For the purpose of losing weight, although many people choose dieting as their first resort, the results are often minimal. So why is it that when we eat so-called "diet foods," not only do we fail to lose weight, but we actually gain weight? The reason is that some foods in the supermarket that seem to help with weight loss are actually our biggest enemies in the battle against the bulge. Let's expose them.
Deceptively "Diet" Foods:
NO.1 Salad
Don't think that a vegetable salad is automatically a diet food. The vegetables themselves won't make you fat, but the salad dressing in a vegetable salad is not to be underestimated. The fat content in salad dressings is shockingly high. For example: French dressing, 2 tablespoons of this food contains 134 calories from its main nutrients, while our daily requirement is about 2000 calories. It has 12.8 grams of fat, while our daily requirement is about 66 grams.
Similarly, Italian dressing contains 137 calories per 2 tablespoons, with a whopping 14.2 grams of fat. In comparison, 85 grams (about 1.6 ounces) of pork tenderloin has 204 calories and 11.1 grams of fat, which is even less than the salad dressing. Suggestion: Use less salad dressing, or simply eat a raw cucumber to reduce your fat intake.
Corn and Vegetable Salad
NO.2 Beer
When dining out with friends or singing karaoke, beer is often an indispensable part of the fun.
However, drinking just one can of beer a day can lead to a 7-kilogram weight gain in a year. This is why beer is called "liquid bread," and people who drink it often end up with a heavy "beer belly." Besides calories, beer contains almost no nutrients, so it doesn't do anything for your health besides making you gain weight.
If you want to enjoy the malt flavor of beer, it's best to drink it in moderation. Don't make it a daily habit, and don't drink it before bed. Beer has a diuretic effect, which can cause a buildup of fluids in your body, leading to frequent urination at night. Suggestion: Use beer in cooking. After heating, most of the alcohol in the beer will evaporate. This not only adds flavor to the dish but also avoids the high-calorie burden of alcohol.
NO.3 Canned Juice
We all know that fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals, but we're just too lazy to eat them. Since we're not eating fruit, we'll just have juice instead. However, drinking juice instead of fruit doesn't provide enough minerals and vitamins, because many of them are lost during the juicing process.
The remaining Vitamin C can also be reduced by exposure to light. If you look closely at the label on canned juice, you'll find that most are made from concentrate and have a lot of added sugar. So, if you think juice is more nutritious and drink a can every day, the high sugar content will cause you to gain 12 kilograms in a year. Suggestion: For your figure and your health, eating fresh vegetables and fruits is the golden rule for maintaining a slim physique.