4 Delicious Diet Foods
3. Snacks
The one time everyone feels hungry is evening – right between lunch and dinner. People usually end up eating a burger or a pizza or anything that is greasy, fried and obviously not too healthy. It is during this time that you can experiment with easy and tasty recipes to whet your appetite. Popcorn are an all time favorite but stay away from flavoured ones like butter, caramel, cheese etc. Instead go in for plain popcorn. Toss it with some salt and chilli powder and there you have a tasty snack ready in 2 minutes flat! The next thing you can make is wraps and spring rolls. Use a tortilla or readymade pastry sheet and fill it with seasoned and sauteed vegetables and chicken. Serve with some sweet and spicy chilli sauce. Bruschettas are light and easy to make. All you need is some toasted French loaf or even whole wheat bread and innovative toppings. Variate the toppings using various vegetables like bell peppers, asparagus, beans, tomato, spinach and also add some low fat cheese if you desire. If you don’t like veggies, then there is one way you can have them that too without cringing – crudites! Cut a selection of asparagus, carrots, beans, peppers, radish, sweet corn, baby corn into finger sized bites; blanch the asparagus and beans beforehand. Serve with different dips like hummus, bean dip, and tomato salsa. Also this can replace that bowl of chips on your table during parties.
4. Desserts
The course that can make anyone go weak in the knees is dessert. There are so many options that a lifetime is not enough to try out what is available across the world. But desserts need not necessarily be loaded with calories. Just replace the ingredients with low fat options and the dish still taste as good. From cheesecakes to muffins, everything on earth has a low fat alternative. If you are using milk in your recipe, then replace it with skimmed milk. Instead of Philadelphia cream cheese, go in for low fat cream cheese. If you are a big chocolate fan, then try the sugar free chocolate available easily; else you can stick to dark chocolate. Mousses are very good for someone who is watching their weight. Just use low fat instead of full fat whipping cream.
Low fat food can be as tasty as the ones loaded with calories. All you need to do is a little trial and error to get that perfect dish. Bon Appetit.
