The South Beach Diet Success Secret
The true secret of success to sticking to the South Beach Diet is to plan out your meals and snacks. This will save money, time and help stop any unhealthy eating because you are finding yourself hungry and not within reach of your South Beach Diet foods.
Menu planning will save you money. In fact menu planning will save you a lot of money. If you plan your meals and snacks for the entire week before
your trip to the grocery store, buy more bulk products which are much cheaper in the long run. For example knowing how many meals include beef will help you estimate how large of a package to buy. That bulk package of beef is much cheaper than if you visited the store everyday to pick up a 1/2 pound of steak or ground meat. Grocery stores charge more for the smaller cuts of meat, so buy the larger cuts and divide them up at home. Plan your meals, buy in bulk and save money.
Menu planning will save you time. Take an example from a menu planned for seven days which includes in it’s schedule roasted chicken, stir-fry with chicken and barbecue chicken salad. This calls for the use of the 3 C’s rule for saving time with menu planning.
The 3 C’s: Cooking, Cutting and Cleaning.
Cook as many items at the same time so that later you can grab already prepared food to eat or help make preparation of your meal easier. In the case of case of the chicken portion of the menu, the barbecue chicken and the roasted chicken can be prepared together, in the oven.
Cut up items together. Save time by dicing the chicken for the stir-fry while you are cutting the raw chicken for roasting and bbq. Keep the stir-fry
chicken in a container in the refrigerator and save time when you are ready to prepare the diced chicken. Freeze the chicken if there will be a few
days until you plan on cooking the stir-fry. It will only take a little time to thaw.
Clean-up will be so much easier if you follow these suggestions. Stir-fry night will be so much simpler when you simply pull the pre-diced chicken from the refrigerator. Pour the chicken into your wok or frying pan and you don’t have to worry about cleaning your knife, cutting board or counter. This
is a secret that many restaurants use and after adopting this technique, you will find yourself pre-cutting more and more.
Menu planning is also a valuable tool for the motivation to stick to your healthier way of eating. When you plan a 7-day menu with breakfast, lunch, and snacks you are solidifying your eating goals. Put your menu on paper or on a dry erase board on your refrigerator. Plan easy meals on the days that you know are going to be busy and stressful. Prepare meals ahead of time that are served cold like salads, or easily reheated meals. Plan and make your brown bag lunches and you will enjoy much better tasting, healthier foods then you might find while on a lunch emergency.
Set yourself up for success with the South Beach Diet. Gain time, save money and lose weight by planning your meals.
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