Diet tips

This is from the Rice diet site, thought I'd share it.

Eat slowly. It take twenty minutes for your stomach to tell your brain you are full.

Pick out foods you need to chew on. Try bagels, apples, french rolls and raw vegetables. These foods will slow your rate of eating.

Try a warm beverage as or with a snack. This helps to feel full.

Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day. This helps fill you up and keeps you busy with other activities besides swinging on the refrigerator door!

An eight ounce glass of orange juice is really three oranges! Eating oranges is much more satisfying than drinking juice.

Eat an afternoon snack before you leave work. This helps overeating while getting dinner ready.

Here are some healthy snacks: Popcorn, bread sticks, oyster crackers, pretzels, fruit, yogurt, gingersnaps, graham crackers, biscotti cookies, vanilla wafers or amaretto cookies.

Frozen yogurt, angel food cake and sherbet are all low fat!

Every time you use your muscles, you are burning fat. Try climbing the stairs instead of taking the elevator.

Small steps add up in reducing fat. Use jam on toast instead of butter and knock off 30 calories and 5 grams of fat