If want to reach a weight loss goal, the power of temptation about the wrong kind of food is enormous, especially when we can see or even worse, touch or smell it. So, if you have surrounded yourself with high calorie, high fat foods for a long while don’t be surprised that you’ve eaten them and kept gaining weight. To remove the temptation, and to make sure that you have the right kind of food to promote a calories loss in your new eating program, overhaul your kitchen and get that junk food out.
Condiments can be used to add flavor and zest to a lot of low calorie meals so keep easy to find condiments on hand so that if your low calorie meal needs a kick, you have a low calorie way to spice things up. Low calorie salad dressing or oil and spices to make your own along with low calorie mayonnaise both make any vegetables in salads more interesting and even tasty. Keep a supply of vinegar, cocktail sauce, lite soya sauce, olive oil and spices like salt, pepper, lemon pepper and others like these to add to meat dishes, especially fish and chicken.
Hot and spicy salsa with tomato, onions and chili is another popular low calorie sauce that can be serves as a dip or as part of a salad. On a sweeter note, there are low calorie jams and spreads available for that time of sweet indulgence. Toast and jam can be part of a breakfast menu and when eaten as part of a controlled calorie diet are suitable foods to enable the calories loss you want in your menu.
Not always viewed as the most exciting addition to our diet, canned foods do have some definite advantages for those who need a calories loss to drop some extra pounds. They can be low in calories, kept for extended times and are easy to include in other meals or eaten alone. Canned fruit, tomatoes, beans are all good examples of this and mixed canned vegetables can be added to a meaty casserole to great effect.
Get organic soups and broth when you can and throw some soup in your bag for a quick work lunch or use soup as a base in a low calorie meal especially those using organic broths that are a great base for calories loss meals. Tuna is a quick protein pick me up or last minute casserole, hummus a Middle Eastern dip that makes a great low calorie snack and peanut butter that every house needs to stock.
Buying fresh fruits and vegetables can be expensive but you should try to have some around whenever possible. During the spring and summer, hit the local farmer’s market to get great deals on fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. Most of the time, fresh fruits and vegetables are cheaper than frozen during the spring and summer but to maintain your calories loss across the year, you might need to use frozen fruits and vegetables during the fall and winter when the markets close and fresh produce is harder to find.
Junk food can take many forms but it is generally high in calories, salt or fat and does little to satisfy hunger for long. As available junk food adds to the challenge of weight loss, the best action to take is to remove it and buy in its place healthy snacks, all part of a calories loss menu and enjoyable to eat. Try trail mix, tortilla chips, popcorn or pretzels along with pita bread dipped in olive oil all with much fewer calories than salt and vinegar potato chips.
Replacing all your unhealthy junk food will help you reprogram your own healthy eating patterns and establish these so that your kids will have them for a lifetime. Although changing old habits is not always easy and not having junk food in the house may upset you, stay strong and don’t stop snacking, just eat the healthier alternatives we’ve suggested. This is likely to be one of the most important ways for your calories loss to have a positive affect on your weight loss, your health and your happiness.
