In winter, especially in severe frosts, the body must receive more energy to maintain body temperature. Therefore, in cold weather, you want to absorb food more often and in large quantities than in summer. However, hearty dinners will not only warm us, but also accumulate kilograms. So how can you stay warm in winter and keep your figure?
Eat small meals often
Dry rations, and especially sweets, will not help, the body from such food will cool down even more. It will be more useful to eat small portions in 2-3 hours. A light dinner won't hurt either.
It is rational to use a thermos so that hot food is always with you.
This type of diet will support the metabolism at the proper level and keep the weight normal.
Warming products
Spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, chili, garlic and others increase blood flow and help warm the body.
Puree soups with vegetables - Jerusalem artichoke, celery, horseradish, onion. Such dishes are cooked for a long time; it is better to stew vegetables in ghee.
From meat products, goat, lamb, turkey are preferable.
Fermented milk products - goat and sheep cheese, cottage cheese - are perfect for eating in winter. But milk, kefir and yogurt are not recommended.
Grains of cereals (wheat, rye, amaranth) have heating properties that can be enhanced by roasting them in a pan before cooking.
Grilled food in the oven will help keep warm, however, overuse of such food can lead to weight gain.
It is better to cook in ghee heated in a pan with spices.
Warm salads will help you cope with the cold and keep your weight normal. In them, some of the components are heat treated.
For example, fried Adyghe cheese, cooked cereal seeds, seafood, baked vegetables, etc. can be added to a regular salad of raw vegetables.
Winter warming drinks
In cold weather, it is useful to drink herbal tea with honey, spice infusions, chicory, fruit drinks from cranberries, lingonberries, viburnum and other berries, with the addition of spices. Cocoa and red tea will also work.
What to eat?
In order to keep the body warm in winter and keep the figure, you can afford snacks from seasonal fruits (apples, pears, persimmons), dried fruits without sugar, nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, cedar).
You can enjoy bran loaves, baked apples, oven-baked cheese cakes with the addition of coarse flour, an omelet with Adyghe cheese. This will cheer you up on a cold winter day and keep your weight healthy.
What food should be avoided in winter
Consumption of starch and sugar should be minimized. Foods such as potatoes, pasta, sweet and flour products should be included in the winter diet as little as possible. They promote the accumulation of mucus and cool the body.
It should be borne in mind that an excess of hot foods will also not lead to anything good, so they must be combined with neutral ones - cereals, vegetables, legumes.
