Good Food / Bad Food - What's Left to Eat? by Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP

We've entered the Twilight Zone when it comes to the multitude of diets being promoted today. Starting with the Atkins Diet followed

by the South Beach Diet, both higher in protein, lower in carbs,

but the distinction should be on quality of carbs, not singling out

one nutrient as "bad." If you are on the Atkins Diet or South Beach

Diet simply adjust from eating low quality carbs like refined flour

and highly refined sugar products (comes in a box, or ready-to-eat)

to eating more whole food products like fresh vegetables and fruits,

yes fruits.

Apples vs. Apple Jacks - You be the Judge

I know the traditional Atkins Diet (especially in the Induction

phase) doesn't advocate much fruit (too high sugar, so they say) but

think about that for one minute. My strong belief is that an apple

is a good food, a bowl of Apple Jacks cereal may not be on an equal

level. One is highly processed, sweetened by added white sugar and corn syrup, and one is natural, plucked from a tree and sweetened

by the sun. Which would you choose? Don't shun fresh fruit for the sake of following your low carb diet to the letter.

Eliminating healthy, wholesome foods is not the best way to learn to

eat better, but severely cutting back on the frequency of eating

highly processed foods is. I saw a site which called it GM or MM:

God Made or Man Made. If you think of those terms when you go to

choose your foods, it starts to make more sense. No one says you

shouldn't eat chips, or whatever strikes your fancy, but make them a

treat - and eat the GM foods more often.

Time for the Common Sense Diet

Common sense will answer the question about what to eat. If you are

on Atkins, South Beach or any variation of low carb diet, avoid

processed foods, not natural foods. Stop using "instant" breakfast,

and cook whole rolled oats for instance. Sure you might have to get

up 10 minutes earlier, oh well. You're worth it!

You can still stay on a higher protein food plan, but this one minor

adjustment will allow you to continue with your eating plan for a

lifetime, rather than a short-time. I'd go insane if I couldn't eat

my daily apple, banana or other fruit. I love fruit. I think there's

a very good reason humans desire sweet foods - Vitamin C, and other

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BIO:

Kathryn Martyn a master NLP and EFT Practitioner has developed
an 8-step process for ending the emotional struggle with weight
loss. She is the owner of http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com
and runs a successful private practice in Vancouver, Washington.

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