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FatsandOils
Manyfats,especiallyoils,areessentialtogoodnutrition。Oliveoilisparticularlyvaluable。Alletableoilsareallowed,thebestbeingeanola,walnut,soybean,grapeseed,sesame,sunflowerandsaffloweroils,especiallyiftheyarelabeled"cold-pressed"or"expeller-pressed。"Donotcookpolyunsaturatedoils,su,soybeanandsuhightemperaturesorallowtobrownorsmoke。
Butterisallarineshouldbeavoided,notbecauseofitscarbohydratet,butbecauseitisusuallymadeoftransfats(hydrogenatedoils),whichareaserioushealthhazard。(Somenenatedmargarinesareavailableihfoodstores。)
Youremovetheskinandfatfrommeatorfowl。Salmonandothercold-waterfishareasourega-3fattyacids。
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ArtificialSweeteners
Youmustdeterminewhichartificialsweetehyou,butthefollowingareallowed:suarketedatSplenda),sa,cyclamate,acesulfame-K。Naturalsweetenersendinginthesuffix"-ose;'suchasmaltose,fructose,etc。,shouldbeavoided。However,sugaralcoholssuchasmaltitoldobloodsugaraable。
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1。Notallcefoodproductsarethesame,sochecklabelsandcarbohydratet。IvouyprtheAtkinsbrander19formoreonthesetoptions。)
2。WhileanyofthesefoodsmakedoingAfidnsemsier,don'toverdoit。Remember,youmustalwaysfollowtheRulesofIndu。
AvoidPitfallsl
Herearefiveonpitfallstoavoid:
1。DuringInduustanyfruit,bread,grains,starchyvegetablesordairyproductsotherthancheese,creamorbutter。
2。Stayawayfromdietprodulesstheyspecificallystate"nocarbohydrates。"'MostsuchfoodsareforLow-fatdiets,nottrolledcarbohydrateplans。
3。Thewarfreearaddedarenotsuffit。Thelabelmuststatethecarbohydratet;that'swhatyoumustgoby。
4。Manyproduallythinkofasfoods,suchasggum,breathmints,coughsyrupsandcoughdrops,arefilledwithsugarorothercaloriers。Theymustbeavoided。