Nutrition Mistakes to avoid
- Aiming for Too Much, Too Soon
Banning Entire Groups of Foods
- Eating Oversized Portions
- Going Too Long Without Eating
Forbidding Favorite Foods
- Don't use extra virgin olive oil for deep frying.
- Do not use non-stick cookware that is chipped (black coating peeling off) or if it emits a weird smell when it is hot.
- Don t make juices, shakes and smoothies and refrigerate them. Fruits are meant to be eaten fresh and not cut and stored
- Don't use plastic utensils. Use good quality wooden chopping boards and spatulas instead of plastic because wood is easier to clean and does not promote the growth of bacteria.
- Don t be quick to replace traditional cooking methods with grills and barbecues because smoked and char grilled food may cause cancer.
- Don t stop eating fruits like bananas just because you are a diabetic. Check what portion sizes you can eat.
- Don t stop cooking food with gluten unless you are allergic to it.
- Don’t replace your salt with rock salt or any other salt without checking whether it is iodised.
- Don’t make more liquid foods like soups and shakes and give up on solids or eat less food when you are trying to lose weight. You need a balanced meal and your calorie count may be wrong,
- Don’t add extra salt to water while cooking chhole or rajma and drain off the extra water because it is too salty. This water contains nutrients so measure the right amount of water.
Avoiding egg yolks as it is rich in cholesterol
- Cut Out Carbs And Just Eat Protein
- Thinking breakfast is not important
- Cracking down on sugar but ignoring salt
