Calorie-less menu

Are you intimidated by your increasing waistline?

Cannot think of running for 45 minutes everyday? Can’t even imagine dieting? Maybe you should try a Calorie less menu to lose weight. A menu with less calorie but enough nutrition will give you a healthy diet and help you lose weight.

What did you eat this morning?

A butter toast with two eggs or cereals in full milk along with a yummy pan cake or muffin?  Indian food will have a little more oil, ghee, ground nuts, coconut and more. Try calculating the total calories you might earn with such a breakfast everyday. You will be astonished to find that you will be earning 300-500 calories per breakfast. You may want to reduce our high calorie intake but it seems to be difficult and unrealistic to you.

Breakfast

1. 2 slices of toast with low-fat spread instead of butter or peanut butter.
2. Instead of your pancake take a bagel with honey. Honey has a little higher calorie rate than table sugar. But it is a healthy diet if used in limits.
3. Go for skimmed milk than full milk.
4. Stop your repetitive morning teas and coffees. Take a glass of orange juice instead.
5. Have a small bowl of cereals/oatmeal with fruits and nuts.

A lunch should be sumptuous for many of us. We do not make much compromise on our lunch even if we can settle in for a frugal dinner.

A good lunch may contain a soup, total meal and a lovely dessert. Have a nutritious carrot soup instead of your usual tomato soup. A low-fat sandwich with whole grain bread and a salad should be a weight watcher’s favourite. Forget mayonnaise for a while and taste low-fat salad dressings and bread spreads.

Dinner Plans

1. Steamed rice can substitute fried rice.
2. Eat a large vegetable pizza instead of an extra cheese/pepperoni pizza.
3. Grilled fish or skinless chicken works well better than fried fish and sausages.
4. Avoid eggs acknowledging them to be “cholesterol bombs”.
5. Cook your food is less oil or use spray oil.

Do not remain hungry but eat snacks 5 or 6 times daily. Enjoy biscuits, apples, small bananas or other fruits. Drink lots of fluids and replace your coke with a diet coke. You can have a coffee once in a while with artificial sweetener with or without skim milk.