When it comes to weight loss, it’s not necessary to make huge changes to your diet or spend endless hours in the gym.
All it takes sometimes is making a few simple swaps to your summer food and drinks.
George Hamlyn-Williams, a dietician at the Hospital Group, has analysed the calorific content to our favourite BBQ food.
He recommended some smarter food and alcohol choices for slimmers to enjoy this bank holiday.
“BBQs can be a minefield for those on a healthy eating plan”
George Hamlyn-Williams
The Principal Dietician said: “BBQs can be a minefield for those on a healthy eating plan, but they don’t have to throw your diet completely off course.
“The Hospital Group have put together a selection of smart food and drink swaps to help keep the calorie count, fat consumption and sugar load under control this summer.”
From swapping your meat to turkey and opting for gin instead of Pina Colada, Brits can save hundreds of calories.
George explained: “It’s not just food swaps that can make a big difference.
“Although we all tend to indulge on holiday, drinking our calories is often a ‘blind spot’ that many of us are naïve to, or ignore.
“As well as being typically high in calories and sugar, alcoholic drinks often have little or no nutritional value.
“Most alcoholic drinks are exempt from nutritional labelling laws, it’s easy for people to unknowingly ‘drink their calories’ and consume excess sugar – which over time can lead to weight gain and can contribute to a variety of other health issues.”
For more smart swaps, visit the Hospital Group’s website.
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