Delicious 1200 calorie diet with the calorie content of foods and a low fat diet. Take your pick and custom design your own choices for salads or sandwiches.
3 oz baked or grilled skinless white meat of turkey or chicken
without bread approximately 125 calories
2 slices of whole grain bread for sandwich adds approximately
160 calories
1/2 head of lettuce for salad with no dressing adds
approximately 10 calories
1/2 cup carrot/raisin mix adds approximately 10 calories
1/2 cup cucumbers adds about 60 calories
1/2 cup three bean salad adds about 90 calories
Note: While salad dressings do add some desirable taste, use
wisely and no more than 2 Tblsp.
Examples of low fat dressings:
calorie content of foods
Tuscany Italian.............. 80 calories
Vinaigrette Balsamic........ 110 calories
Roasted Red Pepper............ 70 calories
Honey Mustard................. 40 calories
Thousand Island.............. 80 calories
Fat Free Cheese & Garlic.......10 calories
Roasted Garlic Balsamic........45 calories
If you chose carefully and read the labels, you can have both a
hearty lunch and dinner for under 600 calories. This leaves you
room to start your day with a hearty breakfast.
Examples:
calorie content of foods
2 Medium Size Boiled Eggs............140 calories
3/4 cup Bran Flakes.................. 95 calories
1 cup Corn Flakes................. 100 calories
1 cup Puffed Rice.................. 55 calories
1 cup Puffed Wheat.................. 45 calories
1/2 cup Raisin Bran ..................90 calories
3/4 cup Wheat Flakes................ 105 calories
Use low fat or skim milk and add fresh, sliced fruit instead of
sugar.
Therefore, if your breakfast includes both 2 medium boiled eggs
and dry cereal you are still well below 400 calories and the
caloric content of all three meals can total approximately 1200
calories or less.
Liquids: Drink a glass of water both before and after all
meals.
1/2 cup Orange Juice...............55 calories
6 oz Unsweetened Carrot Juice......35 calories
6 oz Sweetened Carrot Juice........75 calories
8 oz Grapefruit Juice............. 95 calories
8 oz Tomato Juice..................40 calories
8 oz Skim Milk................... 80 calories
8 oz 2% Milk..................... 120 calories
8 oz 4% Milk.................... 150 calories
These examples of the calorie content of foods enables you to
choose a variety of healthy lean and potentially fast weight
loss diet plans. You can also eat veggies and fruits between
meals in order to avoid getting hungry. Remember, hunger pangs
signal your body to store fat.
Important tip:
No diet plan will remain effective unless you also get the
proper amount of exercise. Exercise is not an option, it is an
absolute must for good health. Walking, biking or just
exercising in front of your TV is essential for good health.
Your body needs enough exercise to cause you to break into a sweat.
Check with your doctor before beginning any diet or
exercise program.
Let's get moving.
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Popa Woolsey writes about mental and physical health. His articles about low fat recipe's are published in over a 100 countries worldwide.