Holidays
sometimes mean a little splurge. Don't worry-forgive, forget and get back on
track with these recipes and tips.
Small
tricks to cut calories and eat healthy.
There
are times, like after a food-filled vacation or a big holiday, when I feel like
my typically healthy diet needs a bit of a refresh. Instead of skipping meals,
feeling guilty or drastically cutting calories—habits that can be detrimental
to your health—try making some small changes to each meal to get back on track
without a diet overhaul.
Here’s
a daily plan with tricks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks that will save
some calories and help you get right back on track.
BREAKFAST
Here
is a trick to cut calories without missing out on any of the fun. Try this
NO-Cook Overnight NO Oatmeal recipe: combine Greek yogurt, chia seeds, stevia
or dash raw honey, and cinnamon in a ½ pint jar with a lid; cover and shake
until combined. Remove lid and fold in blueberries, cover jar with lid and
refrigerate overnight.
LUNCH
Skip
the bread and have a crunchy satisfying salad with: arugula or watercress, hard
boiled eggs or sardines, avocado, radishes, celery and scallions all tossed in
olive oil and fresh lemon or lime juice.
SNACK
You
can—and should—still enjoy snacks on a day where you’re trying to eat fewer
calories. If you choose wisely, snacks can help you manage your hunger and pack
lots of nutrients into your day without adding too many calories. And typically if you eat a “real food” snack
you tend to eat less dinner. I use my
snacks as an opportunity to pump up my intake of veggies, so try this: celery
sticks with a little almond butter, homemade guacamole, or Greek yogurt dip
made with sea salt, pepper and turmeric or curry powder. And… if you have the metabolism type that
does not need as many meals in the day as most then have a cup of green tea or bone broth (best beauty and health
aid on the market).
DINNER
You’ve
made it this far… don’t blow it… even if you have to go to bed early or have a
late night snack of - celery or bone broth. – yes you did read that,
sorry! But… you can make the bone broth
interesting by adding any of these: lemon, turmeric, fresh herbs, and cayenne…
When
I’m minding my overindulging l and still want to feel satisfied, I turn to
low-calorie veggies to bulk up a meal. Try swapping mashed cauliflower for
potatoes (cup for cup, cauliflower saves 90 calories), or use spaghetti squash
in place of pasta (to save 130 calories per cup).
And
for dinner mix something like the above with:
a baked chicken dish and bake it in coconut oil or ghee and garlic
, or grass fed filet, salmon dusted with
coconut flour and egg mixture and baked or a lettuce wrapped turkey burger
DESSERT
--- if you just cannot resist
If
this is one of those times you are going to have dessert and are unwilling to
forgo – let’s agree to this: One small piece of dark chocolate topped with ½
teaspoon of almond butter
