Food
In the matter of healthy eating and healthy weight loss, all the tricks are good. Today we want to offer you some quite obvious "kitchen life hacks" that will help save time, money and lose weight.
One of the biggest mistakes made by people who are going to control the calorie intake is the wrong determination of the size of servings. Hardly anyone thinks about exactly weighing the same oatmeal - they are simply poured into a bowl and poured with boiling water. And the food diary honestly records “one portion of porridge,” when, in fact, it is eaten two to three times more.
To correctly measure the right amount of cereals or other bulk products, it is better to purchase a set of measuring spoons. And hang them in a prominent place. And it is better to arrange such spoons in transparent containers, having ascertained in advance how much each product is contained in one or another measuring container. By the way, under the airtight lid your products will not only survive better, but control over their quantity will become much easier. Yes, and one more life hacking: if there is a shortage of measuring spoons in nearby stores, you can use plastic containers from under the yogurt instead.
Another great way to reduce serving size is to remove all huge plates away and leave saucers and small bowls in the kitchen dryer. Several scientific studies have shown that small plates, on which small portions are placed, make it possible not only to eat less, but also chew more carefully. Especially in the company - in order not to be known as “hungry hurry”. Of course, changing dishes alone will not help to lose weight by itself. But why not try? In the worst case, you will save money on dishwashing detergent.
How often do you look in the fridge to look at its contents, even if you are not hungry? If you behave like most owners of this home appliance, then you have a chance to snack too often, especially in the evening. Keeping up with this is almost impossible, and a chain-wrapped refrigerator looks like fun only on caricatures. But there is a great way to fool yourself a little by spending just five minutes. Move all fatty and high-calorie foods to the back of the refrigerator, and closer to the exit, place everything that can be useful for a low-calorie snack, your low-fat yogurts, boiled meat, vegetables and fruits. It is even better to put all these products in small containers in one portion: first, behind the containers, what is left in the bowels of the refrigerator is not very visible, and secondly, you will immediately understand how much you can eat. Just do not forget to ask households to respect your "healthy food zone" and not arrange a rearrangement in the refrigerator. And let your light snacks treat themselves - maybe they will get used to it.
Not able to refuse meatballs, meatballs and meatballs? And the lean meat doesn’t go at all? Useful life hacking: up to half the volume of minced meat can be replaced with ground mushrooms. Firstly, it is delicious. Secondly, mushrooms are rich in protein. Especially relevant are the mushrooms in minced chicken breast and turkey, dishes from which are somewhat dry.
By the way, your vegetable side dish can be not fried in oil, but stewed. In chicken or turkey broth, for example. It can be welded in advance, remove fat and freeze in ice tins. Melt several bouillon cubes in a pan with a non-stick coating and simmer vegetables in it. And not only them - on a small amount of broth an omelette is perfectly cooked, onions and garlic are caramelized. As a result, the finished dish gets a pleasant "meat" flavor and is eaten with great pleasure.