Dressing up your favorite foods has become so familiar! But why should you add those extra calories that are considered useless!
Is it for food to taste better or for food to look more appealing? Or maybe for you to gain some extra kilograms?
But if you are planning to lose or to maintain your weight, remember that what you are doing is adding up extra calories, and will eventually add up some kilograms!
Some food groups are considered to be extremely healthy and essential for you, and when dressing up these foods, you end up having fatty items. Is it worth it???
I will give you now some healthy dressings that you can use for your favorite foods, with guilt- free! 😉
1- salads:
Salads are known to be healthy, light and rich in vitamins. And this is for sure if you are using the right kind of dressing.
2 cups of shredded lettuce has only 20 calories and 0 fat and 8 mg of sodium.
When you add to it 2 tablespoons of creamy dressing for example, your salad will end up having 150 calories, 15 g of fat and more than 300 mg of sodium!
So instead of that, try to have light dressings:
– 2 tablespoons of lemon and mustard:
2 calories and o fat
– 2 tablespoons of skim yogurt mixed with garlic:
40 calories and 3 g of fat
– 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar mixed with lemon juice:
30 calories and 3 g of fat
– 1 tablespoon of lemon juice with 1 teaspoon of olive oil with salt and pepper:
45 calories and 5 g of fat
2- Baked potato:
A baked potato is good, tasty and healthy when served with other meals, right?? But as long as you are just eating the potato!
One big potato has 160 calories, 0 fat and 8mg of sodium.
When you add to it 1 tablespoon of sour cream for example, you end up eating 230 calories, 5 g of fat and more than 200 mg of sodium.
Why don’t you try?
– 2 slices of light cheese added on the top:
35 calories and 2 g of fat
– 2 teaspoons of light labneh on the top:
35 calories and 2 g of fat
3- Popcorn:
Air- popped popcorn is really nutritious and rich in fiber.
3 cups of air- popped popcorn have only 100 calories, 1 g of fat and 2 mg of sodium.
Usually the oil-popped or the microwavable popcorn has double the calories and fat.
Imagine, when eating microwavable popcorn( butter flavor), you will end up having 300 calories per 3 cups, 30 g of fat and more than 350 mg of sodium. Woow that’s too much!
– Go for the light microwavable popcorn that says 95 % fat free! It is light, low in calories and almost fat free!
– Go for the air- pop popcorn, it is the best and the healthiest option, with no extra artificial flavors! Just add to it some salt and enjoy it!
4– Pasta:
If you are choosing whole grain pastas, you are trying to be smart, healthy and fit, but no!! don’t tell me you are using heavy sauces to it
a cup of whole wheat pasta has 160 calories, 1 g of fat and 3mg of sodium
When adding 2 tablespoons of full fat creamy white sauce, you will end up having 300calories, 12 g of fat and more than 350 mg of sodium
– Add to your pasta tomato sauce, instead of white sauce, and look for the least sodium content on the label.
– If you are a fan of white sauces like béchamel, it is better to prepare your own at home. In that way you will know exactly what are the ingredients you are using.
Go for skim milk, light cheeses like parmesan, and low fat- cream.
It is ONLY YOU who can decide about the healthy food choices but that doesn’t mean that you cannot treat yourself once in a while, and don’t forget moderation is the key
Be smart and creative when dressing up your favorite foods
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