Tip 16: Enjoy Snacks Under 100 Calories Apiece
It’s been proven
that eating several small meals throughout the day can keep your
metabolism in overdrive. But how do you eat so much and still manage
to come in under your daily calorie allotment? By eating smart snacks
under 100 calories.
There are many
low-calorie fruits and vegetables you can munch on between meals.
Cucumber, carrot sticks, celery, and strawberries will satisfy your
cravings and deliver healthy vitamins for very few calories.
Sugar-free Jell-o cups weigh in at a skinny 10 calories each. Craving
cheese? Try low-fat cheese wedges for 35 calories apiece, or
part-skim mozzarella sticks for 80 calories.
Avoid the 100
calorie packs of cookies and chips you see at the grocery store. They
are good for occasional cravings, but they don’t really give you
enough food to really satisfy your hunger. Plus, you’d get more
nutrients by eating a sweet, crunchy apple or a low-fat yogurt cup.
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Tip 17: Savor Desserts Under 200 Calories Each
Have a sweet
tooth? Don’t let your love of desserts sabotage your diet plan!
There are plenty of lower calorie alternatives that will satisfy your
cravings without straining your skinny jeans.
If you’re dying
for some ice cream, try a Weight Watchers frozen dessert. They
typically clock in under 200 calories each. Or try one of the
half-cup servings of real ice cream now available in many grocery
stores. The tiny serving size gives you full flavor for a fraction of
the calories.
For 200 calories,
you can have two 100-calorie snack cakes; plenty of sugar-free
pudding with whipped topping; or even a slice of fat-free cheesecake.
Try chopping up some reduced-calorie pound cake and topping it with
strawberries and sugar-free Cool Whip. You’ll have a virtuous
strawberry shortcake that tastes like the real thing.
While some dieters
avoid desserts like the plague, there’s no reason why you can’t
indulge as long as you make smart substitutions and control your
portion sizes.
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Tip 18: Fill Up on Low-Glycemic Fruits
Along with
vegetables, fruit is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. But all
fruits are not created equal. Some are very high in sugar, which can
lead to blood glucose spikes and crashes, excessive hunger, and
persistent sugar cravings.
If you’re
limiting your sugar intake, and especially if you have a health
condition like diabetes, it’s a good idea to eat mostly
low-glycemic fruits. These fruits don’t contain as much sugar, so
they don’t stimulate the body to produce as much insulin – a
chemical that, among other things, makes you hungrier.
In general,
berries and melon are quite low in sugar when compared to other
fruits. Papayas, lemons, limes, peaches, and nectarines have a low to
medium sugar content. Apples also have moderate sugar, but their
fiber content makes them a healthy choice. Avoid figs,
bananas, mangos, and tangerines. They tend to be very high in sugar.
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Tip
19: How “Diet Foods” Make You Fat
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