Weight Loss Is Easy – Forget Those Fancy Diet Foods And Eat Apples
It’s easy to lose weight when you eat the right foods, and if you’re thinking you need to buy expensive energy bars and fat-free diet foods, you’re wrong. You can drop your extra pounds quickly when you eat apples.
Apples improve your health and are also great for weight loss.
You’ve heard the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Turns out there’s a lot of truth to it. Apples are packed with antioxidants, as well as vitamins (mainly vitamins B and C), fiber, and potassium.
They’re good for your lungs and heart, and they’re also great for suppressing your appetite—just eat an apple before your main meal of the day, rather than after.
Nutritionists are raving about apples because they have a low GI (glycemic index), which means they digest slowly, helping to stave off hunger for longer. An apple contains only 80 calories, which means that if you eat a couple of apples a day, you won’t be tempted by sugary, fat-filled snacks, which contain a lot of empty calories.
Unfortunately, apples aren’t glamorous, but there are plenty of ways you can dress them up to make them more enticing and not feel deprived.
Here are some simple ideas:
* Add apple slices to your breakfast cereal. Combined with oatmeal, for example, a small bowl will give you energy and keep you satisfied for hours;
* Most fruits taste great with cheese. Try a Gala or Red Delicious with a small cube of cheese (about the size of a matchbox) for a healthy snack anytime;
*Remove the core of a Golden Delicious, wrap it with dried fruit and a drizzle of honey, and microwave it, delicious;
* Try different varieties. Granny Smith tastes great in salads, just like Criterions;
* For a dessert on a special occasion, nothing better than a deep apple pie, with a lot of filling. Who said dieting wasn’t fun?
