| When folks decide to lose weight by going on a | | | | compact, bite-sized form. Excellent snacks all day |
| diet, they often find that they're constantly | | | | long, grapes will do a much better job of keeping |
| dealing with hunger, threatening to force them off | | | | you feeling comfortably full than, say, a candy bar |
| the diet. To lose weight, your daily expenditure of | | | | full of processed sweeteners. |
| calories must exceed your intake. But how can | | | | 4. Whole Wheat Pasta - 300 Calories / Serving |
| you avoid those gnawing hunger pangs all day long | | | | Hungry people crave pasta! Don't misunderstand - |
| without binging? | | | | this isn't an invitation to binge out on mac and |
| These filling foods are all low-calorie, and they | | | | cheese or stuffed shells. For one thing, I'm talking |
| should help you through the day without hunger | | | | about whole wheat pasta, which will leave you |
| pangs or overeating. | | | | feeling much more satisfied than the processed |
| 1. Fish - 150 to 200 Calories / Serving | | | | white pasta most commonly available. |
| Count on fish to do a good job of filling you up | | | | Whole wheat pasta is more healthful because it |
| while providing a nutritious, low-calorie meal. Of all | | | | hasn't had so many of its nutrients processed out, |
| the meats available to you during a diet (or | | | | which is the case with white pasta. Whole wheat |
| anytime!), fish is the most filling. Fish also have | | | | pasta also has more dietary fiber. Because |
| fewer calories per ounce than other meats like | | | | overeating pasta is so easy to do, it's critical that |
| chicken, pork or beef. | | | | you watch serving sizes. To fill up and feel |
| You still have to eat responsibly, of course. Fish | | | | comfortable until your next meal, try a portion of |
| and ships, for example, is not a healthy option | | | | pasta about the size of your fist. |
| when you're on a weight loss diet. The breading | | | | 5. Steak - 300 Calories / Serving |
| and batters that are used when frying fish add | | | | Yes, this really is an article about low-calorie, filling, |
| appreciably to the calorie count of fish, and should | | | | nutritious food! There's nothing wrong with steak |
| be avoided. For a hot meal, cook fish by broiling, | | | | as an occasional component of a nutritious |
| baking or grilling it, with a minimum of added fat. | | | | weight-loss diet. What is wrong is the habit some |
| A delicious cold alternative is a health light salad | | | | people have of smothering a steak in sauces that |
| sprinkled with bits of cooked or canned tuna or | | | | are high in calories. Atkins Diet devotees have |
| salmon. Added flavor is easily obtained from the | | | | long been aware of this. Frankly, steak is one of |
| judicious use of spices and seasonings. | | | | the best meats available for a weight loss diet, |
| 2. Oranges and Apples - About 40 Calories / | | | | second only to fish in terms of its desirability as a |
| Serving | | | | weight-loss food. Lean cuts of beef, of course, |
| This may seem like a surprising choice - fruits | | | | are preferable because you will reduce your fat |
| aren't generally thought of as low-calorie, filling | | | | intake. |
| foods. Fruit isn't usually a dieter's first choice when | | | | Controlling the size of your servings, of course, is |
| they feel hungry. Low in calories, high in nutrients, | | | | crucial to the success of using low-calorie foods |
| vitamins and dietary fiber, these natural foods are | | | | like these. You'll feel full faster, and the feeling of |
| excellent snacks for all, not just dieters. | | | | fullness will lat longer, with these delicious |
| Dieters looking for a low-calorie, filling snack should | | | | low-calorie foods, but be careful - resist the |
| choose round fruits because they carry about half | | | | temptation to have seconds and thirds! And of |
| the calories of non-round fruits like bananas while | | | | course, from time to time it's alright to eat other |
| making you feel just as foll. | | | | foods as well. You should always keep control |
| 3. Grapes - 50 Calories / Serving | | | | over your portion sizes, though. Soon, instead of |
| Grapes are excellent snacks in a weight loss diet | | | | always wearing the shape-concealing clothing, you'll |
| for the same reasons as apples and oranges. A | | | | be looking for excuses to strip down and let |
| great deal of fiber is concentrated into a | | | | people see the slim, trim new you! |