- check your dressings and sauces. I've learned from experimentation that fat free salad dressing doesn't taste any different from regular salad dressing. The difference is that I'm only adding 20 or 30 calories to my salad rather than 120. It's a big difference when you eat a lot of salad. It's also important to try and use low calorie marinades. I like to use lime or lemon juice with a variety of spices to keep my marinades low in calories.
- use fruit or veggies more often. today i wanted something sweet for lunch but I didn't want to eat a whole bunch of calories. Solution: 2 tbsp of peanut butter with 1/2 tsp of dark chocolate shavings sprinkled on top then i sliced up a banana and dipped it in the peanut butter chocolate mix. It was delicious and less calories than a typical desert or peanut butter sandwich. Are you craving something salty? try some carrots or cucumbers dipped in homemade ranch dip. (if you use fat free greek yogurt instead of sour cream you can cut down on calories and still enjoy the taste)
- drink water. soda and other drinks have a lot of calories. I think a bottle of root beer is around 340 calories last time I checked. That's bad. Too give some perspective, it's more calories than most of my lunches and you don't even eat anything. If you are trying to limit your calorie intake to a certain number you don't want to waste calories on something that won't keep you full.
these are just a few simple suggestions. What works for you?
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