Okay, so we don’t all have the time or the funds to buy low fat produce or eat fresh and lets face it, some of us out there love meat and just don’t want to let it go. You don’t need to cut out the things you love to get your diet into shape. it’s all about moderation, not saying goodbye to cream and candy entirely. They say you can have takeout and fast food as a part of your healthy diet. Of course you can, once in a while. Just don’t have it too frequently and make sure your system has time to recover!

If you are enjoying your favorite foods you can do some small things to help cut the fat from your diet a little bit more in addition to alternative cooking methods.

1. Buy back bacon and trim the fatty edge from the bacon before cooking. If you buy streaky bacon it can be a little cheaper but you are buying mostly fat, not meat.

2. Switch whole milk for skimmed milk. If you can’t make that jump right away, try semi skimmed first.

3. Use sweeteners instead of sugar in teas and coffees. Cut it out altogether if you can. many people find coffee and tea tastes too bitter at first but when you get used to it, adding sugar starts to taste too sweet instead.

If you just can’t get enough Bacon and other fatty fried food in your diet and don’t want to give it up there is still a way you can cut down on the fat content. Throw away your old frying pan because you really don’t need it and doing so can help you cut down on fat in your food. Many food stuffs can be cooked in an alternative method that reduces the need for oil in cooking.

Bacon – Grill it instead, no need for extra oil and the excess fat will drain away to the grill. You can use a press grill too if you like that literally squeezes out yet more fat content.

Eggs – Poach them instead. You don’t need a special poachng pan, just get a pan of boiling water at least 2 inches deep and add a small touch of salt to stop the eggs sticking to the bottom. It works just as well and creates tastey eggs without the oil.

Burgers – Again, you can grill these instead using an oven grill or a press grill.

Scrambled Egg – Use the microwave, mix the eggs up and add milk according to your tastes. then place in a microwaveable bowl and zap it for 10 seconds (850W). Then fluff it up a bit with a fork and put it bak in for another 10 seconds. Keep doing that until it’s done. If you keep on fluffing it as it cooks you will get nice fluffy scrambled egg without the oil.

If you are diabetic it can be troublesome finding recipes that cater to your needs. Try out this fun and colorful Avocado, Tomato and Pepper salad which is sure to brighten up your table without you worrying about the sugar levels.

All you need for this great salad is:

1. 2 Avocados (remove the stone, peel, and cut into small cubes)
2. 1 red onion (Chopped)
3. 1 Pepper (Your choice of color, yellow is the sweetest and green is more bitter)
4. 1 Large ripe red tomato (chopped of course)
5. A small bundle of fresh chopped coriander
6. 1/2 Lime juice (fresh, avoid the bottles of the stuff)
7. Salt and Black Pepper according to taste.

Then it’s simple, just mix them up in a bowl and Bingo!

Get a great kick start to the day and also take care of one of your portions of fruit and veg at the same time. There’s no better way to start the day than with a blend of pure fresh fruit to get you revitalized and provide a large portion of those essential vitamins we need every day.

All you need for a fantastic fruit smoothie:

1. 140g fresh strawberries
2. 60g frozen blueberries
3. 2 whole bananas (peeled, top and tailed and cut into medium chunks)
4. 110ml fresh orange juice (not from concentrate, get the good stuff!)
5. 370g low fat plain yoghurt

That’s all you need to make the perfect smoothie. Now just put it all in a blender and hit Go! Make sure you pulse the blender a bit to get everything blended nicely until smooth.

This is a great way to start the day off in the morning, especially if you aren’t big on breakfast you can easily fit this healthy morning drink into your routine.