false 2867446 1594868514 9781594868511 107 40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255738409m/2867446.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2867446.Prevention_Flat_Belly_Diet 1244028 Liz Vacariello 107 40 3 0 false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 17:47:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 19:21:43 -0700 2009
concept 1: MUFA (the pseudoscientific buzzword on which the diet is based) monounsaturated fatty acids, are very important and must be eaten at every meal. I did not indulge in the suggested flax oil, but did eat nuts, peanut butter, almond butter etc. This is pretty much in line with most diets ive seen wherein carbs are eaten with fats.
concept 2: the GI tract is very long and bulky foods can lead to bloating. To keep the bloat down, you must consume low bulk foods, so I ditched the kashi cereal (fiber=bad) and switched up with rice crispies, which are surprisingly lighter feeling (read not filling). Other suggestions are cooked carrots instead of raw, no high bulk foods such as cabbage and broccoli, applesauce instead of raw apples. Apparently talking and chewing gum can lead to added air in the gut and increase bloating. who knew!
concept 3: the initiation phase is 1200 calories and the rest of the diet is around 1600.
concept 4: I did like the meal suggestions which were very straighforward, for example frozen waffles with peanut butter and banana, and the use of brand names.
Very easy to follow and written by the editor of Prevention magazine and an RD.
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