Brown Rice - There are a few fine products which include seasoning for their wild rice. These are good but I find the amount of seasoning is too much so I use only about half the amount provided.

Bonus Veggies - These include green and yellow beans, Brussels sprouts, asparagus spears, cauliflower and carrots.

Bonus Fruit - For instance bananas, stewed tomatoes, pineapple, grapefruits or cherries.

Try to include several of the top ten food and drinks every day. Strive for a score of ten every day. You've got 2 bonus groups that should help you to have a score of 10 daily.

Be lean!

Be lean!

It may take some time in order to add this list of food and drinks into your diet plan. Be patient and keep adding. You will notice over time your appetite will change in favor of wholesome food. Your energy level increases making cravings virtually disappear.

You will begin to displace the following foods and drinks:

1 - High calories and potentially dehydrating pop, wine, beer and coffee (with the exception of workouts)

2 - Quick energy foods full of sugar like many breakfast cereals, donuts, cookies as well as other sweets.

3 - Higher fat meats

4 - Disproportionate starch. Most people eat breads, pasta and potatoes like they are training for a marathon and then wonder why they're getting fat. Portion control in addition to limiting weekly frequency of starchy carbs in favor of fibrous carbs present in vegetables makes more sense for most people.

Eat, drink and be healthy! This really is the cornerstone to get a lean body.

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