Low calories and slimming! No less than 1,200 calories per day

If you want to be healthy and slim, start by setting goals and sticking to proper diet control! Nutritionists suggest that in order to lose weight healthily and avoid gaining weight again, you can set a goal of losing 0.5 kg per week. The low-calorie weight loss method adopted by many people emphasizes that daily calorie intake should not be less than 1200 calories in order to maintain normal body functioning. Sharing a 1200-calorie recipe, people who want to lose weight can also make it healthier!

Nutritionists recommend that if you use a low-calorie diet, you should not consume less than 1,200 calories per day to avoid nutritional deficiencies in the body.

Set a goal to lose 0.5 kg per week

Zheng Jinbao, director of the Nutrition Department of National Taiwan University Hospital, mentioned that if you want to lose weight successfully, you must first set feasible goals in the early stages and then achieve them in stages. Don't be too ambitious and want to lose 3 or 5 kg at once. You can start by losing 0.5 kg per week. Perseverance is the only way to achieve success.

Once you have set your goals, the most important thing is to make sure your diet and exercise complement each other. Eat less high-calorie, high-fat, and high-sugar foods to reduce calorie intake; on the other hand, do aerobic exercise to increase the basal metabolic rate, consume fat, increase muscle elasticity, and maintain bone density.

Tips for losing weight: Drink a glass of water before meals

Director Zheng Jinbao said that some tips can also be used when losing weight to increase satiety and reduce calorie intake, such as drinking a glass of boiled water before a meal, drinking clear soup first after the dishes are served, then eating some cold appetizers and blanched vegetables, and then eating other dishes.

In addition, when eating, you must chew slowly and concentrate on eating. You can take the food you want to eat first and enjoy it slowly to prolong the meal time. It is because it takes 20 minutes for humans to circulate glucose through the blood to the satiety center of the brain before they feel full. If you eat too fast, when you feel full, you have already eaten too much food!

1200 Calorie Daily Diet

Regarding the low-calorie weight loss method adopted by many people, Director Zheng Jinbao added that a healthy and correct weight loss diet should maintain a balanced nutrition and should not be less than 1200 calories per day, otherwise the body may lack the trace elements it needs. He provided a 1200-calorie recipe that you can prepare at home to eat more healthily.

[Breakfast]: There are two types: Western and Chinese. The Western options include a multi-grain sandwich (two slices of multi-grain toast with a slice of cheese), a poached egg (or a piece of tofu), and a cup of low-fat milk; the Chinese options include a bowl of barley germ rice porridge, a dish of boiled vegetables, and a cup of green tea plum juice, which can be paired with appropriate amounts of asparagus, cucumber slices, and carrots.

【Lunch】: A bowl of rice noodles, 2 taels of braised pork, kelp, boiled sweet potato leaves, lily and pork ribs soup, and a slice of watermelon (300 grams with skin).

[Dinner]: 80% full rice with shredded chicken, 60 grams of cold shredded chicken, stir-fried konjac, shredded leeks, shredded carrots, stir-fried lettuce, and 2 to 3 wax apples (depending on the size).