To achieve an effective and healthy weight loss it is important to make some adjustments to our diet and it is always better in the hands of a professional. Although we can achieve a lot by regulating quantities, there are ingredients that do not provide anything good to the body and are not necessary for its functioning. Therefore, these are The seven foods that a nutritionist would eliminate from your diet if you want to lose weight:
table sugar
It is the perfect example that some foods they only provide calories without good nutrients to the dietTherefore, table sugar is the first thing I recommend replacing in the diet of my patients when they are looking to lose weight.
It is a source of simple carbohydrates, without vitamins or minerals, it is not satiating and only provides calories that accompany the sweet taste it provides to our dishes. Therefore, at the time of lose weight It is always advisable to eliminate its use, especially if you are a high consumer of table sugar.
Instead, we can choose stevia, artificial sweeteners or honey, which has antioxidants, minerals and greater sweetening power, so we will use it in a smaller proportion than refined sugar.
Sugary drinks
It is one of the main sources of sugar among Spaniards and, like table sugar, is a source of empty caloriesthat is, it provides energy without good nutrients for the body with the aggravating circumstance of having substances such as caffeine that enhance the addictive power of sugars.
For this reason and because they do not fill you up, then we can drink large amounts of calories without realizing it, it is best replace sugary drinks with water, flavored water with natural juices or similar but without added sugars.
Cold cuts and sausages
Fresh meats always have a place in a weight loss diet, as long as they are not vegetarians. However, the cold meats and sausages They are no longer foods but products due to their industrial processing and therefore have more sodium, hide sugars and can be concentrated in fats, calories and additives that harm health.
For example, processed meats They have been linked to an increased risk of cancer as well as metabolic problems, so if we want to lose weight while taking care of our health, it will be important to reduce them as much as possible in our daily diet.
Instead we can choose fresh and lean meats already cooked, such as: beef tenderloin, chicken or turkey breast, among others.
bag potato chips
Although none frying it is recommended when we seek to lose weight given the large amount of fat and calories that food absorbs during this cooking method, we can make an exception for well-controlled and occasional homemade frying, that is, with a low frequency of consumption.
However, potato chips have a truly addictive component determined by the combination of refined flour, salt and fat as well as their crunchy texture.
Like little they are concentrated in calories and do not provide good nutrients to the bodyTherefore, if we want to lose weight by achieving good control of what we eat and improving the nutritional quality of the diet, chips and other commercial snacks should be avoided.
industrial bakery
the products of industrial bakery they are rich in added sugars, refined flours and trans fats, all components that harm health, and can favor weight gain and fat storage in the body, therefore, it is essential to reduce them as much as possible when we seek to lose weight.
In addition, industrial buns are among the most addictive foods that we can consume and if we want to lose weight, nothing better than being able to control the amount and frequency of what is eaten.
Instead we can choose homemade cookies without added sugar, fresh or toasted wholemeal bread or other alternatives that are homemade and not of industrial origin, since all the ultra-processed ones leave much to be desired in terms of their nutritional quality.
Alcoholic drinks
The alcohollike sugar, is another source of empty calories, without good nutrients for the body, with addictive power and harmful effects even when eaten in small amounts.
Besides, its calories prevent the use of fats as an energy sourcesomething that we intend to achieve when we seek to lose weight and that alcohol with its consumption can easily prevent.
On the other hand, it could also stimulate the appetite and far from helping us, hinder weight loss.
Ready-to-eat dishes
Whether they are dishes that we can buy at any fast food or those frozen and ready to put in the microwave, we should always avoid their consumption, since they are products packed with additives, sodium, hidden fats and sugars in which we cannot easily identify food.
Thus, its quality leaves a lot to be desiredwe will have a low amount of fiber, vitamins and minerals as characterizes ultra-processed foods and this will be associated with a poor quality diet and not at all favorable when we seek to lose weight.
Only frozen vegetables will be suitable in our diet to lose weight, since they are foods not ready-to-eat meals or dishes that in no way favor a successful weight loss.
If you want to lose weight, you should not only increase your consumption of foods of good nutritional quality, but also avoid these seven foods that every nutritionist would recommend eliminating from the diet.
This article was originally published by Gabriela Gottau in August 2017 and has been reviewed for republication.
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