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Famous registered and licensed dieticians like Becky Hand emphasizes on the importance of eating enough calories to keep a healthy and disease-free body. Why eating calorie is important when people are going gaga about eating less and counting calorie intake?
There are mainly three reasons to eat enough calories;
- One has to meet his everyday nutrition requirements
- One has to sustain a healthy metabolic rate
- One has to maintain his energy level for the whole day
Most of the people who are contemplating on weight loss have an idea that if they eat less, they will reach the weight loss goal earlier. Some people, even when they are overweight or obese, have loss of appetite and lack of hunger and some people have a habit of eating too little, as a result they suffer from undernourishment and turn into less energetic and hence more prone to diseases. According to nutrition experts and dieticians, counting calories does not mean that you have to eat too little, because eating less than body requirement is a weight loss plan spoiler.
Becky Hand, who is running the company, An Ounce of Prevention with 20 years of experience in this field, talks about how to meet calorie requirement and increase the possibility of good health and fit body in a practical and easy-to-apply way. They are mentioned below:
There are some simple life style changes to ensure the development of a healthy food habit to meet your daily calorie requirements:
- Eat small, frequent meals 5-6 times daily.
- When you are not as hungry to the extent that you want to have food, you can drink high-calorie, nutritious liquids.
- Prefer ready-to-eat snacks or Easy snacks like trail mix, pretzels with dip, nuts, dried fruit, crackers with cheese, pudding, frozen yogurt or ice cream, and fruit smoothies more than diet, low calorie, low-fat products.
- Choose nutrient-rich beverages and limit diet drinks, tea and coffee.
- Enjoy Super-Strength Milk for a great healthy body. Milk is one of the healthiest drinks available so drink milk regularly.
List of foods that are small in size but high on nutrition :
Dairy: yogurt, pudding, custard, frozen yogurt, cheese cubes, string cheese
Eggs: deviled, hardboiled
Fruit: Add fruit to your meals and snacks to boost your calories.
Grains: cereal with milk, whole grain bagel with cream cheese, granola bars
Nuts: peanut & nut butters on crackers, mixed nuts, trail mix, seeds
Ways to add above mentioned nutritious elements to your everyday food items to increase your and your family's calorie intake:
| Mix dry powdered milk to mashed potatoes, ground meats, cream soups, pudding, casseroles, hot cereal, and milk. |
| Add an additional egg / egg white to casseroles and ground meat before cooking. |
| Top vegetables, potatoes, casseroles, soups, sandwiches and salads with cheese. |
| Use milk instead of water when preparing hot cereals, cream soups, hot chocolate, and gravy. |
| Spread peanut butter on crackers, apples, bananas, pears, and celery. |
| Snack on eggs, meat salads, cheese, nuts, nut butters, and cottage cheese. |
| Add butter, margarine, oil, regular salad dressing, or mayonnaise to foods, such as potatoes, vegetables, bread & rolls, hot cereal, salad, pasta, rice, noodles, and sandwiches. |
| Top vegetables and meats with sauce, gravy, or cheese. |
| Add extra sugar or honey to cereals and beverages. |
| Add sour cream, cream cheese or whipped cream to your favorite recipes, potatoes, and bagels. |
| Toss nuts and seeds into vegetables, salad, trail mix and cereal. |
| Snack on a piece of fruit. |
Some beverages are high on protein and calories; you can drink them to promote good health and fitness;
Dairy-based drinks : yogurt smoothies, milkshakes, whole chocolate milk, commercial eggnog.
Drink mixes : hot chocolate, instant breakfast drinks.
Nutritional supplement drinks : Your physician will decide if you need a supplement drink.
Follow the Becky Hand calorie plan mentioned above and enjoy healthy weight loss along with a healthy and energetic body.
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