| Thought eating soup and salad was good for your | | | | before eating your main meal. That's good enough to |
| diet, huh? Well, you probably thought wrong! | | | | jumpstart weight loss... if you do that with enough of |
| First off, I'm glad you're eating soups and salads. It's | | | | your meals. |
| a step in the right direction generally speaking. | | | | Now, mistakes with salads... |
| However, I'm not just going to give you the thumbs | | | | Mistake #1 With Salads: Dressings |
| up until you can tell me what exactly is in those | | | | If it's not lemon juice, virgin olive oil, or organic apple |
| soups and salads. | | | | cider vinegar... then it's not going on your salad. Says |
| You see, the problem isn't necessarily the soup or | | | | who? Says me! Those are your only choices as far |
| the salad... but moreso it has to do with the add-ons | | | | as I'm concerned. Anything else and you're just |
| that go in the soups and salads. | | | | making something that was healthy, unhealthy. |
| That's where I notice my clients messing things up | | | | Mistake #2 With Salads: No protein with them |
| for themselves. Sabotaging their weight loss efforts. | | | | Listen, most salads people eat have no protein in |
| But don't worry, it's easy to correct. So let's get to it. | | | | them. That's a huge mistake. Even if the salad is just |
| Mistake #1 With Soups: Eating soup from a can | | | | an appetizer to the main meal, you need protein. |
| Come on, the general rule to follow is this... if it | | | | But, better yet, add protein so you can make the |
| comes in a can, it probably isn't good. Again, that is a | | | | salad the main meal. Without protein, the salad won't |
| general rule. It's not always the case. Those soups in | | | | be enough to fill you up. It's not a true meal unless it |
| cans are loaded with crap. | | | | has a lot of protein with it. |
| Instead of eating soup out of a can, make it from | | | | Choices for proteins... 1 chicken breast, 1 can of |
| scratch. Water, broth, some cabbage, lentils, carrots, | | | | water-packed tuna, 1 can of black beans, or 1 lean |
| celery, chicken breast... voila. A soup that you can | | | | hamburger patty. Or, use a combination of those. |
| work with to lose weight on. | | | | So if you were making those mistakes with soups |
| Mistake #2 With Soups: Putting crackers in them | | | | and salads... stop! Just make those minor changes and |
| Oops! A bad add-on. Nope, you have to leave it | | | | watch as your weight starts peeling off. Ok, I'm off |
| alone. No crackers. Listen, you don't need to make | | | | to save the world now with soups and salads for |
| soup a main meal. Just use it to fill yourself up a bit | | | | everyone. Joke! |