Today Show: Try the “5-Factor Diet”
March 31, 2009 by Jeanne
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you will probably know that it isn’t the easiest thing to do. On the Today show, Hollywood trainer, Harley Pasternak, shared some of the secrets from his book The 5 Factor Diet. 
In his eating plan, he suggests that people have three meals and two snacks per day (so that they are eating five times a day). He also provided some examples of meals. For breakfast, he put fresh blueberries in a bowl of Kashi cereal with milk. Sounds my own breakfast on any given day of the week. For a snack, he made a berry smoothie made from non-fat Greek yogurt and frozen fruit but he said that, on occasion, he will add a little bit of juice to give it some extra flavor. His lunch included a lettuce, sliced chicken, corn, beans and a dressing made from salsa and fat-free sour cream (I’ve never tried that exact combination but it looked good!).
He stresses that there are five important criteria to follow for each meal – include a low-fat protein, healthy carbohydrate, healthy fat, fiber and a non-sugar beverage (basically water is best!).
Watch the segment to see some of his other meal suggestions. It looked great!
