We expend enormous energy during the day time . Our chores and daily activities make sure we work it out and lose calories but what about dinner? Dinner should not cross 450-625 calories say the experts.
According to nutritionist Melissa Lanz, founder of The Fresh 20, “Nutritionally, dinner should be a light, well-portioned meal that is under 500 calories. Unfortunately, most Americans use dinner as their main source of food for the entire day and over indulge.”
We don’t burn many calories at night they remain stacked in our bodies.
Keep the idiot box far off
After pouring our dinner plates we eat away filling our stomachs. After polishing off our meals we recede to the couches to sit back in a relaxed manner and gobble away on the snacks and coffee. This post dinner snacking is a strict “No”. The web surfing and TV watching, prompt us to reach out for that calorie full bag of chips or popcorn! Remember, its a strict no-no!!
The spread out dining area
Normally we set our dining tables attractively for the dinner at night. Lanz offers a piece of advice saying that the an enticing dining table may encourage the “not-so-welcome” overeating.
According to her, “Portion your plates at the stove and wait at least 10 minutes before you go for a second helping. Often, the diversion of talking together after dinner can reduce loading up in a second plate.”
Hands off the yummy dessert
I know it is a tough to resist the sweet tooth but they add on the extra calories say the experts. The blood sugar at night keeps you pumped up and tends to trigger sleeplessness so why gorge on sweetmeats!! If you just can’t resist the temptation, maybe a small helping should suffice.
Is extra salt necessary?
Do you really need to keep the salt seasoning on the table? Well, if it is there, just ignore it and reach for the pepper or dried herbs to spice up your dishes and add the flavor.
Those night outs
Restaurant meals are prepared with rich creams, sugars and additional salts to make them palatable and delicious. Nutrition expert Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center advises, “I recommend no more than once a week,” and warns a person to stay away from the calorie adding fast foods.
