or salads add as much as 8 grams of fat. Make low-fat alternatives by coating cubes of bread with a water and oil mix and sprinkling with fresh or dried herbs. Bake at 180°C for up to 10 minutes and store in an airtight container.5. Avoid eating thin, frozen
-free foods, they won’t gain weight. Not true. If you put away a whole bag of low-fat pretzels in one sitting, you’re consuming several hundred calories. Sure, most of them come from carbohydrate, but carbohydrate can be stored as fat, too. So can protein
of fat; a crunchy cereal bar sweetened with honey provided 465 calories and 22.5 grams of fat; whereas a King-Size Mars Bar had 452 calories and 17.5 grams of fat. Similarly, studies by the Food Commission found that one low calorie chocolate bar had
, for instance, from using saturated fat to vegetable oils for frying foods. Burgers rarely contain additives these days either. The disadvantages of a burger and fries are the fat content (a typical portion contains 42 per cent fat), the low fibre count
- such as eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables every day, and building your meals around low GI carbs - you should lose weight and gain energy. "Low GI eating is really a healthy balanced eating plan rather than a weight-loss regime," says Bean
react by overeating, and you also won't gravitate to junk food when you're not really hungry.Raise the bar: Use energy bars whenever you feel ravenous. They're high in nutrients and low in fat. They can fill you up on 250 calories or less, provide
-calorie protein, which is perfect for weight-loss, plus they'll keep you feeling full all morning.21 Don't overdo sports drinks. These can contain high-GI carbs, which can increase body fat. For runs of less than one hour, drink water instead.22 Drink oolong tea
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you more than half your daily fat allowance – and are also very salty. How healthy your meal is depends on what you opt for. Here’s the low-down on the healthier options and nutritional nightmares among our favourites dishes. ChineseChinese food is one
