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Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: November 7: Eating less food, counting calories, deprivation and rigorous workout are the integral part of most of the weight loss programs. Many a times such weight loss programs do help in shedding some extra pounds. However, these plans fail to keep the body on the reduced weight as once an over-weight person goes back to the normal diet, he / she regains weight and the problem keeps on persisting.

Many of us feel that it is not possible to reduce weight without going on crash dieting. But, many research reveal that several people who consume low-calorie food may eat a lot during a day, but they end up consuming relatively few calories and a healthy dose of nutrients. The key to the solution is keeping calorie-laden food at a bay. Health experts believe that calorie-dense food like chocolate, pastries, wafers, junk food, etc are usually low in nutrients value and high in fat so, it should be strict no-no for people who intend to loss excessive weight. Vashi2Panvel.Com finds out more on how to weigh less while eating more.

Select water-based food

Incorporate water-based food like soups in daily diet as water adds weight to food without accumulating calories and it also lowers the calorie density of foods. Besides soup one can also go for water-rich food and fruits. “I prefer to hog on fruits and green vegetable salad as and when I get hunger pangs since I can have satisfying amount of low calorie food without fearing the additional calories,” tells Vashi based Insurance Manager and a health freak Mayuri Sharma.

According to General Practitioner Dr. Gajendra Silinkar, who has a clinic at Panvel, “One can also include some veggies like cucumber, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, etc in their favourite meal. This way one can eat the same portion of food by bringing the number of calories down.” He adds further, “ Low calories food teamed with up regular exercise is the ideal way to get rid of extra flab.” Experts feel that a low-density meal is the crucial value meal as it contributes fewer calories and supplies many nutrients like iron, potassium, calcium, iron, etc.

Some handy tips for low-density food

1. Include green vegetables and fruits in your diet throughout the day. Instead of calorie loaded snacks start munching on apples or carrot sticks, place your favorite veggies into sandwiches or burgers.
2. Avoid going in the maze of dietary chart, rather develop a low-calorie-dense eating pattern, which you enjoy so you will adhere to it. Concentrate on what you can have, instead of what you cannot.
3. Replace cheese, butter and ghee with flavored vegetable oil and diary stuff with low-fat diary and red meat with lean meat, which will in turn slash the calories without sacrificing taste.
4. Do not deprive yourself. Eat variety of food by making small alteration in the food like by incorporating fruits and veggies to lower the calories ratio.

All said and done, cutting calorie is a far better diet strategy than portion control or starvation as it let people eat the same amount of food. So, the thumb rule is replace high calorie food with low-density food to weigh less while eating more.

Preeti Gupta