Watch your portions
It is obvious: eating less, you lose weight. We know for a fact that over the past 50 years, portions of restaurants have become increasingly large and your waistline has expanded accordingly. This, over the years, we used to eat at the expense of our health.
To overcome this bad habit, use a smaller plate for your meals. Indeed, when there is less space in the plate, portion control is automatic. When ordering or purchasing food, also opt for the smaller size of the high-calorie foods.
Eat spicy foods
Chili stimulates our metabolism. However, the main advantage of spicy food that has some teeth is to force us to eat more slowly. Typically, North Americans eat too fast. When the feeling of satiety comes to us, we have already eaten too much. To lose weight, we must eat more slowly and a good way to achieve this is to make the food spicier.
Put snacks in a safe place
Hide snacks on the top shelf of the closet and remove the food from the table to avoid going back for more. When a force of will is needed, it may be useful to ask: "Is this what I really want to eat this?" Said Brian Wansink, author of the book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think . In a study conducted on behalf of Cornell University, researchers have found that office workers who had at hand a pot filled with chocolates ate more (9) when the pot was not on the office (4).
Satisfy hunger for hot food
To tame the large appetites take drastic measures, such as for special occasions. If you go on an empty stomach in a restaurant that offers delicious bread, you run the risk of overeating. If ravenous, go for drinks and hot foods that best meet the hungry cold foods. Soup is one of the best choices is and we recommend you have on hand an assortment of soups type consumed in low salt. For a delicious taste and a benefit in terms of health, add a large amount of vegetables.
The creamy without cream
The Fettuccine with Alfredo sauce is an Italian-inspired dish quite delicious. However, it is so rich in fat and cholesterol that is far from ideal part of the Mediterranean diet.
Diana Steele, registered dietitian and nutrition consultant in Vancouver offers a simple solution is to mix the ricotta or low-fat cottage cheese with skim milk to replace one cup (250 ml) whipping cream. And in cooking, the recipe provides 632 calories and 85 grams of fat and less.
Cauliflower to the rescue
According to a study from the University of British Columbia, participants subjected to a diet based on a modern version of the traditional diet of First Nations showed a significant weight loss and lower cholesterol levels than the rest of the population. Under this regime, starches such as pasta, rice and potatoes were replaced by vegetables do not contain starch, such as cauliflower.
For a dish of tasty and low carb replacement, made steam a cauliflower shredded into pieces. To enhance its sweet flavor, add a little garlic or curry powder. One cup (250 mL) contains only 29 calories and 5 grams of carbohydrates, compared to 216 calories and 45 grams of carbs for the same portion of long grain brown rice. For each portion of a cup (250 mL) of this recipe, you save 187 calories, 1 gram of fat and 40 grams of carbohydrates.
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