Low Fat Weight Loss Diets

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Low Fat Weight Loss Diets

In their zeal to reduce weight, many people cut out fat altogether from their diet. This leads to some nutritional problems in later stages because some fat and fatty acids are necessary part of body's requirements. Low fat weight loss diets check this problem. They help in warding off extra weight while providing just the required amount of fat necessary for body.

The diet plan

In selecting a low fat diet plan, it should be ensured that it results in a balanced and complete diet. The real job is to form achievable and realistic weight loss and diet goals. Following are some simple guidelines to attain this.

Eat 5-6 small meals and snacks every day
Don't eat heavily just once or twice
Always plan your food for the next day
Initially just concentrate on calorie intake and cutting out on unnecessary fat.
Include large number of fruits, vegetables, whole grain cereals, beans, low fat dairy products low fat meat and fish in the diet.
Avoid alcohol.
Avoid food rich in sugar, fat and calories

Fat and Calorie Contents : A glance

The following table presents the relation between amount of fat and calories for some common food items

Food	Serving	Fat (grams)	Calories
Chocolate chip cookie, regular	1 cookie	6	130
Chocolate chip cookie, reduced-fat	1 cookie	4	10
Ice cream, regular	1/2 cup	10	160
Ice cream, reduced-fat	1/2 cup	3	110
Potato chips, regular	About 12 large chips or 20 small chips	10	150
Potato chips, reduced fat	About 12 large chips or 20 small chips	6	140
Potato chips, baked	About 12 large chips or 20 small chips	15	110
Pretzels, regular	About 18 tiny twists or 9 larger twists	1	120
Pretzels, fat-free	About 18 tiny twists or 9 larger twists	0	100
Wheat crackers, regular	16 crackers	6	150
Decaffeinated	16 crackers	4	130

Benefits

Helps to maintain low cholesterol to ensure safety for heart
Helps in prevention of Cancer
Helps to avoid weight gain

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