Expert explains how to consume chocolate in a healthy and balanced way not to leave the diet
Easter’s arrival can worry about those who are busy losing weight to pierce the diet. But it is possible I include chocolate in food in a healthy and balanced way. To help, the nutritionist Sabrina Guerreiro, a specialist in weight loss processes and a clinical coordinator of nutritional therapy and nourologist at Badim/Rede d’Ostra of Rio de Janeiro, has brought five tips for those who are diets that the diet can enjoy Easter without giving up the chocolate.
1. You prefer bitter chocolates
For the diet, dark chocolate, with 70% cocoa or more, is the best option, as it contains less sugar and is rich in antioxidants and flavonoids, which protect the body from the action of free radicals associated with aging and the emergence of diseases. In addition, the most intense flavor leads to satiety with a lesser quantity.
2. Check the quantity
Separate the quantity you will eat in advance to resist the temptation to eat everything at once. Instead of eating an entire bar, try yourself limited to one or two squares of chocolate and keep the rest for another day. Therefore, it is possible to satisfy the desire to eat chocolate without compromising the weight loss process.
3. Leave the candies for dessert
You prefer to eat chocolate after meals. After a complete diet, digestion takes place slower, reducing the speed with which the sugar reaches blood, which means that the body will have more time to use this carbohydrate as a source of energy rather than accumulate it in the form of fat.
4. Combine with healthy foods
The combination of chocolate with other foods can multiply benefits and increase the creation of new recipes for the diet. An option is to combine dark chocolate with fruit such as strawberry, kiwis and grapes and with oily seeds like walnuts. This adds fiber and nutrients that will help you in satiety and maintain adequate consumption of vitamins and minerals.
5. Eat slowly and enjoy the moment
Finally, avoid eating hasty or distracted chocolate. Slowly enjoy the taste, paying attention to aroma and consistency, the feeling of satiety and pleasure increases.
Source: Terra
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