Calorie consumption is something that is necessary for living.
We wouldn’t be able to live without consuming calories! But sometimes, people consume too many calories. Just as eating too little calories can be harmful to your health, consuming too many calories can also be dangerous.
Eating an overabundance of calories can lead to weight gain which can lead to a ton of other adverse health issues. When it comes to cutting calories, there are certain things that you should be cutting and certain things that you should not be cutting.
Here are 3 easy ways to cut calories from your diet!
By switching from bigger plates to smaller plates, you will definitely cut your calories in that one meal. Using smaller plates will allow you to eat just the amount that you need. When people serve food with bigger plates, chances are they are going to put more food than they should really be eating on their plate. Nowadays, people don’t take the time to sit down and quietly think about what they are eating. Instead they are just putting food on a plate and shoving it down their throats. This means that with a bigger plate, you’re eating way more than you should without even realizing it. Opposite of that, some people use big plates, take a ton of food to fill the plate, and end up not eating it. This is a giant waste of food! Use smaller plates to cut your calories and to save food.
The nutritional guide on any kind of food doesn’t get as much recognition as it should. The serving size of any food should be looked at before eating it. So many people don’t realize that the amount of food they are eating is probably twice the amount that the nutritional guide says to eat. Cereal is a great example. Nobody ever measures out their cereal. They simply pour it in a bowl, get some milk and eat! Well, chances are you are really eating two servings of that cereal but you’re only looking at the calories on the nutritional label for one serving. If that’s the case, you have to double the amount of calories because that is the true number you ate. To avoid this, start measuring out your serving sizes. If the cereal calls for 3/4 cup, measure that out so you know the true amount of calories you’re eating. Measuring out your foods can save you a ton of calories!
Rushing during meals is something Americans master. We can eat a plate of food in less than 3 minutes. Talent? No, stupidity! Eating too fast doesn’t give our bodies a chance to recognize when we are full. It takes a little while for your brain and your stomach to connect and say, “Ok, it is time to stop eating. You are full.” People eat so fast nowadays that we don’t realize we’re full until we are absolutely stuffed at the end of our meal! Eating too fast definitely leads to an overconsumption of calories. By putting your fork down in between each bite, you will slow down your eating and you will start to notice that you feel full long before all the food on your plate is gone.
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