With lots of healthy milk alternatives to choose from, which one should you buy? Dairy milk? Soymilk? Almond milk? Or one of the others?


Here is a synopsis of 5 popular milk choices prepared by Lisa Lillien:

1. Dairy Milk

Fat-free — a.k.a. skim — milk is great if you’re watching your calories, and especially if you’re watching your fat intake. The taste is mild, and it’s extremely versatile. Plus, it has a solid amount of calcium and an impressive protein count.

Conclusion: relatively high in calories, and some people are allergic to dairy products (lactose intolerant).

2. Soymilk

Made from ground soybeans mixed with water … packs just as much calcium as regular milk, although not quite as much protein. As far as texture goes, it’s pretty creamy — definitely richer than skim milk.

Choose vanilla varieties for added flavor, “light” options for lower calories, unsweetened types for less sugar (but higher calories).

3. Almond milk

Super low in calories and high in deliciousness, unsweetened vanilla almond milk is my favorite milk swap. It has a slightly nutty flavor, but overall it’s pretty mild. Almond milk is a great choice for anyone who’s sensitive to both dairy and soy. And like soymilk, it’s creamier than fat-free dairy milk.

Relatively low in calcium and protein unless these nutrients have been added.


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Tip 1: Keep Diet-Friendly Berries Fresh & Dry

Avoid high sugar snacks and eat diet-friendly berries instead.  According to some diet experts, raspberries are one of the best diet-boosting foods. But raspberries also tend to get moldy quickly.  So how do you keep berries fresh?

When you buy fresh berries, don’t rinse them right away.  Put them immediately into the refrigerator to keep them dry. Mold is less likely to form in a dry environment.  When you’re ready to add berries to your healthy breakfast or healthy snack, rinse them quickly and pat them dry with a paper towel.

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A salad could just mean a helping of iceberg lettuce, some shaved carrots and Ranch dressing. And loading your bowl with veggies and skimping on protein and carbs means you’re not getting enough calories to power you through the rest of your day.


Your dressing of choice could be adding to the problem. “You might think you’re doing the right thing by eating a salad, but if you add a dressing like honey mustard or raspberry vinaigrette, both of which are usually high in added sugar, that’ll probably lead to an energy crash later,” says Marisa Moore, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Do you regularly consume dairy products? This is another category of foods that is often sleep-inducing:


2. Cheese and Yogurt

Dairy could be behind your fatigue. You may have digested it just fine when you were younger, but intolerances to the proteins in dairy (casein and whey) can develop as we age, and tiredness is a hallmark symptom.

The mechanism isn’t entirely clear, but it’s believed that the body mistakenly develops an immunological reaction to the proteins, building an army of antibodies to mobilize against the proteins whenever they show up, resulting in fatigue.

And then there’s a third category of sleep-inducing foods on the next page …

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Three recent studies have found that dieters who consumed 25-30% of their calories from lean protein lost more body fat and substantially increased the number of calories that their bodies burned at rest.

The challenge is then to keep track of your calories and the protein content. Don’t start increasing your calorie intake just to get more protein!

If you eat too many calories, no matter what kind of calories they are, you will gain weight. Even though some studies suggest that weight gain from lean protein is better than weight gain from fat and carbohydrates, if weight loss is your goal, eating the right number of calories is still the key to success.

What About Taking Protein Supplements?

So the easy strategy is to stick to your diet, and then just add protein supplements to your healthy smoothies?


Well, maybe not. Read further on the next page …

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Clinical research shows keeping track of the food you eat helps you lose weight, so download a free app and start today!

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Portion and serving sizes are key to dieting success, so you’ll need a good set of measuring cups and measuring spoons, plus a kitchen scale until you get used to estimating your serving sizes.

Here is what you need to do to restrict your calorie intake to 1,215 calories per day. Choose plenty of low-calorie, high fiber fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat protein sources.
Here are our recommendations:

For Breakfast:

One cup oatmeal
One-half cup non-fat milk
One tablespoon honey
One-half cup blueberries
One cup plain coffee or tea as a beverage

or

One cup whole-grain corn cereal
One packet Sucralose
One-half cup non-fat milk
One cup 100-percent orange juice as a beverage

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Clinical research shows keeping track of the food you eat helps you lose weight, so download a free app and start today!

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Tap your foot

 
Your skinnier friends are probably fidgeters, who burn up to 350 calories a day just by tapping their feet or being restless.
 
Try it for a few days. Walk around while you’re on the phone, or tap out a tune with your hands or feet (in the privacy of your own office, of course).
 
In fact, do a couple of swaps a day and you can drop 10 pounds in 5 weeks! So try these 25 easy tweaks—and get the slim body you want in no time.

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