If you drink several cups of coffee a day and do not want to gain weight, pay attention to these simple tricks to reduce calories and avoid unwanted weight gain.
In order to have a healthy diet, we must not only watch what we eat, but also what we drink. Sometimes liquid calories go unnoticed and can ruin a weight loss diet, so it is important to take care of the liquids we eat.
Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world and, consumed daily but in moderation, it has various health benefits backed by science. Among the most prominent is that it can reduce fatigue, improve physical performance and reduce the risk of suffering some diseases, such as type 2 diabetes.
Of course, for it to be beneficial it is important not to abuse it, since if we exceed the recommended dose (about 4 or 5 cups, according to FDA) can have negative health effects. Among them are heartburn, the appearance of ulcers or migraines and headaches.
Another problem with coffee is that, depending on how we drink it, it can provide enough calories that we are not aware of consuming. There are countless recipes for coffee, and having a small cup of unsweetened plain coffee is not the same as drinking a huge cup of coffee with milk and cream.
But applying some tricks simple you can lose weight (or not get fat) with coffee. The first recommendation is to do not add white sugar. It is preferable not to sweeten it even with calorie-free sweeteners.
Another tip to lose weight with coffee is to drink it alone. Coffee only contains less than five calories per cup, but if you add milk to it, the calorie count goes up. Avoid recipes that include cream, condensed milk or other high-calorie ingredients.
Don’t make the mistake of substituting coffee for a meal either.. There are people who feel full after taking it, as it can work as a natural appetite suppressant.
But a cup of coffee does not provide you with the nutrients your body needs, and also replacing a meal with this drink is detrimental to the metabolism. In addition, it can also cause you to eat excessively later.