Some Tips for You!
- Limit calorie containing drinks: the average American drinks 245 calories in soda every day, thats nearly 90,000 calories a year. Instead add zero calorie flavor packets to water.
- Dress in Blue: there is a reason why fast food restaurants are not decorated in blue. Studies show blue acts as a natural appetite suppressant. Conversely, red, yellow and orange encourage eating.
- Limit yourself to one plate: When serving dinner, make your one plate and when done, your done. No seconds!
- Set out a vegetable platter: a research study form Pennsylvania State University finds that eating water-rich food like tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, zucchini and celery reduces the overall calorie consumption during a meal. Set out a vegetable platter before serving the main dish and encourage snacking. You will not get the same effects from drinking water though, because water quickly passes through the stomach(same with soda, tea, coffee or juice).
- Toss the white bread and eat whole grains: One Harvard study of 74,000 women found that those who ate more than two daily servings of whole wheat grains were 49% less likely to be overweight than those that ate white bread.
- Always read the labels: when buying whole wheat products, make sure it reads 100% whole wheat on the food label, not enriched white flour. This just means it’s glorified white flour, which will digest quickly and saturate your glucose levels.
- Switch to ordinary coffee: Some coffee joints pack their coffees full of extra calories with whole milks, whipped cream, sugar and sugary syrups. One Starbucks Frappuccino reaches an absurd 580 calories. Drink 3 a week and add an extra 1,740 calories.
- Avoid fruit juices: an 8 oz glass of orange juice packs a whopping 22 grams of sugar.
- Order your dressing on the side: just dip your fork in the dressing before you grab some salad.
