A reader named Bill, sent me an e-mail expressing frustration, trying to begin a clean eating diet and the side effects of it. His feedback was that the ‘healthy foods’ were making him gassy and bloated.
Bill, a build up of gas in your digestive tract is normal, especially if your system is used to a diet of primarily processed and pre-packaged foods. It is often caused by fruits and vegetables which contain complex starches, fiber and sugars (these are harder for the body to break down, but for the same reason, you feel fuller, longer). Bacteria in the gut help to break these foods down, but gas is a by-product of this.
One way to alleviate this side effect of healthy eating is to introduce these foods slowly (par cooking vs. raw vegetables helps too), try over the counter products such as Beano. The health benefits of eating a clean eating diet full of nutritious foods far outweigh the embarrassment of the gas!
1/25/10 - Monday Workout:
Recumbent bike- 30 minutes
treadmill- 30 min, 2.34 miles
Strength train- chest/triceps
incline chest push- 10 lb
push up on stability ball
seated triceps extention- 10 lb
barbell bench press- E-Z bar +10 lb
lyeing triceps extention on stability ball- E-Z bar + 5lb
Flat-bench dumbbell flye- 8lb
triceps kickback- 2 lb
1/25/10- Monday Food Diary:
Breakfast-
grapefruit, small (35 cal)
carb master yogurt (80 cal)
1/4 cup mixed berries (30 cal)
Lunch- restaurant
Salad- chicken and goat cheese (220 cal)
6 scallops ( 200 cal)
Bread pudding ( 350 cal)- even I fall off the wagon!!!Oh well, begin a new, next meal
P.M. Snack-
grapefruit (40 cal)
Dinner- family dinner
Salad-1 cup spinach, 4 cherry tomatoes, 1 red sweet pepper, 1 tbls adamame (65 cal)
2X2 Sausage lasagna(270 cal)
Dessert-
Carmel corn (30 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES- 1595
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