The best "diet foods"
nenamartinez
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Hey everyone.
Losing weight away from home has its own unique challenges. In my case, it's the inability to rely on my old favorite "diet foods."
For example, I used to eat those microwaveable diet meals for the days when I was too exhausted to cook dinner. Or, I'd find the leanest deli meats and healthiest breads for my sandwiches. Or those super low-calorie ice cream treats in summer.
But here, in Korea, I can't find most of these things. My go-to quick fixes are gone!
What are some of the shortcuts you guys are finding? Low cal foods or snacks? Easy treats to make at home?
Losing weight away from home has its own unique challenges. In my case, it's the inability to rely on my old favorite "diet foods."
For example, I used to eat those microwaveable diet meals for the days when I was too exhausted to cook dinner. Or, I'd find the leanest deli meats and healthiest breads for my sandwiches. Or those super low-calorie ice cream treats in summer.
But here, in Korea, I can't find most of these things. My go-to quick fixes are gone!
What are some of the shortcuts you guys are finding? Low cal foods or snacks? Easy treats to make at home?
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Well, for me, I love the big asian pears, I cut one up into small bite size pieces and keep it in the fridge, and pull it out when I want to snack like when watching TV. Also, I make it a point that whenever I'm out and there is any type of kimchi, i make myself eat at least a little bit, usually more if it the cucumber or radish type. Helps fill up faster, and really the stuff is amazingly nutritious. As far as quick and convenient, even though they're full of sodium, i can go for a bowl of ramen every so often, and if its the spicy kind I usually don't finish all of it because it just gets to be too hot! hope this helps
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At my school I have noticed the appearance of onions in just about everything. With the price of produce that naturally goes up in winter, and this year more so than ever, the food service providers have tried to keep a lid on the budget without making our plates look totally empty. Solution? Onions in the salad, onions in the mushrooms, onions in the . . . okay, not in the rice. I like onions but It does cause me to eat less when they are in nearly all dishes on the menu. On the other hand, onions do contain vitamins A and C, folate, magnesiun, phosphorus, and potassium. So they are not all fire and no benefit.
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Tofu is available in Korea. It's a great source of protein and healthy. You should give that a try.0
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Yeah, I eat a lot of tofu already. Good stuff.0
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A few of my students said the latest thing is drinking vinegar. Nobody could say that it
guarantees dieting success but I decided to give it a try in the interest of science. It
comes in a bunch of flavors: blueberry, pomegranate, cactus, ginseng, raspberry,
and cherry. I like the pomegranate best. Can't say that it has lead to fabulous
results yet, unfortunately. Will persevere and see if the long term is any more
fruitful. 0 -
A few of my students said the latest thing is drinking vinegar. Nobody could say that it
guarantees dieting success but I decided to give it a try in the interest of science. It
comes in a bunch of flavors: blueberry, pomegranate, cactus, ginseng, raspberry,
and cherry. I like the pomegranate best. Can't say that it has lead to fabulous
results yet, unfortunately. Will persevere and see if the long term is any more
fruitful.
I'd like to know how this works out for you!!0
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