None of the above:
calories 1500 per day goal, usual wind up at 1800-2000, particularly on weekends--I live in NO not a diet mecca
. For a sample of how dietetically challenging my home town can be, take a look at this article from this weeks New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/dining/28note.html?hpw ---I mean 1000 restaurants in a city with less than 400,000 people--get real, and most serve wonderful food with layered flavors--try sauteed trout, topped with a fried softshelled crab and hollandaise sauce--yes that is a dish called Trout Pontchartrain, it's fabulous.
Carbs- low glycemic, otherwise known as complex carbs, oatmeal, beans, whole wheat products
Protein- hi protein, all forms--red meat, chicken, fish, eggs--won't eat turkey or canned tuna fish
Fats--primarily olive oil and some real butter, no transfats at all
No canned or processed foods, limited frozen.
Vegetables--fresh and steamed, not boiled. Sometimes baked.
Guilty pleasures: Dark chocolate--actually not so bad, El Rey when I can get it
. My down fall is white rice, I can eat it w/ just butter and if available, and, sadly, if no one is around to watch, I'll eat every last grain--even if I know someone will ultimately find out, it's an addiction
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