subject: Diet, Exercise, Diet Pills and Calorie Counting [print this page] Diet, Exercise, Diet Pills and Calorie Counting
Example 1: A protein shake for breakfast versus a blueberry muffin and a medium vanilla frappuccino
FoodCalories Fat
Medium muffin and frappuccino 930 33 (g)
Protein Shake with non fat milk180 1.5(g)
Here you are saving aproximately 750 calories and 31.5 grams of fat. If you typically have "just a muffin and coffee" every day for breakfast, then you could lose 1.5 pounds a week just by making this one swap.
Example 2: For a snack, replace salted peanutswith dry roasted, soy nuts with Cardia*
Food Calories Fat
3/4 cup peanuts, dry roasted 630 52 (g)
3/4 cup soy nuts, dry roasted 200 5 (g)
Save 430 Calories and a whopping 47 grams of fat!
Example 3: Good old roast beef sandwich with cheese and mayonnaise versus a light and lively turkey, lettuce, and mustard sandwich with fresh ground pepper. Both are made with whole grain bread:
Food CaloriesFat
3 oz lean roast beef + cheese +mayo 850 30 (g)
3 oz turkey, lettuce + mustard 350 5(g)
You save 500 calories and 25 grams of fat! and it tastes great.
Here are some samples of snacks-all under 100 calories:
Nonfat latte made with nonfat milk or soy milk
mini pita bread with 1/4 mashed avocado and fresh ground pepper and a dash of cumin
two rice cakes with one wedge of Laughing Cow soft cheese
one 100 calorie pack pudding cup
one 100 calorie count pre-biotic yogurt
15 baby carrots with 2 tablespoons of fat-free ranch dressing
3 hard boiled egg whites mashed with a little bit of dijon mustard, ground black pepper, and served on a leaf of lettuce with a slice of tomato
12 ounces of tomato juice spiced up anyway you like it
10 soy crips with a small peach
1 cup whole strawberries with a teaspoon of chocolate syrup to dunk them in
For much more information on ways to cut calories without cutting taste, great ideas, recipes and "secrets" to get and stay slim for life,take a lookatthe site below and geta Free report on "5 FoodsThat Really Burn Fat"
*Cardia is a registered trademark of Nutririon 21, Inc.
