1. Never skip breakfast because it reactivates your metabolism and ensures that your body does not crave snacking between meals.  The programs recommend eating more portions spread out through the day is better than eating a large meal once a day.  Drink lots of water because your brain mostly does not differentiate between thirst and hunger. Healthy weight loss too means eating right. Avoiding salt additions at the table is key as medical experts and nutritionists will tell you.  Embrace optional seasoning like herbs and vinegar.  Avoid high levels by adding lemons, onions and garlic to your food to give you distinctive flavours.  The 12 week body transformation program calls it as it is, avoiding processed foods is key because they contain hidden sugars and may harbour other harmful chemicals and some contain cholesterol and carcinogens carefully branded in their alias names anyway.

2. When doing your nutrition planning it’s important you take time to read labels of what you eat each time, because most products have their nutritional information and ingredients used.  Incorporate fresh vegetables and fruits in your menu because they are rich sources of lycopene and other rich antioxidants good for the body.  Look out for healthy brands of what you it because some foods in the market are a hub for harmful chemicals for enhancing flavours, like monosodium glutamate (MSG) and Sodium Nitrates as flavour enhancers.  Some brands of processed meats, bacon, ham, sausages and deli meats mostly used in sandwiches, pizzas and hotdogs contain Sodium Nitrate as a coloring agent.  Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is also present in some microwave popcorns, artificial butter and margarines, chocolates and sweets. Other products to look out for are corn syrup, dressings like mayonnaise, ketchups or soy sauce.