If you are one of those who enjoy eating, but want to lose weight to gain health and look better, we have what you need. We give you a series of tips so you can continue enjoying your usual dishes by reducing your caloric intake. It’s about making small changes to your recipes without losing their great taste.
Here are 7 foolproof tricks to reduce calories from your meals. You may wonder how they hadn’t occurred to you before!
Tricks to reduce calories in your dishes
It’s not about doing magic. Getting your usual dishes to have up to a third fewer calories has a trick. And the key is to replace some ingredients with other foods with fewer calories and fat. We propose some ideas so that tus recipes do not become bland tasteless foods.
1The perfect spaghetti
Who doesn’t fancy a good plate of spaghetti? Eating a lot of calories and not burning them afterwards is not a good idea if you want to maintain your figure. Therefore, we propose a simple and delicious change that will help you reduce the calories of your spaghetti recipes.
It is just about replacing the pasta with pumpkin or zucchini noodles, which you can buy already cut or cut them yourself with an elongated shape. On the other hand, do not use oil to cook them and accompany it with a sauce made of vegetables and chopped lean meat. With this change in the recipe, you can go from a dish of more than 700 kcal. to another of about 400. And they’re just as good!
2Make your cake healthier
The first and most obvious thing is to change the ingredients for their light version whenever possible: skimmed milk, light cream etc. Use as little butter and oil as possible, as many times a tablespoon is enough. If the recipe allows it, mix normal flour with whole wheat. Reduce the amount of sugar you incorporate by using honey, vanilla powder, cinnamon or even fruit. And whenever you can, use dark chocolate!
3A rice three delights with fewer calories
Do you usually prepare rice three delicacies? If you want to reduce the calories in your recipe, take a good look at what ingredients you throw in. For example: use low-fat and low-salt ham, incorporate peppers baked with little oil, add more peas and remove the fried egg, instead of frying it throw a teaspoon of raw oil …
Another of the best tricks to reduce calories in this type of recipe is to use brown rice and striped cauliflower. With this simple and rich trick you can reduce the calories in your recipe by a third.
4The least fattening lasagna
If you’re a big fan of lasagna, but think it’s a caloric bomb you can’t afford every day (and you’re right), take note. The first thing is to fry minced meat with much less (or no oil) to reduce fat. Eat less meat and mix it with roasted vegetables.
In addition, replacing the ingredients with their light version will help you to be a little more digestive: use cream and skimmed milk, light cheese, etc. Instead of béchamel you can make a delicious cauliflower and zucchini puree seasoned with a touch of pepper. And instead of pasta griddles, use very thin layers of potato or cooked eggplant.
5A delicious chicken salad
Sometimes, when we prepare a salad we get excited about throwing ingredients and manage to transform a meal that we intended to be light into a heavy one. For your salad to be a good ally for your diet, you should avoid fatty foods such as cheese or pieces of fried bread. It would be a good idea to change breaded chicken for pieces prepared on the grill. Also, forget about sauces and bet on oil and vinegar and a pinch of salt.
By the way, do you dress the salad correctly? Find out in the following video.
6Fingers with fewer calories
Cheese or chicken fingers are quick recipes that save you from a problem, but they usually have a lot of fat and calories. Why don’t you make them zucchini? They are so delicious that they will delight even the smallest of the house. Instead of using shredded bread to make breading, use oat flakes or ground corn cereals. And, to avoid having to fry them in oil, put them in the oven.
7Look for healthier snacks
As in dieting everything counts, pay attention to the side dishes and food you take between meals. Replace the chips with carrot sticks or celery, if you like nuts choose those that are not fried, instead of a bun eat an apple. They are small changes that do not require too much effort but will help you reduce the calories in your meals.
What are your tricks for cooking lighter dishes?
