The Fat Loss Authority- How to Lose Weight

One of the most popular vegetables that’s consumed is corn, which comes in a number of different varieties. You can choose to have it on the cob, creamed, or kernel style, whichever you feel best works with your meal.

The important thing to remember with corn however is that it is one of the higher starch vegetables, so you must integrate the calories it contains into your daily totals.

While you may be able to eat other vegetables with abandon, not worrying about the calorie intake they contain, the same cannot be said for corn.

Let’s look at the nutrition information you need to know about corn.

Major Nutrients Found In Corn

Corn is a vegetable so the overall fat content is very low, and all

One of the top fruits that you should be including in your diet regularly are blueberries. Blueberries are great for sprinkling into yogurt or baking up in your favorite dessert, or can just be eaten raw for a sweet treat that will satisfy your cravings.

Whether your goal is weight loss or health maintenance, you really can’t go wrong with having blueberries as a part of your meal plan.

Let’s take a closer look at the nutrients that they will provide you with.

Major Nutrients Found In Blueberries

In addition to being a great source of dietary fiber, blueberries also a food that is high in antioxidants. This will help to fight off free radical damage that you come into contact with throughout the day

One of the lowest calorie vegetables available, celery is largely made up of water content. It will also act as a diuretic in the body so if you’re suffering from some bloating, it may be something that you’ll want to consider eating.

Let’s look at the nutritional information to know about celery.

Major Nutrients Found In Celery

As mentioned, since celery contains so few calories this is one vegetable you won’t have to worry about adding to your total calorie intake. It does contain a decent amount of fiber per serving but also does contain sugar to match that.

Since the total calorie count is so low however, it’s typically not something that you really need to concern yourself with.

The added nutrients that you’ll find in celery

One protein source that many people tend to choose as part of their diet, especially as the summer months draw near are beef burgers.  While preparing the burger at home does give you more control over the nutritional content then if you were to have it prepared at a Fast Food location or in a restaurant, you have to be careful because it still is not your leanest source of protein for a healthy diet.

Once in a while a beef burger can definitely be added to the menu but if you’re having this on a weekly or twice weekly basis, you may want to rethink that.

Let’s take a closer look at the nutritional value of beef burgers.

Major Nutrients Found In A Beef Patty

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One untraditional source of protein that you may want to consider adding to your diet if you’re getting tired of always consuming the same old standby of chicken, fish, and beef is duck roast.  While it’s not your leanest choice of protein sources ever, it does offer up quite a high amount of protein so for those who are relatively picky with their food choices, if this is one you do happen to like, it can be a way to meet your requirements.

Let’s take a quick look at what you need to know when it comes to duck roast nutritional values.

Major Nutrients Found In Duck Roast

From the table above, you can see that duck roast contains almost 50% protein content as well as

It’s not easy losing weight – at least for most of us – which is why fat loss is always a mainstream topic being talked about on almost every talk and news show (Larry King with Carnie Wilson and Jillian Michaels last week was the icing on the cake!). Most of you reading this probably want to burn up that fat and uncover your abs sooner rather than later.

Who wouldn’t want a midsection that looks like a cheese grater?

[This pic is for anyone stuck shoveling snow this past week. Must go somewhere sunny very soon!]

NOTE: I would’ve used the old “washboard abs” metaphor but I think it’s time to retire that one since anybody under the age of 30 probably has no idea what the hell a washboard is?

So to

Usually the words “Food Taboos” or “Food Fears” make people quite squeamish and uncomfortable. Perhaps it invokes religious images of animals being slaughtered or maybe it reminds you of the second challenge on the TV show Fear Factor when each contestant had to ingest a batch full of live insects? Joe Rogan, you sick bastard!

[Forget food fears, how about a giant spider descending on a city near you! Just kidding, it's a sculpture making stops in various places around the world by French sculptor Louise Bourgeois]

Unfortunately, being afraid to eat is all too common in those struggling on their own fat loss journey. I can remember grabbing a bagel from the breakfast bar at a conference and receiving this snide

One condiment that far too many people are unfortunately in the habit of adding to their diet on a regular basis is butter. If you’re looking to maintain a lower calorie intake and see a good rate of fat loss take place, you’re definitely going to want to do whatever you can to avoid adding too much additional butter to your foods.

Not only will it put you at risk of consuming too many calories but it’s also going to contribute far too much saturated fat to your diet, putting you at risk for heart problems.

Let’s have a closer look at butter and what you need to know about it.

Major Nutrients Found In Butter

As you can see from the table above,