Cut costs and calories with chew foods
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
In the Sydney Morning Herald, Gary Moore of Leichhardt writes (back on 10 October 2011) that 'Despite much public debate, very few nutritious alternative meals and foods have made their way at low prices to the nation's supermarkets and fast-food outlets.' Does he actually do the shopping? It's probably never been easier to shop in the supermarket and put nutritious food on your table without breaking the bank.
Here's how to shop smart and trim your waist. Make the most of chew foods and you'll find you can tighten your belt a notch or three and shed some pounds without pangs. These are the 'feel full' foods where your body does the processing not the manufacturer. They are all staple foods found in every supermarket including:
- Foods you really have to chew like lean meat (slow cooking cheap cuts do the job), pearl barley, brown rice, split peas, muesli, dense grainy breads, apples and carrots.
- Protein-rich foods that encourage your body to produce hormones that send 'I'm full' signals to the brain – lean meat (mince counts), fish (canned is fine), legumes like beans, lentils and chickpeas, eggs and cheese.
- Slow digesting low GI foods that increase the production of the satiety 'I'm full' hormone, cholecystokinin (CCK) – grainy breads, muesli and traditional porridge oats, pearl barley, quinoa for porridge or pearl barley, buckwheat, bulgur legumes, pasta.
- High volume foods (the ones with lots of fibre and water) – fruit and veggies (eat the skin where possible) and porridge. Volume, especially 'sticky' volume like porridge, means that food really touches the gut walls and leaves the brain in no doubt that it's there.
Grab our free Money Saving Meals PDF 'Stocking the Pantry, Fridge and Freezer Guide' and start cutting costs with chew foods.
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