12 Best Foods for Your Abs...

Okay, so you know how I'm always talking about The Abs Diet book (Get the book on Amazon.com) !  I'ts my nutrition bible, but seriously, who wants to carry around a book all the time! Well here is a little printable handout with all 12 Abs Diet Power foods (taken from www.WomensHealthMag.com), including a short description of their "superpowers" and how to best put them to use for your body, which goes a little something like this...

1. Incorporate 2 - 3 of these foods into each of your major meals, and at least 1 into each snack. (Remember you should be eating 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day to keep your metabolism working hard!)
2. Diversify your food at every meal to include a combination of LEAN protein, carbohydrates (from whole grains and fruit/veggies NOT SUGAR), and HEALTHY fat.
3. And probably the most important guideline...MAKE SURE YOU EAT PROTEIN WITH EVERY MEAL!  If you are working out and especially if you are lifting weights, protein is CRITICAL for muscle building and repair.  Most experts recommend a gram for every pound.  That means at 147 lbs I should be eating about 147 grams of protein a day!  (This doesn't mean go out and eat a whole pack of bacon! It's all about finding lean and healthy sources of protein like white meat turkey and chicken, peanut butter, eggs, non-fat milk, low fat cheeses, greek yogurt... just to name a few!)

Now Chow Down!

The Ab Exercise of the Day! 

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