How to Avoid Summer Diet Mistakes – Swap Hot Lunches With Your Salads
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 4:18 AMSummer is here. According to a survey by Slendertone, the thought of bearing all on the beach causes lots of women stress, including me initially when your figure deos not look great.
You think that stop eating chips, chocolate and just having salad everyday would solve your problem. Instead, you find yourself not losing weight at all.
WHY?
Under the impression, anything that is cold and green food means healthy and waist-friendly. Hot and stodgy food means lots of calories and fat. Unfortunately, it is not true all the time. Carina Norris, a nutritionist explained “Many seemingly innocent summer salads are packed with fat and calories. Anything containing croutons, dressing, potato salad or cheese probably contains more calories and fat than a regular sandwich. Always ask for the dressing on the side so you can add it sparingly.”
Do you know that McDonald’s Crispy Caesar chicken salad weighs in at a whopping 530 calories and 30g fat? Even eating a Big Mac is better off as it has only 493 calories.
For instance, eating at Pizza Express, you will think that eating Chicken Pollo Salad is a good choice. Wrong again. It contains 739 calories and 43g fat – compared with one of the restaurant’s hot, tasty Margherita pizzas which boast a more bikini-friendly 668 calories. “Don’t automatically assume a salad is a healthy option,” says Carina.
Carina’s suggestion: Forget about butter. Ask for only a small sprinkling of cheese, get salad on the side and you’ll only be getting around 450 calories. Do not keep thinking that a hot and filling food is always too much calories for you. Sometimes, a jacket potato with plain tuna or baked beans is very filling, and does not cause any increment in your calorie-intake.



