There’s no doubt that losing weight slowly at a sustainable pace is the best way to keep it off in the long term. However, cutting your daily calorie intake by only 100 calories a day is still enough to help you lose around 6 kilos a year if you stick with it.
To give you an idea of what that means here’s the calorie count of some naughty treats that we often indulge in. By giving these 100-calorie treats a miss you’ll be saying goodbye to those unwanted kilos on your hips!
- 1 Tim Tam = 95 calories
- 1 Skinny latte = 115 calories
- 20g butter (about how much goes onto your morning toast) = 144 calories
- 1 slice of cheddar cheese = 70 calories
- 10 Maltesers = 110 calories
- 20g Nutella = 108 calories
- 30g brie cheese = 100 calories
- 2 Oreo cookies = 106 calories
If you don’t like the sound of just cutting tasty treats out of your diet (we’d miss them too sometimes!) there are plenty of quick little swaps you can make so that you lower your calorie intake and won’t be left craving yummy foods.
Here are a few swap ideas and we’ve calculated the calories you’ll be spared:
Swap 100g of pasta for 100g of spinach and save 123 calories
Your usual pasta sauces are even tastier when eaten with spinach – promise!
Swap 20g of butter for 40g of avocado and save 98 calories
Avocado is just as satisfying as butter but sooo much better for you. Try avocado and vegemite on toast instead of the standard butter and vegemite. It might sound weird but we reckon it’s pretty tasty.
Swap a Mars Bar with Greek yoghurt and blueberries and save 133 calories
It satisfies your sweet tooth without the massive sugar overload.
Swap a Coca-Cola with a Lipton Ice Tea and save 138 calories
It’s more refreshing and you won’t feel bloated afterwards.
Swap a toasted cheese sandwich with 6 celery sticks scooped with a generous serving of peanut butter and save 86 calories
This is also more nutritious so it’s better all round!
There are plenty of other easy swaps out there, your body will be grateful that you took the time to make the change. Reap the benefits!
