General tips
Buy Seasonal Food : Food in season is the best you can buy. Apples taste better when they haven't been flown half way around the world. And buying in season encourages local producers who, boosted by factors like the rise in farmers' markets, are building a more sustainable food industry.
Buy Local Food : Bringing more local produce into your kitchen may leave you wondering what to do with unusual things such as Jerusalem artichokes, kohlrabi or mizuna. “I get requests all the time from CSAs asking permission to put my recipes into their delivery boxes,” Madison says. “I always say yes.” Get a good produce-based cookbook and don’t be reluctant to ask for recipe ideas from growers.
Weight loss
The South Beach Diet
The South Beach diet is a diet started by Miami, florida-area cardiologist arthur agatston which encourages that dieters should eat "good carbohydrates" instead of "bad carbohydrates" and "good fats" instead of "bad fats"
Dr. agatston developed his nutritional system for his cardiac patients, as a result of his detailed study of scientific studies completed on other dietary studies.
"good" foods include, veal cutlets, skinless poultry, shrimp, provolone cheese, pistachios, nonfat yoghurt and some vegatables, like kidney beans, celery and snow peas.