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Low Calorie Diet Food Guide
What do you mean by Low Calorie Food?
Low calorie foods are determined through its caloric content.
In order for a food to be considered low calorie,
it should contain 40 or lesser caloric content.
Most low calorie foods are fruits and vegetables
which is actually beneficial to a dieter because
apart from being low in calories, they are also
healthy helping a dieter meet daily nutritional requirements.
Low Calorie Food Guide
Low calorie foods need not be hard to prepare or
to find in fact, most of these low calorie foods
are found just about everywhere. They key here is
to keep a close eye on the amount of serving to
stay within the expected daily caloric intake
of the low calorie diet. Below is a guide on
low calorie foods:
Breakfast bars – crunchy bars like granola
bars are very satisfying delights that are great
for breakfast and snacks, low calorie but filling.
Soups – nutritious and delicious soups make
such a great dish you just need to be label savvy
as there are manufacturers that list more than
one serving per can. A portion of soup contains
about 150 calories so 2-3 servings are fine.
Lean meat – a great way of making up the
most out of lean meat is by using it for sandwich
and add in low fat mayo and mustard—it’s
filling and definitely low cal!
Dried fruit – the beauty of dried fruit is that
it’s sweet but will not cause weight gain.
Around 30 to 50 grams of dried fruit per day is
very healthy and a tasty treat. Great choices
are dried plums, apricots and figs.
Low calorie snacks – the reduced calorie version
of crackers and chips are great snacks because
it gets you into thinking that you are still feeding
on your crunchy favorites and you keep off from binging.
Condiments and spreads – just because you’re on
a low calorie diet doesn’t mean you deprive
yourself even of these.
You might be surprised to find out that mustard happens
to be zero calories and that the caloric content of
ketchup depends on the brand. As for mayo, you
can opt for the fat-free kinds. But definitely
not included in the list are butter and margarine,
even if you choose the fat-free ones, you will
notice something different with the taste so it’s still useless.
Drinks – water is definitely at the top of
the drinks list because it not only keeps you
hydrated but it also helps in eliminating fat.
You may also include sugar-free drinks,
diet sodas, tea, and fat-free hot chocolate.