What Are the Healthy Foods That Could Make You Fat?

Think you know everything about diet and nutrition? Think again. The food that you may feel are beneficial for your wellness and wellbeing may actually be helping you to pile on the pounds and feel sluggish and unwell.

 

Bread is one of the biggest food traps. Bread lovers will be dismayed to find out that it is possible to eat too much bread in just one single sitting. If you really need bread in your life, and can’t live without sandwiches, then allow yourself to have some, but try to limit the amount that you eat to just one or two slices a day. Bread isn’t the enemy, but you do need to control the amount of it that you eat. Instead of bread, you can have grains such as rice, couscous, quinoa or whole-wheat pasta.

 

Fruit-flavoured yoghurt is also a trap – even if it’s low fat, it’s too easy to scoff several cartons of yoghurt, increasing the calorie intake. Instead of fruity yoghurt, buy plain non-fat yoghurt and stir in your own fresh fruit. Having to mix your own fresh fruit is enough of an incentive to stop you over indulging on yoghurt, according to a study carried out by Weight Watchers.

 

You may think that your breakfast cereals are a safe bet, but all kinds of breakfast cereal (even the healthy kinds) can make you pile on the pounds. This is especially the case if you eat breakfast cereal straight out of the packet as a snack during the day. Even healthy cereals can really help to increase your calorie count over the course of a day. To avoid falling into this trap, make sure that you only eat breakfast cereal in the morning, with milk and a spoon. When combined with the milk, you will eat less cereal, and if you use skim milk but with far fewer calories.

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Having a Continental Breakfast? Healthy Choices to Make

If you are travelling a lot, it can be hard to keep a handle on your diet and nutrition. Not everything that you are served up in a hotel is good for your wellness. Even something as innocent as a continental breakfast can be damaging for your wellbeing, as all those calories in the bagels and pastries start to add up.

 

There are ways to enjoy a continental breakfast without piling on the pounds, however, as there are often many different options available. If you know what you are doing you can avoid the fattiest products and stick to the healthier options.

 

For a start, most continental breakfasts include a fruit platter. If you are watching your weight or simply trying to be healthy, fill up on all this lovely fresh fruit, knowing that it is packed full of vitamins and nutrients and very low in calories.

 

Granola is also a good option. If you are going for this breakfast food then make sure that you keep your serving small, however, such as a half cup or less. It is packed full of healthy carbohydrates and good sugars, but it does also contain fats. Combine it with skimmed milk, fruit and low fat yoghurt to fill you up without too many calories.

 

Fresh fruit juice is usually available on the menu too. Go for the tomato or vegetable juice option, if possible, as these will fill up your stomach, pump you full of vitamins and minerals, but will not contain the number of calories that are usually present in the fruit juices.

 

You should do your best to avoid bagels, however, as these are absolutely packed with calories and that’s before you even add any topping. Steer clear too of bear claws and other sweet pastries, as they are pure sugar with very little nutrition.

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