Thursday, October 23, 2008

Recognize Low Calorie Foods


Can you identify foods low in calories? What is it low calorie? Are there similarities between one of these and other foodstuffs? Well, read, and we guarantee an answer to these questions.

One gram of fat has 9 calories and one gram of carbohydrates and / or protein has 4 calories. That is to say the first rule is when there are fatty acids, it is high in calories - certainly not for a reduction in calorie food. The same weight of carbohydrates and / or protein has about half the calories with the same weight in fat.

It is easy to detect fat on a steak or bacon, but not as easy to recognize, invisible fat in a small cake or a cookie. To determine the amount of fat in these foods, you have to "experienced Label" - see the Nutrition Facts label on the packaging and attention to the "Serving Size".

To purchase food in the counter as Donuts, chips, etc., you have to ask: "Is this the deep fat fried?" When he was, it was probably fried in trans fat, high in calories and low friendly heart.

Can be regarded as fat and ill. Room fats are saturated fats and trans fats. Saturated fats are in meat and dairy products and taste things, but the great increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Trans fats are widely established (margarine was for the first time, event) and were roasted in the oven and deep. If a package is on the list of Nutrition Facts label. You play with your chaos and cholesterol should be in your diet.

The good fats are found in products such as olive oil, nuts and seeds. Most of these foods is not free of saturated fats, but unsaturated and monounsaturated fat components to be done to undo the effects of saturated component.

It is good to substitute good fats for bad fats. For example, eating a handful of almonds in place of a ring in the pause. You must keep in mind that although nuts contain good fats, but they are fat and say, count their calories, is high. The meal with a quantity of them each day, you receive the weight.

Next Let's look on the protein. A steak and lean meat tastes good and is a good example for raw animal protein. Most people eat more than 4 ounces in the dinner meal. That is all that is needed on a daily basis. More than that, and you are about food, as saturated fats in meat and calories squaring the circle. Beef steak May not more than low-calorie meals.

Soy products - soy milk, tofu, etc, are a good example for carbohydrates and vegetable protein, without a high degree of saturated fatty acids. For example: one cup soy milk (8 ounces) has 100 calories with only 4 calories (0.5 g) of saturated fat. It is a food product, high in carbohydrates and proteins economic, relatively few calories and bonus is easy to heart.

The best low-calorie foods are in the freezer of products and sections of your local supermarket. Raw, vegetables and fruits are rich in carbohydrates, protein, high in fiber-, and low in fat. Most are low in calories. These foods are rich in healthy nutrients, the heart of protection and strengthen your immune system. Some of these foods are even "negative calorie" foods, the great for burning fat.

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