body challenge 2008 health tips: small changes, big results
Without realising it, you can add hundreds of kilojoules to your diet. These are the foods to eat in moderation:
- Nuts: They may be packed with protein, but nuts are also high in fat. So limit your intake to seven a day. That’s what experts recommend if you don’t want an expanding waistline.
- Full-fat cheese: Put down that block of cheddar: it’s way too high in kilojoules. Go for shredded low-fat cheddar instead or opt for low-fat alternatives like fetta and ricotta.
- Juice: Fruit juice is loaded with sugar. Drink flavoured water or an iced tea, like Lipton Light Lemon Green Tea, instead – it’s 99 per cent sugar free and has less than one kilojoule per serve.
- Ditch butter, cooking oil and full-fat salad dressing: These add hundreds of kilojoules to healthy vegetables, which can absorb oil like sponges. Try extra virgin olive oil – be frugal with it – and non-fat dressings instead.
- Fruit: Many fruits (like pineapple, cherries and grapes) contain high levels of sucrose, which the body converts to fat, so don’t have more than two cups of these fruits a day.
- Wine: Two glasses of red wine equals roughly 840 kilojoules. Cut the kilojoules in half by drinking a white-wine spritzer instead, or try giving up alcohol for a month.
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