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Is soup a good way to lose weight? 3 Weight-Loss Myths about Soups

 

What foods are recommended to avoid?

Fatty foods are hard to digest by the body, so they quickly get fat, it is better to refuse such foods. One gram of fat provides 9 calories, so high-fat foods should be limited.


Fatty foods can make you sleepy

Food to avoid:

  • fatty meat - pork, bacon, lard, sausages, bacon;
  • butter;
  • mayonnaise;
  • cheese;
  • margarine;
  • dairy and sour-milk products with a fat content of more than 15%;
  • smoked fish;
  • chips and crackers (with various food additives);
  • seeds, nuts;
  • canned meat;
  • semi-finished products;
  • french fries and all deep-fried foods;
  • foods fried in a large amount of oil;
  • fast food.

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Seasonings with food additives, such as E621, flavor enhancers and monosodium glutamate, have a great health hazard. Such food is harmful and can lead to improper functioning of the digestive system. For girls, in order to get rid of excess weight, it is important to follow proper nutrition and consume foods that make you fat in a limited way.

Historical perspective

Before deciding whether it is possible to eat ketchup while losing weight, you should find out where such a product came from, who created it and offered it for use. There is a version that ketchup first appeared in 1830, when an enterprising New England farmer not only sold tomatoes, but offered them to customers in grated form.

It was very convenient to use and store the product in this way, and therefore the method quickly scattered, and very soon other farmers began to use it. Over time, small enterprises appeared that produced ketchup, but the original product did not have substitutes and preservatives, sweeteners, and a huge amount of synthetic and very hazardous to health components. Contains tomatoes and salt.

Products that affect the deposition of fat

Many parents from childhood teach their children to drink tea with a sandwich in the morning, drink food with cola or juice from a pack. Good behavior is rewarded with candy or other sweets. Improper nutrition is the first cause of obesity in children and the development of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The second category is foods high in carbohydrates, the excess of which adversely affects the figure. High-calorie carbohydrate foods include:

  • chocolate;
  • glazed curds;
  • confectionery and all products containing flour and starch;
  • ice cream;
  • sugar and products containing sugar;
  • fast foods;
  • potatoes (only young potatoes, boiled or baked, are considered healthy);
  • white polished rice;
  • instant cereals and ready-made muesli;
  • prepared fruit juices;
  • alcohol.

Some of the foods we eat are high in sugar. Even if you do not consume sugar in its pure form, it may be in excess in your diet.


High-calorie foods are banned by nutritionists. These are the foods that make you fat in a short time. You went on a diet, but could not resist and ate a portion of your favorite chips, pizza or cake. In a week you lost 2 kg, and in a day you gained it back. Therefore, it is important to monitor nutrition, and eat high-calorie foods in moderation, no more than 200 calories.

You should also limit your sugar intake. To stock up on energy for the whole day, it is not necessary that tea or porridge be sweet. For breakfast, it is recommended to eat cereal products (cereals, oatmeal or buckwheat porridge). Dinner should be light and consist of vegetables and protein, and the last meal 2 hours before bedtime.

Nutella

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A popular breakfast is a couple of toasts spread with Nutella nut paste. How can this threaten us? Let's look at the label: sugar, palm oil, nuts, cocoa, milk powder, lecithin, vanillin and whey powder. Nutella is high in calories because it is 70% fat and sugar - just 2 tablespoons of this spread contains 200 calories and 21 grams of sugar!

medium calorie foods

There are also foods that are not so high in calories, but they should not be abused, since they can also gain extra pounds from them.

Any food can make you gain weight if you consume it in excess. If you follow the measure, then in the diet with weight loss, you can include the most fatty and high-calorie foods, although their portion will be scanty.

For the health of our body, it is important that the diet is varied. This means that you need to eat food in moderation, from which you get fat. Food must be properly cooked, the safety of useful and nutritious elements depends on it. For example, it is not recommended to abuse fried foods, smoked and confectionery. Cutlets can be steamed, and fish can be baked with vegetables in the oven.

Medium-calorie food from which you can gain weight:

  • duck;
  • sour cream 15% fat;
  • chicken meat, namely broilers;
  • horsemeat;
  • rabbit meat;
  • chicken and quail eggs;
  • Pasta with cheese;
  • lamb meat;
  • soups;
  • bananas.

The most harmful of all foods that make you fat are considered margarine and artificial oils. The abuse of fatty foods leads to the fact that the level of cholesterol rises, the risks of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system increase. It is also necessary to give up smoking and alcoholic beverages.

Yoghurts and cottage cheese desserts

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Well, there's definitely no catch here, because even nutritionists recommend including yogurt, cottage cheese or kefir in the diet! But all these recommendations refer to natural products without any additional sweeteners and flavor enhancers. This does not apply to store-bought curds, yogurts and milkshakes. So, a 290-gram bottle of Activia, popular with lovers of a healthy lifestyle, contains about 6 teaspoons of sugar, and a 130-gram package of Danissimo Peach contains 3.5 tablespoons.

Causes of extra pounds

Women during the critical days overeat and consume a large amount of high-calorie foods. You can gain excess weight during stressful situations and experiences. It is clear that you need to control yourself, but this is not always possible, at the moment when you want something special and delicious.

During what periods, even low-calorie food, can lead to the deposition of fat:

  • Often, people wait until the diet is over so they can eat their favorite treats. However, after the diet, if you overeat again, the kilograms will return again in a short period.
  • Many people gain extra pounds during the holidays, when the table is covered with various goodies. Such food is not only high in calories, but also harmful to our body.
  • A strong feeling of hunger arises after parting with a loved one.
  • Women gain weight during pregnancy. After all, during this period, it doesn’t matter what foods make you fat, the main thing is to satisfy the needs inside the growing baby.
  • While the food is being cooked, the housewives can eat enough, hence the extra pounds.

Chocolate bars and sweets

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Chocolate bars and sweets are the easiest and fastest option for a snack when there is no time, but you want to eat. Today a candy bar, tomorrow a candy bar, and in a week we no longer fit into our favorite jeans. And all because the carbohydrates contained in our favorite Mars and Snickers chocolate bars are actually one solid sugar. One standard bar weighing 55 grams contains 27.5 grams of sugar, which is about 6-7 teaspoons.

Rules for proper nutrition

Red wine also belongs to high-calorie foods, they should not be abused. And fruits, on the contrary, are low-calorie, but you should not eat kilograms of them in one day. To lose weight, eat in moderation and at a certain time. Doing sports, aerobics or step aerobics will allow you to achieve better results. You can bring down your appetite and hunger if you eat a few almonds.

Sometimes, you just want to treat yourself to sweets. Often these are the foods that make you fat. You cannot completely abandon them, it is important to make the right menu so that the food is healthy and varied, as they contain useful essential trace elements that are so necessary for the body.

Useful replacement for harmful products

Ketchup

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Unexpectedly, right? It turns out that salty ketchup with a spicy and slightly spicy taste also contains sugar. And in considerable quantities - 100 grams of this sauce, beloved by many, contains from 20 to 30 grams of sugar. Of course, none of us eat ketchup in packages, but it’s worth considering how much excess fat we accumulate in a month of its regular use. And in six months?

How to turn bad into good

  • Be sure to count calories. You can lose weight on any set of products, if you follow the calorie content. True, portions of high-calorie food will be several times smaller than dietary food, but then you will not have to radically change your taste preferences.
  • Instead of mayonnaise, use 15% sour cream, slimming kefir or natural yogurt.
  • It is recommended to fry food in a non-stick frying pan. In this case, you do not need to add oil or fat.
  • When cooking, use boiling, stewing, baking or steaming.
  • Make your own drinks (smoothies, Sassi water, detox water, slimming drinks - the choice is huge).
  • Cook convenience foods yourself (swap pork for chicken and turkey, mayonnaise for yogurt, white bread for whole grain)
  • Look for an alternative. Any product or dish can be replaced with a less high-calorie and more useful analogue.

In order not to gain excess weight, eat low-calorie foods. These include vegetables and fruits, cereals, dried fruits, chicken, fish. It is recommended to eat baked vegetables, as they retain the most beneficial and nutrients.

A bit of history

According to some reports, ketchup appeared in 1830, when a New England farmer poured crushed tomatoes into a bottle and sold them in this form.

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This method of storing tomato sauce quickly gained popularity. By 1900, there were about 100 different ketchup makers in the US alone.

Thanks to unusual convenient packaging, ketchup began its journey around the planet. Now it is impossible to imagine burgers, french fries, or sausages in a bun without it.

According to some reports, ketchup appeared in 1830, when a New England farmer poured crushed tomatoes into a bottle and sold them in this form.

This method of storing tomato sauce quickly gained popularity. By 1900, there were about 100 different ketchup makers in the US alone.

According to some reports, ketchup appeared in 1830, when a New England farmer poured crushed tomatoes into a bottle and sold them in this form.

Thanks to unusual convenient packaging, ketchup began its journey around the planet. Now it is impossible to imagine burgers, french fries, or sausages in a bun without it.

Where does energy come from?

Inna Pankova, "AiF"-Chelyabinsk": - Olga Viktorovna, rational nutrition - is it some kind of regular diet or something else?
- This is a diet in which the presence of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and vitamins is balanced. Carbohydrates should be about 60% of the main diet, 15-20% - fats, 20-25% - proteins. The fact is that any diet is based on the limitations and exclusions of any products. I'm not talking about therapeutic diets, we are now talking about the principles of proper nutrition.

Now, in general, the very concept of "diet" ceases to be popular. Firstly, due to the fact that the diet involves strict exceptions for some products. Secondly, because these restrictions are designed for a short period of time. It is worth deviating from these restrictions - and the excess weight returns again. A person in order to maintain health and optimal weight, you need to adhere to a balanced diet, designed for a long time. Such food should become a way of life.

- But in some way it is still desirable to limit yourself? Sweet, for example?


- And where does a person get energy after eating? The body receives carbohydrates, they are broken down, and glucose appears - this is the very energy that every cell needs. Carbohydrates are fast and slow. Fast carbohydrates are sugar, sucrose, fructose, they are instantly broken down to glucose, enter the cell, but the feeling of fullness passes just as quickly.

And porridge is a storehouse of slow carbohydrates. They do not break down as quickly, so after you have eaten porridge, the feeling of fullness lasts longer, and the feeling of hunger does not come for a long time. If, for example, a person consumes a lot of sweets, then these extra carbohydrates will provoke the very extra weight that no one likes.

How much

Fruit is not only possible, but also necessary. The amount of their use is determined individually. You can do this: periodically take tests, look at the general condition of the body, as well as what trace elements are missing, and restore their balance with the help of fruits. This is especially important in the autumn-winter period. The content of fructose and sugar in such products should not be scary. To minimize the consequences, it is worth eating them in the first half of the day, which allows you to process this sugar in the second. It is also worth understanding that there are fruits that speed up the metabolism. The main thing is to correctly choose your diet. This can be done with the help of professionals: doctors, nutritionists, endocrinologists.

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