Best
Dinner For Weight Loss Tips
“Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince
and dinner like a pauper” is a saying we have heard often. Dinner is blamed for
all the unnecessary pounds you put on. You don’t need much energy at night and
the extra calories of dinner are converted into fat. You cannot remain hungry
at night but dinner can be planned in such a way that it does not pile up
weight.
Have
an early dinner. Eat a couple of hours before bed time so that your body can
digest and metabolise whatever you eat.
Empty
your fridge and pantry of high calorie snacks that tempt you at night. If they
are not there, you cannot eat them. Do have some snacking options like carrot
sticks and low fat hung curd dip for the times when you simply must have
something to eat.
Begin
your meal with a salad. Prepare a bowl of salad with deseeded cucumber,
carrots, tomatoes, cabbage and apple and orange segments. You can make it tasty
with fat free dressing. You can add a sprinkling of low fat cheese and nuts.
Your stomach will be half full before you eat your main meal which is usually
high in calories.
Choose
less of carbohydrates and more of protein for your night meals as protein will
make you feel full for a longer period of time. Fish, steamed chicken and
boiled eggs are good options. Complex carbohydrates like whole grain, fruits
and legumes are better as they are less likely to be stored as fat. Avoid
simple carbohydrates like starch and sugar.
Substitute
herbs for butter and cheese which have a high calorific value so you can
indulge in pepper, basil, garlic and lime juice to flavour your food.
Limit
the number of dishes you cook for dinner. The more dishes there are, the more
you will eat as you will want to try them all out and may end up consuming more
calories than you intend.
Use
smaller plates to eat dinner. More food can be served on a large plate and in
all probability you will finish the food on your plate adding to your calorie
count. On the other hand smaller portions served on a small plate will fill it
and your brain can convince your stomach that you have had a satisfactory meal.
The
last thing you should have at the end of the day is a large glass of cold
water. The cold water will bring the body temperature down and the body will
burn extra calories to bring the temperature back to normal. This will mean an
increase in metabolism. A glass of water will burn around thirty calories.
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