I love the Home & Family show there are always so many informative guests, recipes and a whole new perspective on day to day life. Here is one I saw the other day I wanted to share with you:
Avanti’s weight-loss guidelines:
- Eat within one hour of waking up to kick start your metabolism.
- To speed up your weight loss, eat every 4 hours and try not to snack in-between meals. However, if you find that you are starving between meals, narrow the meal intervals to every 3 hour. Then, try to go back to every four hours as soon as your body allows.
- Drink water before, during and after meals (8-10 cups). Not a huge water drinker? Add a splash of fruit juice, a slice of fresh citrus or fresh mint if you don’t like the taste of plain water. Water helps flush out toxins and helps curb hunger -– so think of it as a must.
- Reduce your caffeine intake to 2-3 cups per day if possible. Avanti recommends switching to hot or iced green tea with lemon and a drizzle of honey. But, if you love your coffee, try drinking it black for best weight loss results.
- Avoid diet soda, refined processed packaged foods, artificial sweeteners, and any food that contains ingredients you cannot pronounce.
- It’s OK to mix up any of the meals in the plan. For example: It’s fine to have breakfast for lunch or lunch for dinner. To keep grocery shopping simplified (and your taste buds happy) feel free to repeat any meal as often as you like.
Fat Burning Foods with Christine Avanti
Fat Burning Foods:
Artichoke: Artichokes contain insulin, which is a type of carbohydrate that has been shown to decrease the hunger hormone ghrelin.
Cayenne Pepper: Cayenne pepper heats up the body and therefore is thought to increase metabolism. Chili pepper has a similar effect.
Cinnamon: According to the USDA, consuming as little as a ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon with food helps the body metabolize sugar 20 times faster and lowers blood sugar levels. This means faster weight loss!
Ginger: Ginger has been found to increase feelings of satiety.
Seaweed: The property in seaweed that helps us lose weight is alginate, which lines the walls of the digestive system and prevents dietary fat from passing through.
Tea: The caffeine in tea stimulates thermogenesis, the biochemical process by which fat in the body is burned to produce energy. Plus, tea has a fabulous antioxidant called EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) that provides fat burning activity.
Vinegar: Vinegar helps lower blood glucose levels.
Christine's Detox Tea
- Only 4 calories per cup
- 1 Gram of carbs
- 0 Grams of fat
- Helps clean your body and reset
Ingredients:
**All these ingredients are available at Whole Foods.**
- 3 oz. Peeled Fresh Ginger
- 2 Cinnamon Sticks
- 6 Bags of Dandelion Root Tea
- 30 Drops of Artichoke Extract (30 Drops is the Equivalent of One Dose)
- 5 Cups of Water
- 2 Tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
Recipe:
- In a large sauce pan, bring water and ginger to boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Add tea bags and cinnamon sticks.
- Cover and steep 15 minutes.
- Strain into a large pitcher.
- Add artichoke extract and lemon.
- Stir and chill in refrigerator.
- Enjoy throughout the day.
Get a copy of nutritionist, chef, and author Christine Avanti's book, "Skinny Chicks Eat Real Food," at www.christineavanti.com.
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