Cooler weather, back to school, football, and holidays. There’s lots to love about fall, but there can be lots of temptations to let your health goals fall by the wayside, especially fat loss goals. However, FASTer Way to Fat Loss is here to make sure you stick to your fat loss goals all through the holidays with our fall themed meal guide. Whether it’s a Halloween party or a Thanksgiving feast, we’ll show you what staples to eat with these delicious but healthy fall recipes.
Healthy Fall Recipes: The Importance of In-Season Food Items
Many foods, particularly fruits, lose their nutritional value when you purchase them out of season. Not only that, but the juicy and delicious flavor we all love depletes through preservation and processing. When you stick to mostly consuming in-season foods, your diet will thank you with flavor, variety, and a wealth of nutrition. This will greatly help to increase your energy levels throughout the day.
It's best to keep vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins, such as chicken, fish, turkey, beans, or tofu, as the main components of any meal. This is especially true with our healthy fall recipes. For instance, our smoked salmon egg cups are a great in-season option with lean meat, protein, and lots of calcium for a nutrition-packed selection.
Healthy Fall Recipes & Food Items for A Healthy Lifestyle
Pears
Pears are a great fall food item packed with fiber, Vitamin C, and flavonoids that give the fruit its natural sweetness. Each medium-sized pear contains about 6g of fiber and only 100 calories. They also contain large amounts of pectin. Pectin is a soluble fiber that attracts water which turns to gel. This gel then slows down digestion which has a slew of benefits, including reducing the risk of various health conditions such as:
Blood cholesterol
Heart disease
Colon cancer
Our Fall Meal Guide takes advantage of this by providing a healthy but savory snack option of pear with walnuts. A simple half of pear combined with ¼ cup of walnuts offers a hearty dose of calcium for those passionate about their holiday fat loss.
Sweet Potato
It's impossible to pass through the cooler season without this golden version of the potato. Packed with Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and fiber it’s a guilt-free nutritious and delicious staple. In addition, sweet potato contains glutathione which is an antioxidant that protects your energy-producing cells. In other words, it’s a great way to put a little extra pep in your step as you go about preparing for all your fall festivities.
Reap all the benefits of this vegetable by looking at our selection of Chicken, Sweet Potato & Broccoli in our healthy Fall Meal Guide!
Kale
Kale is a famous superfood, so it’s no surprise that it makes it on our list of foods for healthy fall recipes. This leafy green is packed with a variety of nutrients such as:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Calcium
Potassium
Additionally, the leaves of the plant themselves are sturdy and strong. In other words, they won’t fall apart when cooked in soups or sauteed. The vegetable as a whole is hardy enough to sustain cold temperatures, generally making it the last item to pull in a garden if being grown at home.
Mushrooms
This energy-packed veggie is great as a possible meat substitute due to its rich hearty texture and nutritional value of Vitamin D and B. The vegetable also contains a chemical called Selenium. This is an antioxidant that helps repair cell damage and thyroids, effectively increasing your metabolism. In other words, mushrooms are a quick and easy way to get loads of nutritional benefits while enjoying your breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
The Mushroom Miso Soup Bowl listed in our meal guide is a great example. Among our healthy fall recipes, this one is packed with calcium, protein, vitamins, and antioxidants to help you on your fat-loss journey. Additionally, it’s a fantastic way to warm up while keeping your metabolism in mind on a chilly fall day.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal provides another effective way of warming your bones during the cold season while remaining health-conscious. It has a wide range of vitamins and nutritional values such as:
Prebiotic properties
Beta-glucan fiber
Protein
Beta-glucan fiber is great for both heart and gut health, while the protein in this strain of grain helps stabilize blood sugar and energy levels. Our Vanilla Overnight Oats healthy fall recipe is a great way to reap all the benefits of this food item. You can even add any type of nut or seed to increase the amount of protein and gain a fuller feeling stomach.
Apples
Apples are probably the best, easiest, and healthiest fall staple on this list. Filled with natural sweetness, fiber, and antioxidants, they’re great for achieving a fuller feeling for longer. This helps to control portion size and the fiber content helps facilitate healthy digestion. Additionally, the fruit has further benefits due to the high levels of Vitamin C within it. For instance, it offers gum protection and encourages wound healing through increased collagen production.
Our meal guide offers a delicious gut-conscious snack in the form of Apple with Almond Butter. This healthy fall recipe is as simple as it gets, making it that much easier to keep to your fat loss journey even during the Holidays. Keep in mind most of an apple’s nutrients are within its skin. Consequently, it’s best to have them unpeeled for this meal.
Healthy Fall Recipes Wrap-Up
Keeping dedicated to your fat-loss journey can be difficult during the cooler seasons if you’re trying to go it alone. However, FASTer Way to Fat Loss is here to make it easy with this Fall Meal Guide. It includes all the food items mentioned above, so you don’t have to miss out on some of your favorite foods to take care of your body.
If a healthy lifestyle and all-over fat loss is on your wishlist, you’ll love the FASTer Way lifestyle. Our hundreds of thousands of clients can tell you for themselves how we’ve helped them achieve the transformations they’ve always wanted. Our next client round begins soon!
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