Peanut M & M's make you skinny

I thought that title might catch your attention. Haha. This is of course very FALSE!! That one was for you, Janice. Heehee. I wanted to talk about lunch and give you all some tips on what to eat for lunch and maybe a new perspective on lunch. First of all, if you workout in the early evening time you need to fuel your body appropriately to prepare for the workout. Lunch is a great time to do so. If you are not hungy by lunch time, you have eaten too much for breakfast. However, if you cannot make to lunch before you are starving, you may not have eaten enough at breakfast. This may seem like I am talking in circles, but it will all make sense is just a sec. Most people will get hungry every 4 hours or so. If you eat at 8am (who does this?) then you should be hungry by 12, but if you are hungry at 10:30 then you did not eat enough at 8. The same could be said in the other direction. If you are hungry at 2 after eating at 12 you did not eat enough at lunch. Make sense? Great!! Now that is settled, let's move on. Here are some tips for lunch:
**Strive for around 500 calories for lunch.
**Don't forget the peanut butter. Yes, it has more calories and more fat, but it may help you say not to the cookies and other sweets in the afternoon. Plus, it will stay in your system longer than the average Turkey sandwich.
**Not a sandwich person, okay eat leftover from last night's dinner. These can easily be reheated in a microwave and costs less than the other varieties of frozen meals.
**Beware of salads. They alone (lettuce and dressing) often provide too few calories and too much fat. Here are some tips for making good salad choices:
>boost carbs by adding: corn, beets, carrots, or peas, beans and legumes (I love that word), chick peas, three bean salad, orange slices, apples, bananas, and raisins
>choose a variety of dark colorful veggies; these provide more nutrients than the lighter versions (spinach is better than ice burg), red tomatoes, carrots, and green pepper. Go light on cucumber, ice burg lettuce, onion, mushrooms.
>Pile on postassium rich veggies: romaine lettuce, broccoli, tomato and carrot
>Include adequate protein and lean meats; cottage cheese, tofu, lean turkey slices, chicken, tuna, canned salmon and so on.
>Go easy on the dressing; ask for it on the side at restaraunts, and always go for the lighter versions of your favorite dressing. Remember though, that even the light dressings can still add hidden calories to your nutritious meal.

Don't skip lunch your body needs refueling before you workout!! Also, you want to speed up metabolism, not slow it down. Encourage a quicker metabolism by eating smaller meals more frequently.
Bon Apetit!!
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