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30 Day Food Guide

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D O N O T I N C L U D E T H E S E . . .<br />

WORST things to put in our smoothies and<br />

shakes<br />

CANNED FRUITS OR VEGETABLES: FRESH PRODUCE IS<br />

ALWAYS BEST, BUT WHEN YOU CAN’T FIND WHAT YOU WANT,<br />

TURN TO FROZEN FOODS BEFORE CANS. CANNED FRUITS AND<br />

VEGETABLES OFTEN HAVE ADDED PRESERVATIVES OR<br />

SWEETENERS THAT INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES.<br />

THEY HAVE ALSO LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THEIR<br />

NUTRITIONAL VALUE. FRESH AND FROZEN VEGGIES AND<br />

FRUITS MAINTAIN NUTRIENT CONTENT MUCH LONGER THAN<br />

CANNED PRODUCTS.<br />

DAIRY: DAIRY PRODUCTS LIKE MILK, ICE CREAM, OR FROZEN<br />

YOGURT ARE COMMON INGREDIENTS IN SMOOTHIES, BUT<br />

THEY ARE CHOCK FULL OF EXTRA CALORIES. THERE ARE<br />

EXCEPTIONS, SUCH AS UNSWEETENED ALMOND MILK AND<br />

PLAIN, FULL-FAT GREEK YOGURT, WHICH IS HIGH IN PROTEIN<br />

AND LOW IN SUGAR, BUT MOST DAIRY SHOULD BE AVOIDED.<br />

FRUIT JUICE: JUICE IS OFTEN HIGH IN SUGAR AND CALORIES<br />

AND LOW IN NUTRITIONAL VALUE, ESPECIALLY STORE-<br />

BOUGHT PRODUCTS. MANY CONTAIN ADDED SWEETENERS,<br />

AND ALL HAVE LOST THE FIBER OF THE WHOLE FRUIT. A<br />

LIMITED AMOUNT OF 100 PERCENT JUICE IS FINE, BUT TOO<br />

MUCH WILL JUST INCREASE YOUR TOTAL (BAD) CALORIE<br />

INTAKE.<br />

S U R G E P L A N . C O M

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