How can you eat well, eat enough, and stay healthy? A healthy diet is receiving increasing attention. Recently, the renowned American medical website "WebMD" gathered insights from a group of authoritative experts and summarized the following 4 new recommendations for a healthy diet:
Order a children's meal for yourself when dining out. Ordering a children's meal is a great way to reduce calories and control portion sizes, especially when eating fast food.
Another trick to "eat less" is to use smaller plates. This makes the portion of food appear larger, and your brain will feel satisfied, which will also make your stomach feel full more quickly.
Close the kitchen for an hour after dinner. After dinner, when you can finally sit down and relax, it is also the time when "mindless eating" most often occurs. The correct approach should be to close the kitchen for an hour after dinner, or only choose low-calorie snacks, such as cookies with 100 calories per pack.
Eat something sweet and spicy. Adding spices or chili to food can change the flavor and help promote an early feeling of fullness. Dr. Marlena Pardomo of the American Dietetic Association says: "Spiced-up food stimulates the taste buds and increases satisfaction with the food. This way, you won't eat more." If you want something sweet, you can choose spicy hot candies, which are sweet, spicy, and low in calories.
Make sure to eat protein with every meal. Protein is the nutrient that ultimately makes us feel full. Protein satisfies people's appetite more than carbohydrates or fat, and the feeling of "fullness" lasts longer. Protein can also help protect muscle mass and promote fat burning. Therefore, be sure to include foods rich in healthy protein, such as lean meat, yogurt, cheese, nuts, beans, etc., in both your main and side meals.