Friday, February 20, 2009

Healthy alternatives


As part of our P90X workout, we're trying to make a few healthy exchanges in our diet. The first part of the program follows a high-protein diet. Instead of flat-out cutting things out of our menu we're trying to make some exchanges:

* Turkey bacon instead of regular bacon (this actually isn't too bad at all!)
* Scrambled egg whites instead of whole egg (the recipe says to add cheese and a little bit of milk, but I still need a lot more flavor to make this edible to me. Anyone used to eating egg whites? Have any ideas? I was thinking of making it omlette-like with green peppers n stuff, but haven't gotten to it yet)
* Ground turkey instead of ground beef (not always but some things can disguise the flavor change)
* Fresh fruit instead of canned

And protein snack options:
* Cheese stick
* Cottage cheese
* Cashews
* Pistachios
* Turkey Jerky instead of Beef Jerky

Julie has posted some weight-loss tips over at her blog, so go check 'em out, and then join us in a journey to healthy living!

1 comment:

  1. I didn't realize you were doing P90X!
    I have not tried it, but a guy we went to college with lost over 100 pounds on that program! He looks amazing.
    How long have you been following it? I need to get more info.

    I may join you. We got SO off track w our diet while moving. Did you guys at all?

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