The "All About That Bass" singer,
songwriter, and television personality, Meghan
Trainor, places a high priority on the right food and not simply exercise
as essential for maintaining good weight and attractive appearance. Turkey,
chicken, celery, water, and lemon are her five staple foods.
That's only one example illustrating how many
celebrities respect fitness and health in general and how they have affected
countless people. Celebrities typically pay attention to what they eat and
choose particular foods to eat in order to lose or maintain weight, which is
one of the factors contributing to their lovely appearance. The right food pays
them with great looks!
Let's examine some other celebs and their top foods for weight loss:
According to reports, Kim Kardashian shed her pregnancy weight by eating more protein. At
every meal, she consumed six ounces of protein to keep her full and keep her
from nibbling on high-calorie, sweet snacks.
According to reports, Kelly Clarkson, the multi-talented award-winning singer,
songwriter, author, and television personality, shed 37 pounds by avoiding most
carbs, including brown rice and potatoes.
And in the UK, the superstar singer Adele is said to have lost weight after
using the Sirtfood Diet, which focuses on specific foods that activate a
protein that slows the aging process.
Debra
Messing, an
actress most known for her work on "Will & Grace," is known to
have lost her weight following her consistency of beginning each day with a
glass of green juice made with kale, spinach, celery, ginger, lemon, and
cucumber.
As you can see from the foregoing, our world
is full of foods that have everything to do with weight loss; yes, food does
matter when it comes to losing weight.
Let's now delve more deeply into all that
stuff and start with fat burning:
Fat Burning Basics
If you’re overweight, you are not a bad
person. You’re simply overweight. But it’s important to lose the extra pounds
so you’ll look good, feel healthier and develop a sense of pride and
self-esteem. Once you’ve lost the fat, you’ll need to maintain your weight.
In this post, you’ll discover how to lose
10 pounds a month – a nice, safe loss of about two or two-and-a-half pounds a
week – painlessly. You’ll feel satisfied and more energetic than in the past
without feeling deprived.
Most Americans pack on those extra pounds by
eating the wrong things. Changing these poor eating habits is the key to
long-term success. Knowledge – along with the right food – is the key.
When humans lived in caves, they didn’t know
anything about preserving and storing food. They spent all their waking time
and energy hunting and gathering food. When they had it, they gobbled it down
fast. Instead of storing food in pantries or cupboards, they stored energy in
their bodies in the form of fat to burn during periods when there was little or
nothing to eat.
Each year, it was absolutely vital for them
to put on a good layer of fat during the warm spring and summer months. That
was the only way they could guarantee their survival during the lean and mean
winter months.
And since women bore the young, they needed
more energy to sustain themselves and their babies, and that meant they were
usually heavier.
Even though we no longer live in caves, we
have inherited and maintained this basic mechanism for fat storage from our
hunting and gathering ancestors.
Each one of us is born with a certain number
of fat cells. How many of these fat cells you possess depends on genetics. If
you have a lot of fat cells, maybe your ancestors were the biggest people in
the tribe, which was a good thing because they had the best chances of
survival.
You can never get rid of fat cells, but –
unfortunately – you can add to them. Depending upon what you eat, your body
will manufacture new far cells. And like those you were born with, they never
go away.
That doesn’t mean you’re doomed to be fat
once you put on extra pounds. It is possible to shrink fat cells. That’s what
happens when you lose weight. You burn up the fat stored in those big fat
cells. Think of them as balloons. Burning off the fat inside them has the same
effect as letting the air out of a balloon.
A good weight loss program requires a certain
amount of intake restriction – the consumption of fewer calories. You burn off
the fat by eating less fat and becoming more active.
To guarantee a lifetime of weight-control
success, you have to change the type of foods you eat, so that you ingest less
fat and still get the vitamins, minerals, trace elements, protein, fat and
carbohydrates your body needs to thrive.
Extremely low-calorie diets may help you shed
pounds quickly, but they’ll lead to failure in the long run.
That’s because humans are genetically
protected against starvation. During food shortages, our bodies slow down our
metabolisms and burn less energy so we can stay alive.
A part of our brain called the hypothalamus
keeps us on an even weight keep by creating a “set point.” That’s the weight
where we feel comfortable. The hypothalamus determines this point based on the
level of consumption it’s used to. It seeks to keep our weight constant, even
if that point is over what it should be.
When we drastically cut back our food intake,
the brain thinks the body is starving, and in an effort to preserve life, it
slows the metabolism. Soon the pounds stop coming off. Consequently, we grow
hungry and uncomfortable and then eat more. And then the diet fails.
How can you compensate for this metabolic
slow-down? The answer is that you have to change the nutritional composition of
the foods you eat. You will have to cut down on total calories – that’s
absolutely basic to weight loss. More important, however, is reducing the
percentage of total calories you are getting from fat.
That’s how you’ll avoid starvation panic in
your system. At the same time, you reduce the amount of fat in your food,
replacing it with safe, low calorie, nutrient-rich plant foods. This will
convince your brain that your body is getting all the nutrition it needs.
In fact, you’ll be able to eat more food and
feel more satisfied while consuming fewer calories and fats.
Plant foods break down slowly in your
stomach, making you feel full longer, and they are rich in vitamins, minerals,
trace elements, carbohydrates and protein for energy and muscle-building. This
allows your body to burn off its excess stored fat.
Fat Burning Foods
Each one of the following foods is clinically
proven to promote weight loss. These foods go a step beyond simply adding no
fat to your system – they possess special properties that add zip to your
system and help your body melt away unhealthy pounds. These incredible foods
can suppress your appetite for junk food and keep your body running smoothly
with clean fuel and efficient energy.
You can include these foods in any sensible
weight-loss plan. They give your body the extra metabolic kick that it needs to
shave off weight quickly.
A sensible weight loss plan calls for no
fewer than 1,200 calories per day. But Dr. Charles Klein recommends consuming
more than that, if you can believe it – 1,500 to 1,800 calories per day. He
says you will still lose weight quite effectively at that intake level without
endangering your health.
Hunger is satisfied more completely by
filling the stomach. Ounce for ounce, the foods listed below accomplish that
better than any others. At the same time, they’re rich in nutrients and possess
special fat-melting talents.
Apples
These marvels of nature deserve their
reputation for keeping the doctor away when you eat one a day. And now, it
seems, they can help you melt the fat away, too.
First of all, they elevate your blood glucose
(sugar) levels in a safe, gentle manner and keep them up longer than most
foods. The practical effect of this is to leave you feeling satisfied longer,
say researchers.
Secondly, they’re one of the richest sources
of soluble fiber in the supermarket. This type of fiber prevents hunger pangs
by guarding against dangerous swings or drops in your blood sugar level, says
Dr. James Anderson of the University of Kentucky’s School of Medicine.
An average size apple provides only 81
calories and has no sodium, saturated fat or cholesterol. You’ll also get the
added health benefits of lowering the level of cholesterol already in your
blood as well as lowering your blood pressure.
Whole
Grain Bread
You needn’t dread bread. It’s the butter,
margarine or cream cheese
you put on it that’s fattening, not the bread itself.
We’ll say this as often as needed – fat is fattening. If you don’t believe
that, ponder this – a gram of carbohydrate has four calories, a gram of protein
four, and a gram of fat nine. So which of these is really fattening?
Bread, a natural source of fiber and complex
carbohydrates, is okay for dieting. Norwegian scientist Dr. Bjarne Jacobsen
found that people who eat less than two slices of bread daily weigh about 11
pounds more that those who eat a lot of bread.
Studies at Michigan State University show
some breads actually reduce the appetite. Researchers compared white bread to
dark, high-fiber bread and found that students who ate 12 slices a day of the
dark, high-fiber bread felt less hunger on a daily basis and lost five pounds
in two months. Others who ate white bread were hungrier, ate more fattening
foods and lost no weight during this time.
So the key is eating dark, rich, high-fiber
breads such as pumpernickel, whole wheat, mixed grain, oatmeal and others. The
average slice of whole grain bread contains only 60 to 70 calories, is rich in
complex carbohydrates – the best, steadiest fuel you can give your body – and
delivers surprising amount of protein.
Coffee
Easy does it is the password here. We’ve all
heard about potential dangers of caffeine – including anxiety and insomnia – so
moderation is the key.
The caffeine in coffee can speed up the
metabolism. In nutritional circles, it’s known as a metabolic enhancer,
according to Dr. Judith Stern of the University of California at Davis.
This makes sense, since caffeine is a
stimulant. Studies show it can help you burn more calories than normal, perhaps
up to 10 percent more. For safety’s sake, it’s best to limit your intake to a
single cup in the morning and one in the afternoon. Add only skim milk to tit
and try doing without sugar – many people learn to love it that way.
Grapefruit
There’s good reason for this traditional diet
food to be a regular part of your diet. It helps dissolve fat and cholesterol,
according to Dr. James Cerd of the University of Florida. An average sized
grapefruit has 74 calories, delivers a whopping 15 grams of pectin (the special
fiber linked to lowering cholesterol and fat), is high in vitamin C and
potassium and is free of fat and sodium.
It’s rich in natural galacturonic acid, which
adds to its potency as a fat and cholesterol fighter. The additional benefit
here is assistance in the battle against atherosclerosis (hardening of the
arteries) and the development of heart disease. Try sprinkling it with cinnamon
rather than sugar to take away some of the tart taste.
Mustard
Try the hot, spicy kind you find in Asian
import stores, specialty shops and exotic groceries. Dr. Jaya Henry of Oxford
Polytechnic Institute in England, found that the amount of hot mustard normally
called for in Mexican, Indian and Asian recipes, about one teaspoon,
temporarily speeds up the metabolism, just as caffeine and the drug ephedrine
do.
“But mustard is natural and totally safe,”
Henry says. “It can be used every day, and it really works. I was shocked to
discover it can speed up the metabolism by as much as 20 to 25 percent for
several hours.” This can result in the body burning an extra 45 calories for
every 700 consumed, Dr. Henry says.
Peppers
Hot, spicy chili peppers fall into the same
category as hot mustard, Henry says. He studied them under the same
circumstances as the mustard and they worked just as well. A mere three grams
of chili peppers were added to a meal consisting of 766 total calories. The
peppers’ metabolism-raising properties worked like a charm, leading to what
Henry calls a diet-induced thermic effect. It doesn’t take much to create the
effect. Most salsa recipes call for four to eight chilies – that’s not a lot.
Peppers are astonishingly rich in vitamins A
and C, abundant in calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium, high in fiber, free
of fat, low in sodium and have just 24 calories per cup.
Potatoes
We’ve got to be kidding, right? Wrong.
Potatoes have developed the same “fattening” rap as bread, and it’s unfair. Dr.
John McDougal, director of the nutritional medicine clinic at St. Helena
Hospital in Deer Park, California, says, “An excellent food with which to
achieve rapid weight loss is the potato, at 0.6 calories per gram or about 85
calories per potato.” A great source of fiber and potassium, they lower
cholesterol and protect against strokes and heart disease.
Preparation and toppings are crucial. Steer
clear of butter, milk and sour cream, or you’ll blow it. Opt for yogurt
instead.
Rice
An entire weight-loss plan, simple called the
Rice Diet, was developed by Dr. William Kempner at Duke University in Durham,
North Carolina. The diet, dating to the 1930’s, makes rice the staple of your
food intake. Later on, you gradually mix in various fruits and vegetables.
It produces stunning weight loss and medical
results. The diet has been shown to reverse and cure kidney ailments and high
blood pressure.
A cup of cooked rice (150 grams) contains
about 178 calories – approximately one-third the number of calories found in an
equivalent amount of beef or cheese. And remember, whole grain rice is much better
for you than white rice.
Soups
Soup is good for you! Maybe not the canned
varieties from the store – but old-fashioned, homemade soup promotes weight
loss. A study by Dr. John Foreyt of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,
Texas, found that dieters who ate a bowl of soup before lunch and dinner lost
more weight than dieters who didn’t. In fact, the more soup they ate, the more
weight they lost. And soup eaters tend to keep the weight off longer.
Naturally, the type of soup you eat makes a
difference. Cream soups or those made of beef or pork are not your best bets.
But here’s a great recipe:
Slice three large onions, three carrots, four
stalks of celery, one zucchini and one yellow squash. Place in a kettle. Add
three cans crushed tomatoes, two packets low-sodium chicken bouillon, three
cans water and one cup white wine (optional). Add tarragon, basil, oregano,
thyme and garlic powder. Boil, then simmer for an hour. Serves six.
Spinach
Popeye really knew what he was talking about,
according to Dr. Richard Shekelle, an epidemiologist at the University of
Texas. Spinach has the ability to lower cholesterol, rev up the metabolism and
burn away fat. Rich in iron, beta carotene and vitamins C and E, it supplies
most of the nutrients you need.
Tofu
You just can’t say enough about this health
food from Asia. Also called soybean curd, it’s basically tasteless, so any
spice or flavoring you add blends with it nicely. A 2½” square has 86 calories
and nine grams of protein. (Experts suggest an intake of about 40 grams per
day.) Tofu contains calcium and iron, almost no sodium and not a bit of
saturated fat. It makes your metabolism run on high and even lowers
cholesterol. With different varieties available, the firmer tofus are goof for
stir-frying or adding to soups and sauces while the softer ones are good for
mashing, chopping and adding to salads.
Potent Foods
It would be unrealistic to think you could
successfully lose weight and enjoy what you’re eating with a mere handful of
foods, no matter how delicious, nutritious and satisfying they may be. So we’re
going to add an extra roster of fat-fighting foods you can eat along with the
great foods mentioned in the last section.
They’ll lend different tastes and textures to
every meal and provide a wide range of vitamins, minerals, proteins and other
vital nutrients. Naturally, each one is high in fiber, low in fat and safe when
it comes to sodium content, too.
Many have crunchiness and flavor we’ve come
to desire in snack and nibbling foods. If you’re like most of us, you may have
a real junk food snacking habit – a habit you’re going to have to change in
order to slim down. Many of the foods in this section may be worthy
substitutes.
Barley
This filling grain stacks up favorably to
rice and potatoes. It has 170 calories per cooked cup, respectable levels of
protein and fiber and relatively low fat. Roman gladiators ate this grain
regularly for strength and actually complained when they had to eat meat.
Studies at the University of Wisconsin show
that barley effectively lowers cholesterol by up to 15 percent and has powerful
anti-cancer agents. Israeli scientists say it cures constipation better than
laxatives - and that can promote weight loss, too.
Use it as a substitute for rice in salads, pilaf
or stuffing, or add to soups and stews. You can also mix it with rice for an
interesting texture. Ground into flour, it makes excellent breads and muffins.
Beans
Beans are one of the best sources of plant
protein. Peas, beans and chickpeas are collectively known as legumes. Most
common beans have 215 calories per cooked cup (lima beans go up to 260). They
have the most protein with the least fat of any food, and they’re high in
potassium but low in sodium.
Plant protein is incomplete, which means that
you need to add something to make it complete. Combine beans with a whole grain
– rice, barley, wheat, corn – to provide the amino acids necessary to form a
complete protein. Then you get the same top-quality protein as in meat with
just a fraction of the fat.
Studies at the University of Kentucky and in
the Netherlands show that eating beans regularly can lower cholesterol levels.
The most common complaint about beans is that
they cause gas. Here’s how to contain that problem, according to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA): Before cooking, rinse the beans and remove
foreign particles, put in a kettle and cover with boiling water, soak for four
hours or longer, remove any beans that float to the top, then cook the beans in
fresh water.
Berries
This is the perfect weight-loss food. Berries
have natural fructose sugar that satisfies your longing for sweets and enough
fiber so you absorb fewer calories that you eat. British researchers found that
the high content of insoluble fiber in fruits, vegetables and whole grains
reduces the absorption of calories from foods enough to promote width loss
without hampering nutrition.
Berries are a great source of potassium that
can assist you in blood pressure control. Blackberries have 74 calories per
cup, blueberries 81, raspberries 60 and strawberries 45. So use your
imagination and enjoy the berry of your choice.
Broccoli
Broccoli is America’s favorite vegetable, according
to a recent poll. No wonder. A cup of cooked broccoli has a mere 44 calories.
It delivers a staggering nutritional payload and is considered the number one
cancer-fighting vegetable. It has no fat, loads of fiber, cancer fighting
chemicals called indoles, carotene, 21 times the RDA of vitamin C and calcium.
When you’re buying broccoli, pay attention to
the color. The tiny florets should be rich green and free of yellowing. Stems
should be firm.
Buckwheat
It’s great for pancakes, breads, cereal, and
soups or alone as a grain dish commonly called kasha. It has 155 calories per
cooked cup. Research at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences shows diets
including buckwheat lead to excellent blood sugar regulation, resistance to
diabetes and lowered cholesterol levels. You cook buckwheat the same way you
would rice or barley. Bring two to three cups of water to a boil, add the
grain, cover the pan, turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until the
water is absorbed.
Cabbage
This Eastern Europe staple is a true wonder
food. There are only 33 calories in a cup of cooked shredded cabbage, and it
retains all its nutritional goodness no matter how long you cook it. Eating
cabbage raw (18 calories per shredded cup), cooked, as sauerkraut (27 calories
per drained cup) or coleslaw (calories depend on dressing) only once a week is
enough to protect against colon cancer. And it may be a longevity-enhancing
food. Surveys in the United States, Greece and Japan show that people who eat a
lot of it have the least colon cancer and the lowest death rates overall.
Carrots
What list of health-promoting, fat-fighting
foods would be complete without Bugs Bunny’s favorite? A medium-sized carrot
carries about 55 calories and is a nutritional powerhouse. The orange color
comes from beta carotene, a powerful cancer-preventing nutrient (provitamin A).
Chop and toss them with pasta, grate them
into rice or add them to a stir-fry. Combine them with parsnips, oranges,
raisins, lemon juice, chicken, potatoes, broccoli or lamb to create flavorful
dishes. Spice them with tarragon, dill, cinnamon or nutmeg. Add finely chopped
carrots to soups and spaghetti sauce – they impart a natural sweetness without
adding sugar.
Chicken
White meat contains 245 calories per four
ounce serving and dark meat, 285. It’s an excellent source of protein, iron,
niacin and zinc. Skinned chicken is healthiest, but most experts recommend
waiting until after cooking to remove it because the skin keeps the meat moist
during cooking.
Corn
It’s really a grain – not a vegetable – and
is another food that’s gotten a bum rap. People think it has little to offer
nutritionally and that just isn’t so. There are 178 calories in a cup of cooked
kernels. It contains good amounts of iron, zinc and potassium, and University
of Nebraska researchers say it delivers a high-quality of protein, too.
The Tarahumara Indians of Mexico eat corn,
beans and hardly anything else. Virgil Brown, M.D., of Mount Sinai School of
Medicine in New York, points out that high blood cholesterol and cardiovascular
heart disease are almost nonexistent among them.
Cottage
Cheese
As long as we’re talking about losing weight
and fat-fighting foods, we had to mention cottage cheese.
Low-fat (2%) cottage cheese has 205 calories
per cup and is admirably low in fat, while providing respectable amounts of
calcium and the B vitamin riboflavin. Season with spices such a dill, or garden
fresh vegetable such a scallions and chives for extra zip.
To make it sweeter, add raisins or one of the
fruit spreads with no sugar added. You can also use cottage cheese in cooking,
baking, fillings and dips where you would otherwise use sour cream or cream
cheese.
Figs
Fiber-rich figs are low in calories at 37 per
medium (2.25” diameter) raw fig and 48 per dried fig. A recent study by the
USDA demonstrated that they contribute to a feeling of fullness and prevent
overeating. Subjects actually complained of being asked to eat too much food
when fed a diet containing more figs than a similar diet with an identical
number of calories.
Serve them with other fruits and cheeses. Or
poach them in fruit juice and serve them warm or cold. You can stuff them with
mild white cheese or puree them to use as a filling for cookies and low-calorie
pastries.
Fish
The health benefits of fish are greater than
experts imagined – and they’ve always considered it a health food.
The calorie count in the average four-ounce
serving of a deep-sea fish runs from a low of 90 calories in abalone to a high
of 236 in herring. Water-packed tuna, for example, has 154 calories. It’s hard
to gain weight eating seafood.
As far back as 1985, articles in the New
England Journal of Medicine showed a clear link between eating fish regularly
and lower rates of heart disease. The reason is that oils in fish thin the
blood, reduce blood pressure and lower cholesterol.
Dr. Joel Kremer, at Albany Medical College in
New York, discovered that daily supplements of fish oil brought dramatic relief
to the inflammation and stiff joints of rheumatoid arthritis.
Greens
We’re talking collard, chicory, beet, kale,
mustard, Swiss chard and turnip greens. They all belong to the same family as
spinach, and that’s one of the super-stars. No matter how hard you try, you
can’t load a cup of plain cooked greens with any more than 50 calories.
They’re full of fiber, loaded with vitamins A
and C, and free of fat. You can use them in salads, soups, casseroles or any
dish where you would normally use spinach.
Kiwi
This New Zealand native is a sweet treat at
only 46 calories per fruit. Chinese public health officials praise the tasty
fruit for its high vitamin C content and potassium. It stores easily in the
refrigerator for up to a month. Most people like it peeled, but the fuzzy skin
is also edible.
Leeks
These members of the onion family look like
giant scallions, and are every bit as healthful and flavorful as their
better-known cousins. They come as close to calorie-free as it gets at a mere
32 calories per cooked cup.
You can poach or broil halved leeks and then
marinate them in vinaigrette or season with Romano cheese, fine mustard or
herbs. They also make a good soup.
Lettuce
People think lettuce is nutritionally
worthless, but nothing could be farther from the truth. You can’t leave it out
of your weight-loss plans, not at 10 calories per cup of raw romaine. It
provides a lot of filling bulk for so few calories. And it’s full of vitamin C,
too. Go beyond iceberg lettuce with Boston, bibb and cos varieties or try
watercress, arugula, radicchio, dandelion greens, purslane and even parsley to
liven up your salads.
Melons
Now, here’s great taste and great nutrition
in a low-calorie package! One cup of cantaloupe balls has 62 calories, on cup
of casaba balls has 44 calories, one cup of honeydew balls has 62 calories and
one cup of watermelon balls has 49 calories. They have some of the highest
fiber content of any food and are delicious. Throw in handsome quantities of
vitamins A and C plus a whopping 547 mgs of potassium in that cup of
cantaloupe, and you have a fat-burning health food beyond compare.
Oats
A cup of oatmeal or oat bran has only 110
calories. And oats help you lose weight. Subjects in Dr. James Anderson’s
landmark 12-year study at the University of Kentucky lost three pounds in two
months simply by adding 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of oat bran to their daily food
intake and nothing else. Just don’t expect oats alone to perform miracles – you
have to eat a balanced diet for total health.
Onions
Flavorful, aromatic, inexpensive and low in
calories, onions deserve a regular place in your diet. One cup of chopped raw
onions has only 60 calories, and one raw medium onion (2.15” diameter) has just
42.
They control cholesterol, thin the blood,
protect against cholesterol and may have some value in counteracting allergic
reactions. Most of all, onions taste good and they’re good for you.
Partially boil, peel and bake, basting with
olive oil and lemon juice. Or sauté them in white wine and basil, then spread
over pizza. Or roast them in sherry and serve over paste.
Pasta
The Italians had it right all along. A cup of
cooked paste (without a heavy sauce) has only 155 calories and fits the
description of a perfect starch-centered staple. Analysis at the American
Institute of Baking shows pasta is rich in six minerals, including manganese,
iron, phosphorus, copper, magnesium and zinc. Also be sure to consider whole
wheat pastas, which are even healthier.
Sweet
Potatoes
You can make a meal out of them and not worry
about gaining a pound – and you sure won’t walk away from the table feeling
hungry. Each sweet potato has about 103 calories. Their creamy orange flesh is
one of the best sources of vitamin A you can consume.
You can bake, steam or microwave them. Or add
them to casseroles, soups and many other dishes. Flavor with lemon juice or
vegetable broth instead of butter.
Tomatoes
A medium tomato (2.5” diameter) has only
about 25 calories. These garden delights are low in fat and sodium, high in
potassium and rich in fiber.
A survey at Harvard Medical School found that
the chances of dying of cancer are lowest among people who eat tomatoes (or
strawberries) every week.
And don’t overlook canned crushed, peeled,
whole or stewed tomatoes. They make sauces, casseroles and soups taste great
while retaining their nutritional goodness and low-calorie status. Even plain
old spaghetti sauce is a fat-burning bargain when served over pasta, so think
about introducing tomatoes into your diet
Turkey
Give thanks to those pilgrims for starting
the wonderful tradition of Thanksgiving turkey. It just so happens that this
health food disguised as meat is good year-round for weight control.
A four-ounce serving of roasted white meat
turkey has 177 calories and dark meat has 211.
Sadly, many folks are still unaware of the
versatility and flavor of ground turkey. Anything hamburger can do, ground
turkey can do at least as well, from conventional burgers to spaghetti sauce to
meat loaf.
Some ground turkey contains skin which
slightly increases the fat content. If you want to keep it really lean, opt for
ground breast meat. But since this has no added fat, you’ll need to add filler
to make burgers or meat loaf hold together.
Four ounces of ground turkey has approximately
170 calories and nine grams of fat – about what you’d find in 2.5 teaspoons of
butter or margarine. Incredibly, the same amount of regular ground beef (21%
fat) has 298 calories and 23 grams of fat.
Buying turkey has become easy. It’s no longer
necessary to buy a whole bird unless you want to. Ground turkey is available
fresh or frozen, as are individual parts of the bird, including drumsticks,
thighs, breasts and cutlets.
Yogurt
The non-fat variety of plain yogurt has 120
calories per cup and low-fat, 144. It delivers a lot of protein and, like any
dairy food, is rich in calcium and contains zinc and riboflavin.
Yogurt is handy as a breakfast food – cut a
banana into it and add the cereal of your choice.
You can find ways to use it in other types of
cooking, to – sauces, soups, dips, toppings, stuffings and spreads. Many
kitchen gadget departments even sell a simple funnel for making yogurt cheese.
Yogurt can replace heavy creams and whole
milk in a wide range of dishes, saving scads of fat and calories.
You can substitute half or all of the higher
fat ingredients. Be creative. For example, combine yogurt, garlic powder, lemon
juice, a dash of pepper and Worcestershire sauce and use it to top a baked
potato instead of piling on fat-laden sour cream.
Supermarkets and health food stores sell a
variety of yogurts, many with added fruit and sugar. To control calories and
fat content, buy plain non-fat yogurt and add fruit yourself. Apple butter or
fruit spreads with little or no added sugar are an excellent way to turn plain
yogurt into a delectable sweet treat.
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weight loss vitamins in your weight reduction plan will help you achieve your
goals. Pharmaceutical supplements must be avoided at all costs. Herbal is the
way to go if you want to be healthier. Three supplements that have been
confirmed to be natural, clean, and safe but with amazing results are as
follows:
Picture the body you want but without the
work!
1. Chlorogen800,
a cutting-edge natural supplement for both men and women, gives you that option
- of choosing between quick weight loss with no need for modifications to diet
and exercise, or more "expedited" results, for a striking physique.
This is due to the fact that Chlorogen800 is essentially the same supplement as
the green coffee bean extract supplement used in a ground-breaking study
released in 2012, which revealed:
17lbs of
weight LOST!
10% overall
body weight REDUCED!
4.4% overall
body fat BURNED!
That’s because
Chlorogen800 is a pure, all-natural, easy weight loss magic.
Tetrogen is produced entirely of natural materials. It is a
dual-step weight management pill that helps to balance essential metabolic
hormones like cortisol and leptin in your body for improved weight management,
making weight management uncomplicated for both men and women. The
functioning of metabolic hormones are disrupted when they are out of balance.
As a result, you will have a stronger hunger and have less energy. This
solution aids in the balance of these hormones, allowing for optimal weight
management. Tetrogen is
also jitter-free and stimulant-free, containing no fillers or harsh substances
in favor of pure and strong components, making it extremely safe and beneficial
to your health.
TestRX is a
doctor-recommended breakthrough herbal product that has shown to help men lose
weight. It's primarily designed to naturally increase men's testosterone
levels, but it also burns fat and develops muscle mass, increases energy,
improves strength, stimulates sex drive, and necessitates weight loss. As a
result, it is popular among fitness buffs, especially celebrities and dieters.
Even in older age groups, regular use of TestRX is
a surefire approach to preserve low weight and masculine vitality.
Keep
in mind that weight reduction supplements will not provide you with the best
outcomes on their own. They must discover that your body is sticking to the
entire weight-loss method we are discussing in this text as you take them. Your
eating habits and lifestyle must adapt to fit your weight-loss goals.
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