Is Chicken Good For You?

Well let us see, is chicken good for you? I know that you can say it is suitable for weight loss, and yes we know it as healthy but not if you are expecting some magical overnight success to your getting much lighter!

It is a big positive for a steady decrease in your fat when it is used to replace higher calorie meat. That is an absolute certainty.

Replace High-Calorie

Meat With Chicken

Interesting Results On Is Chicken Good For You?

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The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition published the results from a review in 2015 which was of great interest to me and should be to you to if you are so tired of being overweight and your clothes are either beginning or have become too small for you. That is when you  MUST begin to take action towards getting back in shape. After all, is losing weight easy to do? No, it is not.

Anyway, I do digress, I apologize for the deviation, but I was aware of how it feels to face this problem. Now back to the results of the review.

They found out people who eat 25 grams of protein or more per day were less likely to eat much more later on during the day which meant that you stand a much better chance of managing your weight.

Now we should be made very much aware that chicken is a high deliverer of protein. Therefore, you should eat it.

There Is Protein In Chicken

In this instance, we will use chicken (breast) as your provider of protein. Ideally, you will require a starchy vegetable such as potato and a non-starchy one or two as well such ass broccoli or green beans.to name but two. In other words, is chicken good for you, well? Yes, it is.

Starchy Vegetables 

• Butternut Squash
• Pumpkin
• Green Peas
• Taro
• Beetroot
• Potatoes (White)
• Yams
• Carrots
• Corn On The Cob
• Sweet Potato
• Plantain

Non-Starchy Vegetables

• Leeks
• Asparagus
• Eggplant
• Cucumber
• Lettuce
• Celery
• Watercress
• Chicory
• Mushrooms
• Green Onions
• Parsley
• Fennel
• Baby Corn
• Okra
• Artichoke
• Cauliflower
• Rhubarb
• Spinach
• Onions
• Scallions
• Chinese Cabbage
• Turnips
• Peppers (Green, Red, Yellow, Orange and also Jalapeno )
• The Herbs Thyme, Cilantro, Parsley and Rosemary
• Zucchini
• Water Chestnuts

Is Beef Or Chicken Good For You?

If it is that you do prefer for example a piece of beef over the chicken, then it is good too. However, if this is the case, you MUST make sure that you buy a lean cut of beef (there will be way fewer calories in it)

In 2003 a study published in the journal Nutrition found that if the people that were attempting the challenge of weight loss were on a reduced calorie diet, to begin with then the same amount of weight was lost whether you would eat chicken or beef.

For this, I am correct in the assumption that all of the beef eaten  WAS LEAN BEEF.

The Answer To “Is Chicken Good For You?”

In short, yes, chicken is right for you and can certainly assist you in losing weight but only as a part of your healthy diet menu. Because of its high protein content, you will most probably consume less as the desire to eat random foods will be reduced.

However, I am aware that it is slightly more expensive to buy reduced fat/lean meats, so chicken to me seems like the logical meat to eat.

Moreover, as I am saying, the weight will not be lost overnight. Although with the reduction in calories the chicken provides you, then gradual weight loss will occur.

You see, once you have got your diet under control all that you need to have is the other half of the equation for your weight loss attempt to be a success. To what am I referring? Exercise, of course.

Although, please check out the reviews at the top of this page. I am sure you will find something suitable for your budget, and more importantly, you.

Further Reading

activebeat.com
foodnetwork.com
thehealthsite.com

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