Wellness Wednesday
Did you know that 3,500 calories is
equal to one pound? Did you know that if
you just cut 500 calories per day from your daily food intake that you could
lose 1 pound in a week? That equals 52 pounds in one year! Cutting 500 calories
from your daily diet is SO simple
and you won’t even miss it!
According to Fitbie, there are
several ways to cut calories from your meals throughout the course of the
day.
*Make
a trade.
By simply swapping a bagel for an English muffin, you can cut 220
calories. Swapping a glass of whole milk
for skim milk cuts about 125 calories. 
*Measuring. Susan
Kleiner, RD, PhD says, “Simply measuring out one serving (of cereal) can save
you up to 200 calories.”
*Move on your lunch hour. “A brisk
15-minute walk burns about 100 calories, and it gives you less time to eat,”
says Majorie Nolan, RD, CND, CPT.
Walking during your lunch break for 5 days then, would burn 500
calories.
*Chew your food. Another easy way to cut your calories is to slow down when
you eat. According to the American journal of Clinical Nutrition,
women who chewed at least 20 times before swallowing ate up to 70 calories less
at mealtime. It takes your body 20 to 30
minutes to recognize that you are full, so it only makes since that if you eat
slower, you are less likely to over eat.
*Downsize
your plate. If you simply shrink your dish from a 12-inch plate to a
9-inch plate, you’ll cut 500 calories without feeling deprived.
*Skip
the oil. Did you know that you can replace oil with applesauce! “Two tablespoons of oil is about 200
calories, while 4 tablespoons of applesauce is only 40,” says Majorie Nolan,RD,
PhD (You have to double the applesauce
to oil ratio in recipes).
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*Have
a ball. Majorie Nolan says, “Trading your desk chair for a stability
ball helps you burn extra calories because you’re forced to use your core
muscles to stay stable.” By putting this
technique into practice, you can burn up to 350 extra calories over an eight hour
workday, while also toning your stomach.
Nancy Larson, Human Resources Director, County Government
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