Lifestyle Choices

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to know your local health-food store. Not just the part of the store with shelves filled with vitamins and supplements, but the natural- foods section that offers natural foods, cheeses, bulk nuts, and legumes.

Put these foods on your health-food store shopping list:

• Bulk psyllium for proper elimination and to add fiber to your diet. Psyllium is a grain with no carbs that provides fiber. Psyllium isn’t listed on the glycemic
• index list because it has no net carbohydrates. To use, add 1 tablespoon psyllium to a large glass of water and drink immediately. Follow up with a smaller glass of water.
• Bulk flaxseeds. To obtain the highest nutritional benefit, grind the flaxseeds before eating. Flaxseeds can be ground in a small coffee grinder at home. After grinding, store in the freezer to protect the valuable omega-3 fatty acids from becoming rancid. Sprinkle on salads, eggs, and vegetables. Don’t use for cooking or baking as heat can damage the value of the essential fatty acid content.
• Whole grains. These often come in bulk. Use for pilafs and side dishes.
• Steel-cut oats (also called thick-cut oats in some stores). Make hot cereal with these oats. The cooking time is about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Wild rice. It often costs less at health-food stores.
• Dried apricots, pears, and peaches in bulk. These are low-glycemic and good for snacks during your maintenance phase.
• Organic milk, yogurt, and butter. If you want to eat organic, try these. Specialty cheeses.
• Nuts in bulk.

Health-food stores may have better prices than grocery stores. If you want to eat organic, you can shop for meats and vegetables here as well. Read the grocery store and health-food store promotional fliers every week so you can take advantage of meat and fish specials, as well as specials on frozen vegetables and fruit.

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