Cutting Back on Bread? Try This Trick
Are you at the mercy of the bread basket whenever it comes your way?
Here’s a tip that will get you eating less of the wheaty treat.
Instead of slapping butter on your slice, dip it in a little bit of olive oil drizzled on a plate with a smidge of balsamic vinegar. People who opt for the oil instead of the spread eat less bread, studies show.
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Another bonus with this trick: The fats in the olive oil will help boost absorption of the nutrients in your meal. Plus, unsaturated fats, like the kind found in olive oil, help sate your appetite better than saturated fats do. A little at the beginning of a meal will help you eat less overall.
More Ways to Eat Less — and Not Miss Anything!
Eating less sounds like deprivation. But it doesn’t have to be. You’ll eat less — and feel just as satisfied — if you follow these tips:
Load up on beans, nuts, apples, pears, and other fiber-rich foods.
This is one way you can use your body chemistry, not willpower, to curb cravings and get to your ideal body size. Learn other science-based strategies like this from Roizen and Oz’s YOU: On a Diet plan.
Believe it or not, enjoying a fiberful diet — especially at breakfast — can reduce your calorie intake for up to 18 hours a day. And it helps control blood sugar and lower insulin levels. Although you should aim for 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day, avoid adding it all at once or you’ll produce more gas than a Saudi oil field, say the doctors. Start with an additional 1 to 2 grams of dietary fiber — the amount in a slice of whole-grain bread or 1/2 cup of green beans — at and between meals and slowly increase from there.
Focus on the water content in your foods.
Cure your portion distortion.
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