Maintaining a Healthy Diet: What AreThe Best Ways To Maintain A Healthy Diet ?

by Anthony Alayon, CFT

Maintaining a healthy diet is a question I get asked all the time. With all of the misinformation and lies regarding weight loss, it is hard to know what the truth is.

It seems like there is a new diet fad popping up on t.v. and magazine advertisements every week.

So I decided to put together an article with 7 tips of how to maintain a healthy diet even when you are traveling.

1. Avoid Fried Foods at All Cost.

Fried foods tend to be high in bad fat. Instead you should focus on eating foods that are baked or broiled.

2. RTD’s

RTD’s (Ready to Drink) are a great way to maintain a healthy diet. As a matter of fact, I would consider this to be one of the biggest dieting secrets to not breaking your diet with fast food. The reason for this is because they are loaded with the 3 macronutrients (proteins, carbs and fats). And yes, they are the right ratios to consume as most of them are high in protein, low in carbohydrates and contain just the right amount of good fats to replace a meal.

Bonus Tip #1: My personal preference is Labrada Nutrition’s RTD’s as they come in 4 flavors (chocolate, vanilla, banana and strawberries)

I love the fact that they contain 40 grams of protein, 8 grams of carbs and 8 grams of unsaturated fats. In all of my years of trying out what is the best RTD, my award goes to Lean Body RTD. It was even nominated as the #1 tasting RTD.

3. Bring Snacks with You On The Go

While several of you have heard of carrying healthy snacks with you such as the ones you get at the grocery store that say things like “healthy snacks to go”, there are some healthier alternatives. Carry with you a protein powder in a Ziploc bag (or shaker bottle) and some rice cakes. The rice cakes will serve as your carbs and the protein powder will supply you with the protein you need. Today’s protein powders like ProV60 can easily be mixed with some water and a spoon so needing a blender is a thing of the past.