Snacks are a temptation many women trying to lose weight find hard to resist. In daily life, many seemingly unremarkable foods are actually culprits that cause a chubby face, making it swell and appear larger. Here are 4 types of foods to be mindful of and avoid in your daily life.
1. Syrup
Syrup is not good for your face. Whether you're eating oatmeal or a salad, never add syrup. You can use honey, yogurt, or other alternatives instead. If you're eating oatmeal mixed with syrup, it's recommended to replace it with almond slices. Because syrup has a devastating effect on sculpting your small face.
2. Coffee
Attention! This refers to foamy coffee, like lattes. If you drink black coffee, congratulations, you can skip this one. Coffee actually has weight loss benefits; drinking it and then doing some light exercise half an hour later can help you burn more calories. However, coffee with sugar will add more calories to your intake.
3. Juice
The juice being discussed here is not fresh, freshly squeezed juice. It refers to the colorful bottled juice liquids you see in supermarkets or other places. No matter how high the juice content is, their essence is a sugary drink. A single glass of apple juice drink can contain up to 28 grams of sugar. Drinking one glass could make your face swell by a few millimeters.
4. Office Snacks
What can you eat to slim your face? Have you ever heard that eating snacks can help? It's inevitable for women to keep some snacks in the office, and some of these aren't too bad for your diet. For example, seaweed, almonds, and digestive biscuits. However, snacks like cakes and candies are very high in calories, so it's best to eat them sparingly.
Below, we recommend a few slimming and face-slimming recipes. These recipes are simple and can be made at home. They can effectively reduce fat and facial bloating to achieve a slim face, helping you eat your way to a palm-sized face!
Seasoned Yogurt Fruit Jelly
Braised Bean Sprouts with Shrimp
Ingredients: 400g bean sprouts, 25g marinated shrimp, cooking wine, wet starch, fine salt, MSG, white pepper, sesame oil, vegetable oil.
Method:
1. Stir-fry the bean sprouts in a dry pan, add some oil and ginger wine, then add boiling water (to remove the raw smell), drain in a colander.
2. Heat 0.5 tablespoons of oil in a wok over low heat, return the bean sprouts to the pan, add salt and stir-fry until cooked, then plate.
3. Heat another 0.5 tablespoons of oil in a wok over low heat, stir-fry the shrimp until just cooked, then drain in a colider to remove excess oil.
4. Return the wok to the heat, add the cooking wine, pour in the stock, season with fine salt and MSG, sprinkle with white pepper, thicken with wet starch, return the shrimp to the pan, add sesame oil and mix well, then pour over the bean sprouts.
Review: Green bean sprouts are quite nutritious, and of course, they contain potassium which helps reduce swelling. Bean sprouts also enhance chewing, making them a quality food that is both nutritious and promotes oral activity.
Stir-fried Assorted Vegetables
Ingredients: 100g carrot, 50g shiitake mushroom, 50g bamboo shoot, 50g rape (Chinese cabbage), 50g gluten, 50g dried bean curd skin, 25g black fungus, 50g egg skin, ginger, scallion, peanut oil, soy sauce, fine salt, MSG, sugar, clear broth as needed.
Method:
1. Peel and wash the carrot, then slice. Soak the shiitake mushrooms in boiling water for 20 minutes, remove stems and halve. Peel and wash the bamboo shoot, then slice. Wash and slice the rape. Wash and slice the gluten. Soak the bean curd skin until soft, wash, and cut into sections. Soak the black fungus until soft, wash, and set aside. Cut the egg skin into diamond shapes. Wash and mince the ginger. Wash and chop the scallions.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil, blanch the carrot, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoot, rape, gluten, and bean curd skin separately, then drain.
3. Heat a wok, add peanut oil. When hot, sauté the chopped scallions and ginger. Add the shiitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots and stir-fry briefly, then add the rape, gluten, bean curd skin, egg skin, and black fungus. Add a small amount of clear broth, season with fine salt, sugar, soy sauce, and MSG, stir-fry evenly, then serve and plate.
Review: In addition to being rich in vitamins and calcium, carrots are also high in potassium, which can effectively reduce facial bloating and help achieve a slimmer face.
Yogurt Fruit Jelly
Ingredients: 250ml orange juice, appropriate amount of honey, 500ml yogurt, appropriate amount of jelly powder.
Method:
1. Thoroughly mix the orange juice and yogurt, then stir in honey.
2. Dissolve the jelly powder in hot water, stir until completely dissolved, then add to the orange-yogurt mixture.
3. While the jelly mixture is still liquid, pour it into glasses. Let it cool or chill before serving.
Review: Yogurt fruit jelly can whiten and smoothen the skin and remove facial oil, making it a good choice.
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