Eat Real Food and Lose Weight

This is what All You Magazine's Reality Checked diet proposes. I like their concept of swapping out processed foods for healthier, more "real" alternatives.

For instance, there are suggestions for swapping out artificially-sweetened drink mixes with simply adding lemon, lime or orange slices to water to flavor it naturally or switching from flavored boxed rice mixes to brown rice enhanced with fresh herbs.

For more suggestions...including recipes, shopping lists and breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack ideas, visit http://www.allyou.com/diet-fitness/diet/reality-checked-diet-recipes-00411000067712/

Here's a list of healthy snacks to get you started. P.s. Chocolate is on the menu...so, this is a keeper of a diet :)
http://www.allyou.com/diet-fitness/diet/reality-checked-diet-snacks-00411000067677/page23.html

Some easy low fat snack ideas from this diet:

Yogurt ranch dressing

Mix 12 oz. plain low-fat yogurt with 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice, 4 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives and 1 clove garlic, minced. Season with salt and pepper.
Keep in fridge for up to 7 days

Parmesan popcorn

YOU'LL NEED:

3 cups air-popped popcorn
2 Tbsp. Parmesan

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