This terrible word "diet" makes many women panic and grieve that they will have to forget the taste of sweets once and for all. But is it really so? Should I make such sacrifices and completely give up sweets? Subsequently, such categorical "no" lead to serious breakdowns, and the whole diet goes down the drain. Nutritionists advise you not to go to extremes and simply replace regular sweets and cookies with low-calorie alternatives. Such a technique produces a greater psychological effect, the body understands that it is not limited in anything, and does not try to break onto the forbidden candy once again.
The main rule that you still have to adhere to is the realization of what and when you can eat. High-calorie sweets, such as yeast pastries and muffins with creamy butter creams only slow down the process of losing weight, but do we need it? Only the first couple of minutes are tasty, and you will have to pay for the next eclair not a single day. You can add a little sweets to the diet with low-fat foods. Any calories are easily burned by physical exertion, and this hated fat will remain on the sides, and only training and proper nutrition in tandem will help to cope with it.
Low-calorie sweets - myth or reality?
Low-calorie goodies do exist and are even sold at any food store, the main thing is to know what to buy. Nutritionists have long assured their wards that 100-200 calories from a daily calorie intake should be reserved for sweets. Such a trick will not only not harm the figure, but will also give those notorious endorphins - hormones of joy, which will allow you not to break loose and continue to follow the principles of proper nutrition with the same strength.
In order to get the maximum benefit from the sweet, you should combine it with protein products. The simplest example: the soul asks for tea with his beloved marshmallows. It doesn’t matter while tea is brewing, eat a tablespoon of low-fat cottage cheese. Such manipulation will reduce the risk of increasing natural appetite after consuming simple carbohydrates. Most likely, half the marshmallows are enough for you to eat and not feel hunger again. Is this not happiness for the figure? However, clapping your hands for joy or running to the first store is not worth it; it’s better to first learn a few rules that will help to eat sweets without harming the figure.
- Remember that even the lowest-calorie sweet food that will be sent to the stomach before bedtime will not evaporate and will most likely be deposited on its sides. This is because at night the body, as expected, rests and consumes a minimum amount of energy. All calories received at night are deposited “for the future,” that is, on the sides and waist. It is better to eat sweets in the morning. And if in the evening you really wanted a forbidden sweet, fool the body with herbal tea with a teaspoon of honey.
- In order not to get better, the calories we get from sweets should be exactly 10% of the daily calorie content.
- Artificial sweeteners are addictive, so read the ingredients carefully and stay away from such ingredients.
- Sweet for breakfast is not harm, but additional energy and energy for the whole day. Moreover, the calories received in the morning for the day are definitely used up.
- However, you should not eat up chocolates every morning, it is better to highlight a few days a week, when it will be allowed to pamper yourself delicious.
- If an attack of desire to eat sweets has descended like a bolt from the blue, dark chocolate is salvation. It will not be deposited in fat and does not provide excess calories.
What sweets are the most low-calorie?
The most interesting question for all those who are losing weight is what sweets are useful? Turn to the list of low-calorie sweets.
The most useful source of sugar is berries and fruits.
These products can rightfully be called universal, because you can make dessert from berries and fruits, you can cook nothing and just eat a handful of blueberries, you can squeeze juice and even add to tea. It is limited only to the flight of fantasy. The most useful berry and fruit sweets include strawberries, grapefruit, strawberries, melon, oranges and tangerines, apples, persimmons, kiwi, cherries and raspberries. Berries and fruits - your dose of vitamins and good mood without harm to the figure.
Yoghurts
But not the ones that we see on store shelves with various fillers. It is best to cook sweet yogurt desserts at home, which will require Greek yogurt without additives and a drop of imagination. You can add fruits and berries, honey and nuts, chocolate and granola to it. The main thing is to enter your calorie regime.
Dried fruits
A great alternative to fresh fruits that are already tired. Nutritionists do not get tired of repeating that it is dried fruits that stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, cleanse of toxins and toxins, tone up and strengthen the immune system. The main thing is not to overdo it with their use, otherwise extra calories cannot be avoided. The most useful for losing weight dried fruits include dried apricots, dates, prunes and dried berries. A dish such as dried apricots in dark chocolate is especially popular among losing weight. Sounds tempting, right? You can cook such sweets yourself, you just have to melt the dark chocolate in a water bath and dip dried apricots in it.
Marmalade, marshmallows and honey
Category of sweets, which is even beneficial for the body, as it improves digestion. Both marmalade and marshmallows can be prepared at home, which will be even more useful. If products are bought in stores, it is recommended to carefully study the composition and choose the product in which the content of sugar and various food additives is minimal. The daily rate is 30 grams of marshmallows or marshmallows per day. You should also be more careful with honey, it is notable for its rather high calorie content, however 2 teaspoons per day is permissible in exchange for sugar. We all know that honey is very useful, as it is a storehouse of elements such as iron, calcium, magnesium.
Chocolate
Chocolate lovers can breathe out - your favorite sweet is not prohibited, but with such recommendations. The choice should be made in favor of dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, it is much healthier than milk, and its calories are many times less. If it’s more difficult to refuse milk chocolate than it seemed at the beginning of the journey, try buying granola. Due to the fact that the composition of the product includes nuts, cereals and dried fruits, hunger is suppressed, and the brain is saturated with glucose.
Bread rolls
Can't imagine your life without waffles? However, waffles are the most useless and high-calorie sweetness. It is time to replace them with bread rolls that go well with marmalade and jelly. The dietary alternative to waffles is ready. Such low-calorie sweets from the store will please anyone losing weight.
Homemade Sweet Recipes
If the sweets in store are not credible, then it's time to go to the kitchen and become a great chef for an hour. What are low-calorie sweets?
1. Curd dessert.
An excellent substitute for any sweets will be a curd dessert with fruits and even chocolate. For cooking, you should stock up on low-fat cottage cheese (200 g), half a banana, a teaspoon of cocoa, berries and fruits to taste, low-calorie bread.
The recipe for low-calorie sweetness is as follows:
- In a suitable container, for example, a wide glass, you need to add pre-crushed bread rolls.
- Cottage cheese, banana and cocoa are whipped in a blender and then laid out in a glass on top of bread crumbs.
- Following on the curd mixture are laid out your favorite fruits and berries. Such a layered dessert is recommended to be insisted for several hours.
Cottage cheese dessert will not cause any harm to the figure, and thanks to a beautiful serving will be an excellent addition to the festive table.
2. Chocolate pudding.
Diet chocolate pudding is an ideal combination of sweet without harm to the figure. And you will need non-fat yogurt without additives (300 grams), a teaspoon of cocoa, half a teaspoon of cinnamon, a teaspoon of gelatin, coconut flavors to taste for its preparation. We go to the kitchen to cook low-calorie sweets:
- Soak gelatin in 100 ml of water, add cinnamon and mix thoroughly, then add cocoa and mix again.
- Then add yogurt to the mixture and stir until smooth without lumps.
- The mixture is laid out in dessert molds, cooled for several hours and sprinkled with coconut flakes on top.
Voila, the beautiful and low-calorie pudding is ready. And these are just the simplest recipes for low-calorie sweets.