It is important not only to consider what we eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but also to pay attention to the methods of preparing these dishes. You can improve your health and figure without giving up your usual portion.
One of the most common methods for weight loss is eating according to the plate principle. The idea is simple and logical: half of the plate should be filled with vegetables, a quarter with proteins, and the remaining quarter with complex carbohydrates.
However, even such a healthy and filling dish can easily be spoiled, writes Doctorpiter. It is very easy to do — just generously salt the food. According to Amelia Lake, a professor at the Department of Public Health at Teesside University, many people are not even aware of how often they add salt. The more salt in food, the higher the risk of developing hypertension, obesity, and other diseases.
Scientists conducted an experiment in which they monitored how much salt was added to already prepared food and how often people reached for the salt shaker. It turned out that during the cooking process, the popular seasoning is more than sufficient in the food. However, most people are accustomed to generously salting their dishes. This leads to extra calories and a spike in hunger (remember how you want to eat more chips or French fries).
As a result, experts decided to apply one trick — reduce the number of holes in the salt shaker. This trick proved effective! Observations showed that most people didn’t even notice that significantly less salt was getting into their food.
Try replacing your salt shaker — you can buy a new one or simply change the lid. This trick will help avoid oversalting food during cooking, as well as spare you from generously adding salt to already prepared dishes.
Remember that excess salt in the body retains water. Initially, swelling occurs, which can lead to an increase in the numbers on the scale. Then — more. Metabolism slows down, and calories are increasingly stored in the “fat depot.” You may not eat more chocolate and cookies, but if you heavily salt soup and cutlets — in this case, your weight will also increase.
