Food Swapping Can Help You Lose Weight

Written by Stuart Stevens | Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Looking at things from a different point of you can help you when you approach a weight loss program. Instead of being negative about losing weight and “cutting out” food from your diet why not simply “swap” various foods that are making you put on weight for other foods that are lower in calories.

For example a simple step can be to swap white bread for brown bread. Brown bread is full of fibre and will digest more slowly which will mean that you will feel fuller for longer. This will also stop big fluctuations in your blood sugar which will mean that your energy levels are more constant throughout the day.

Probably the most simple and effective swap is to swap all fizzy drinks for water. Water not only has no calories but is also good for cleaning your body of toxins. Drinking lots of water can improve your skin.

Another very effective swap is to replace puddings with fruit. All puddings tend to be very high in fat and calories so stay away from them and replace them with exotic foods such as pineapple, mangoes and anything else that takes your fancy.

During the day you will find that swapping coffee for green tea can also be good for you. Green tea does not have such high levels of caffeine so your energy levels will be more constant throughout the day. Green tea is also high in antioxidants and can help with digestion. Some people say that for them green tea acts as an appetite suppressant.

Psychologically “swapping” will help you more then “cutting out”. If you are used to having certain things at certain times of the day completely removing them from your diet will be difficult and that is why they must be replaced with something else.

Give swapping foodstuffs a try as it could be the weight loss plan that you are looking for.

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