Diet Is The Best Source of Nutrients; Juice Plus+ Is Fruit And Vegetable Nutrients

Any nutritionist or dietician worth their weight, will tell you that the best source of nutrition comes from your diet - that is, what you eat. We recommend Juice Plus+® as a way to get added nutrients from fruits and vegetables because most people don't get enough.

The problem with most diet plans is that they don't include enough of the right foods. Not only that, but too many foods with little to no nutritional value. This is where we lack the vitamins and nutrients we need to maintain good health.

When considering those who want weight loss, and are trying to deal with the burdens of being overweight, we find that a poor diet is just the start of the problem. In fact, it's not the extra weight that really is the issue. In order to be 50 or 100 pounds overweight, you are not consuming too many calories from fruits and vegetables...not a chance. If you're carrying that much extra weight, there is a 99% chance that you are not getting anywhere close to the amount of good nutrition that your body needs to be healthy.

So being overweight is just another symptom of a poor diet. The real focus for an overweight person should be on getting healthy, and starting to make adjustments to a healthy diet. The weight loss will naturally happen as a "side-effect" of a healthy diet. The other changes may be a lowering of cholesterol, blood pressure, and even possibly less dependence on insulin if Type II Diabetes is present. Here's more on getting vitamins and nutrients from your diet --

With the jury still out on the benefits of vitamin and mineral supplements—including multivitamins—the mantra you'll most likely hear from doctors and nutritionists is to get your nutrients from food whenever possible. But that's not always easy, especially within a limited calorie budget. Harvard Women's Health Watch consulted two nutrition experts to find out if a supplement-free, nutrient-rich, low-calorie diet is possible to achieve. Their conclusion: yes, with the exception of vitamin D, which is tough to obtain through diet and sun exposure alone (unless you live in the southern latitudes and spend a lot of time outside).

Here's what the newsletter says a 1,200-calorie diet that satisfies the nutrient needs for women ages 51 to 70 might look like:

Breakfast: 8 oz. nonfat yogurt, ½ cup sliced papaya, ½ cup sliced kiwi, 1 oz. (14 halves) walnuts, 4 oz. skim milk.

Lunch: 1 small whole-wheat pita, green salad (1 cup dark green lettuce, 1 red or orange pepper, 1 cup grape tomatoes, ½ cup edamame beans, 1 tbsp. unsalted sunflower seeds, salad dressing made with 1 tbsp. olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and pepper).

Dinner: 4 oz. broiled wild salmon with yogurt sauce (1 tbsp. Greek-style nonfat yogurt, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 1 clove chopped garlic), 1 cup steamed baby bok choy, ¼ cup cooked barley, and ¼ cup cooked lentils with spices to taste.

Read the HWHW article for the nutritional breakdown of this menu and for a list of nutrient-dense foods that its experts recommend form the core of your diet. And take a look at these diets that promote health and always have. Plus: here are 7 must-dos before you buy a functional food. (Source)

Comments: A healthy diet should be the focus for any person trying to lose weight or improve their health. A healthy weight will be arrived at when focusing on a healty lifestyle. Eating plenty of raw, whole food fruits and vegetables is the most important part of a healthy diet. That's where the best source of good nutrition comes from. And until you reach the minimum recommended amount of fruits and vegetables per day, we recommend you add Juice Plus+® to your diet. Juice Plus+® contains nutrients from a variety of fruits and vegetables, so it helps you get the nutrients that you are probably otherwise missing.

Every diet plan should start with ridding those sugary drinks and substituting water in their place. Most people are not getting enough water in their diet, and the body's signal that it needs water is often mistaken for hunger pangs. So, if you think you're hungry, try drinking 16 oz. of water first. This is one the easiest and most effective actions to improving your health.