Fit Tips
Real people, real food, real results — stories and tips from My Fit Foods.
How to Do Low Carb Meal Prep
There are many people who try to meal prep, only to fall off the wagon as soon as they start because their food doesn’t taste great anymore, it doesn’t have a great texture, or they simply don’t know how to do low carb meal prep in an effective manner.Low carb meals can be great to [...]
Ideas for Zero Calorie Snacks
For most people, the hardest time to stick to a diet plan isn’t during the day. It's past 7:30 pm when those late-night, pre-bedtime cravings start kicking in. You want a snack, and you want it now.Despite what some diet blogs may say, the urge to snack is completely natural and healthy. There are plenty [...]
How to Count Macros for Keto
It’s no secret that people following the ketogenic diet need to count their macros. Also known as macronutrients (or macros for short), thesedietary components must be kept in balance in order to succeed on the diet and stay healthy. Since the keto diet requires people to eat a small amount of carbs and plenty of [...]
Extra Virgin Olive Oil vs. Regular: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to picking out the oil for your cooking, everyone knows the difference between vegetable oil and olive oil. But things get a little trickier when you start looking at the various types of olive oil. Extra virgin? Pure? Light? Are these all the same? And your recipes are no help since they [...]
Planning a Vegan Meal Prep? Here’s a Few Things You Should Know!
Online, vegans are frequently stereotyped as preachy know-it-alls, ready to tell you all about their dietary choices faster than you can say “pass the milk.” However, despite this misleading reputation, today’s market shows one of the fastest growths in plant-based diets we’ve ever seen (upwards of 43 percent in the last two years alone), and [...]
Tips on Measuring Food for Your Fitness Goals
Losing weight requires several important things – exercising more and watching what you eat. Whether you’re on a specific diet that limits a certain food group, like carbohydrates or sugar, or simply want to eat less overall, you need to measure your food. Understanding portion control, as well as the size of theright portions, will [...]
Low FODMAP Recipes Anyone Can Follow
If you’ve heard people talking about low FODMAP diet plans, you may have assumed it was just another fad diet people have turned to in hopes of losing weight quickly. Though it may sound similar, this is far from the case. Unlike many other diet plans, a low FODMAP plan is much more complicated, more [...]
Healthy Dessert Options That Taste Amazing
Eating healthy often means forgoing dessert, which isn’t always a good idea. Why? Dessert often signals to your body that you are done eating, and it is time to start burning calories and focus on digestion. Still, it can be difficult to stay within your caloric goals if you are going to eat dessert, so [...]
Packaged Food Doesn’t Have to Be Bad
It’s easy to assume that since some packaged food is unhealthy, all packaged food must be unhealthy. When you hear the term ‘packaged food,’ you likely think of highly caloric meals that are loaded with trans fats, artificial sugars, and tons of carbs. But not all packaged food is made equally.My Fit Foods is here [...]
What Is the Carnivore Diet and Does It Work?
One of the most popular diets right now is the carnivore diet. Just by looking at the name of it, you can probably guess that this particular diet involves eating a lot of meat. As with most diets, there are some good ways to adopt this diet and some bad ways as well, so you [...]
Is There a Cookie Cutter Macro Diet Plan?
To put it simply: no. There is no cookie-cutter macro diet plan, as that would go against the plan’s premise. Even sites that offer a “cookie-cutter” option for macro dieting are very open with the information that those plans are only there to get you jump-started until you can figure out an individualized plan for [...]
Is Avocado Oil Good for You?
The mightyavocado. You’ve probably heard plenty about the health benefits of this fruit. It contains a number of heart-healthy compounds and is tasty to boot. However, is avocado oil as good for you as the fruit itself? How does it compare to things like olive oil and coconut oil? Are there reasons why you might [...]
