Lunch is a very important meal. It helps to gain energy for the afternoon, while at the same time it should not overload the stomach and interfere with the work of the brain, giving a signal to rest. What to choose if you don’t have to eat at home? Understanding.
- Do not buy sugary carbonated drinks, do not get carried away with coffee, give up sugary juices. Your choice is pure water or water with lemon. Or milk, if it correctly complements your lunchtime diet.
- Give preference to greens, let lettuce or arugula be on your table every day for lunch. If you are tired – do not be afraid to try something new, perhaps among the leaves of kohlrabi or radiccho you will find your ideal taste?
- Choose soup for lunch – it’s nutritious and perfect for a second meal. You just do not need fatty broth and heavy ingredients – chicken noodle soup or vegetable or seafood.
- Forget about salad dressings and sauces. Try combinations with lemon juice, vinegar and spices. All this will add piquancy to the dish and will not fall as a heavy lump in your stomach.
- Use low-fat spices – mustard or low-fat sour cream. Parmesan is perfect for pasta, and tomato sauces (carefully, they have a lot of salt and sugar) or soy sauce for meat.
- Try to reduce the amount of starchy foods, and replace a slice of bread for lunch with low-fat crackers, bran bread, or rye bread. You should not spread the sandwich, the maximum that you can allow is to put a piece of hard cheese on the bread.
- Try cilantro, dill, parsley, garlic, fennel, all types of onions, or peppers are natural spices that can change the flavor and aroma of a dish. Maybe if you didn’t like something earlier, then it’s time to check the receptors again?
- Eat tomatoes for lunch – they awaken the taste and stimulate the appetite, while at the same time satisfying in themselves. Bell peppers will add freshness to the dish, and mushrooms – spice.
- Try to fall in love with the spiciness – hot peppers help you lose weight and provoke a good digestibility of a heavy lunch. Yes, and eat a little spicy – that’s what you need for excellent health.
- Use dairy products less than 9-15 percent fat. Today, cheeses, cottage cheese, sour cream and milk with a lower fat and calorie content practically do not differ in taste from ordinary ones, and your body will generously reward you with productive work and an excellent look.