The occasional sinful snack isn't really going to ruin your weight loss endeavor, but the less that you eat of these particular foods, the better off you will tend to be. Why should you be opting for a food choice that is loaded with bad calories and fat, when you can choose something just as delicious that is loaded with nutrients and healthful calories? In order to make it far easier for you to eliminate these foods in favor of healthier options, we have supplied some alternatives that can save you as many as several hundred calories while boosting your intake of healthy nutrients at the same time.
Doughnuts pair well with coffee and serve as a quick breakfast food, but they are also typically quite high when it comes to calories and fat. Depending on where you are getting your doughnut from, you could be eating 300 calories and a lot of unnecessary fat. There are plenty of better breakfast choices that pack much more nutritional content than a doughnut could ever offer you. Instead of grabbing a doughnut, try a whole grain waffle paired with yogurt or a piece of fruit. This breakfast option is going to pack in more vitamins, more minerals and more fiber rather than simply a bunch of empty calories. These foods are going to keep you fuller for much longer because they are offering the right carbohydrates, fiber and protein so you will not end up feeling starving by the time mid-morning rolls around.
Fried chicken takes healthy chicken and cooks it in fat-rich oil that ups the fat grams and the calorie count significantly for no real reason. Instead, cut out as many as 17 grams of fat and 200 calories simply by choosing a grilled chicken variety in place of fried chicken, especially when it comes to fast-food varieties of friend chicken. When you grill, broil or bake your chicken and when you remove the skin, you can greatly minimize the number of fat grams and calories that you consume.
Candy bars seem like a great snack because they are small and readily available, but most candy bars happens to be high in not only calories but also sugar while maintaining very low levels of nutrients. For example, a single Snickers bar, Twix bar or Baby Ruth bar clocks in at nearly 300 calories with 14 grams of fat, some of which are unhealthy trans fats. Instead, try something salty such as a handful of nuts, or a 100-calorie pack of your favorite snack like fat free pudding. You may also try a piece of fresh fruit which will be sweet and palatable with the helpful addition of calorie control at the same time. You don't need excess calories simply to curb you appetite a bit, but what you do need is something with protein and fiber in order to give you the energy and the appetite suppressing power that you need.
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Originally posted 2009-09-03 03:49:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Those are ALL some of my favorite treat foods, especially the donuts. I’ve noticed that when I don’t eat them at all, however, I don’t crave them at all. It’s only when I eat them more than once in a short amount of time that the craving sets in and I might binge.
I find that drinking 2 glasses of water before you eat those foods helps you either:
1) Opt for a healthier, less calorie-filled food
2) Fill your stomach to the point that you don’t want to eat those foods anymore.
Whatever the food is, just make sure its calories are nutrient-dense calories and not just empty calories. I cover this in detail at: http://fitnessfoodfight.com/node/23
You write very well, and right-to-the-point information so I’m giving you three thumbs up for your efforts! Nice job Weight Ladder!
Thats just not fair all my favorites are on the list
But i suppose you have to make sacrifises to get fit and lose the weight i want
thanks for the advise
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