With so many diet foods sold at Costco, how should I choose and eat them?
Check calories, sugar, protein, fat, and serving size for each product, consider whether it suits your digestion and constitution, and compare what you can maintain without strain in your actual meals and activity.
Large stores offer many diet foods, including chicken breast and low-sugar sauces, so first compare calories, sugar, protein, fat, and the stated serving size. Look beyond one product's numbers and consider whether it can realistically fit your total meals and activity.
Korean medicine may view bloating and low energy after suddenly eating many unfamiliar replacement foods through the pattern of Spleen qi deficiency. Heaviness or swelling can be interpreted in relation to phlegm-fluid accumulation and circulatory discomfort in relation to blood stasis; this is a clinical framework for describing individual condition.
Do not assess only whether a product is low in calories. Start with an amount your digestion can handle, consider how processed the food is, and review your response after eating; choose foods according to your lifestyle and condition rather than assuming a particular product guarantees weight loss.
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