In my endeavor to be as healthy as I can be, I’ve decided to incorporate some of the guidance provided in the Abs Diet book. It’s one of the few healthy eating plans I’ve seen that doesn’t place the focus on what you should eat less of, but rather on what you should try to each more of.
It lists 12 Powerfoods that should make up a good portion of your diet. These powerfoods are supposed to help you loose weight, build muscle and even fight cancer and heart disease.
Here are the A.B.S. D.I.E.T. P.O.W.E.R. 12:
- Almonds and other nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
- Beans and other legumes such as soybeans, pinto beans, chickpeas,navy beans, black beans, white beans, kidney beans, lima beans, lentis, peas, hummus, bean dips
- Spinach and other green veggies, also carrots, peppers and yellow beans
- Fat-free or Low-fat Dairy, such as milk, yogurt (but not frozen yogurt) and cheese
- Instant Oatmeal or regular oatmeal
- Eggs
- Turkey and other lean meats such as steak, chicken, fish, shellfish and canadian bacon
- Peanut butter, also cashew butter and almond butter
- Olive oil, canola, sesame and peanut oil
- Whole grain breads and cereals, like brown rice and whole-wheat pastas and pretzels
- Extra protein (whey) powder, and ricotta cheese
- Raspberries and other berries. Basically all fruits, especially apples and grapefruit
- BONUS: Avocados. Technically, the ABS DIET POWER 12 goups Avocados with “Almonds and other nuts”, but there’s so much you can do with avocados that I wanted to call it out separately.
Ideally, you would try to include at least 1 or 2 of these foods with every meal you have . I like this plan because it is really easy for me to stick to since I pretty much enjoy everything on this list anyway. If you’d like to learn more about how these foods can help you be healthy, check out this article or one of the many Abs Diet books available.
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