You surely know people who seem to eat all day, but do not gain weight. Yes, you will probably say that it is enshrined in their genetics. How nice it would be if you were like these people-to eat whatever you want without the need to be dieting. Actually, the secret may not be in genetics. Have you paid attention on how and what these people eat?

In order to be like them and exclude the need to have food diets stop eating fast food. Try to replace it with fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Fruits and vegetables contain fiber and a large percentage of water. That’s why they will not contribute to weight gain, as most processed foods would do.

Fiber is part of the plant material that is not absorbed into the bloodstream. They can be soluble or insoluble. Soluble one helps in weight loss by giving a feeling of satiety and may improve cholesterol levels. Sources of soluble fiber are legumes, oats, barley, nuts and citrus fruits. Insoluble fiber accelerates the passage of nutrients through the digestive tract and also prevents colon cancer. You can get them through the grains, bran, wheat, and the shells of certain fruit and vegetables.

If you want to eat without gaining weight, despite the food you eat, the way you do it is also important.

Eat and chew your food for a longer time. Rushing when eating is very bad for your healthy diet. If you eat the portion too fast, you will still feel hungry and will get more food that is actually unnecessary. The feeling of satiety comes after a slightly longer period of time, so be patient.

Each good diet insists on eating more often. You probably associate frequent eating with overeating and weight gain. In fact, it is right the opposite. If you eat less often but large portions, you slow down your metabolism, which has an adverse effect. Eating more frequently and in small portions will speed up metabolism and you will not have problems with the weight.

Be careful with the amount of the prepared portion. If there’s more food, you’ll probably eat it. Start with small amount. After the first portion wait a little and only then decide if you need more food or not.

Dock, nettles, sorrel, spinach … when these products appear on the market this means that the spring has come. Despite the fact that green dishes bring pleasant spring mood, they ​​are also a source of many vitamins. Novices in the kitchen should start preparing not only delicious but also healthy dishes. The recipe for spring dock soup is perfect for novice cooks; it is fast and delicious, and very easy to prepare!

Required products for the soup from the dock are:

1. About 30 dock leaves
2. A bunch green onions
3. A large carrot
4. A handful of spaghetti pasta or rice
5. 1 egg
6. ½ cup yogurt
7. salt and pepper

The healthy cooked soup is enough for six servings. Here are the steps to prepare:

First of all, cut the onion and carrots and put them fry in preheated oil. Clean well dock leaves as removing stems and thicker “veins” of leaves, then cut and add them to the carrots and onions to stew.

Add about 1.5 liters of hot water, salt and pepper. When the rice/spaghetti is ready, leave the dock soup boil a little more until they are fully cooked (10-15 minutes).

Now, here comes the most complicated moment for any novice in the kitchen – liaison! But do not panic! It turned out that the most important thing in liaison of the soup is nothing but patience! Have patience, remove the pan from hot-plate and leave soup cool. Mix well the eggs and yogurt and when the soup is cooled, take a few spoons of broth and add them little by little to the yoghurt and egg, mixing carefully. Now it’s time to pour the liaison into the soup. This should also happen slowly while mixing again. You can reheat the soup, but just a little. In no case should the soup be allowed to boil because the egg will get curdled.

 That was it! The spring dock soup is ready. Before serving you can add yogurt or sour cream, soup for better taste. You are ready to feel the delight of this healthy cooked soup!

It is not necessary to fully exclude sweet foods from your meals but just to limit them. As you know they can make you feel happy and more vital. So, when you are hungry for sweets do not go to the shop to buy waffles but try to cook something in a healthy way. Here is our idea for healthy cooking of muffins.

Necessary products:

 2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs
1 cup yogurt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons applesauce
1/2 cup honey
1 1/2 cups grated carrots
2/3 cup raisins

Method of preparation:

Mix the whole wheat flour, white flour, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. In a separate bowl mingle the eggs, milk, oil, applesauce and honey. Pour the mixture into the flour one as stirring with a wooden spoon. Add grated carrots and raisins. Put a little butter on the muffin trays and pour the mixture in them. The oven should be preheated (200 °C); put the muffins for about 20 minutes. You can try if they are ready by pinning them with a toothpick-if it is dry, you can take them off. Enjoy the sweet and healthy cooked pleasure!

During winter it is very difficult be on any type of diet. In fact, it is not necessary to do it constantly in order to make up for poaching with sweet and greasy food. You just have to try to balance your diet. In winter our internal clock is very busy. The lack of sunlight and the decreased temperatures affect a lot the body functioning. The immunity weakes, endocrine functions and metabolism undergo some changes. That’s why it is imperative to eat healthily in order to your body to feel good.

In winter, people move less which leads to reduced energy consumption. The lack of sufficient light leads to production of less melatonin, which induces a feeling of oppression.

This is the reason why many people abuse with tasty but unhealthy foods. To eat properly during the winter, you must follow some certain rules. The food you intake should be warm. Do not forget about the soup; the main dish and garnish should also be warm. Be careful with sweet and junk foods.
Vegetables should not be dismissed. Steamed vegetables must be present day in your diet every day. Limit caffeine products. Instead of coffee, drink herbal tea.

In cold days a proper breakfast can be cereal with warm milk or two toasted slices of bread with cheese. Before lunch, eat an avocado with a little piece of cheese.

Eat soup, meat and steamed vegetables for lunch; snack of fruit in the afternoon and grilled fish or pasta with tomato sauce for dinner.

In this article we will show you how to cook tasty and at the same time healthy zacchini. The dish will be ready quite fast which makes it appropriate for people who do not have enough time to spend in the kitchen. Here’s what you need for the dish:

It is true that eating a light meal for dinner is better not only for dieting but because the overloaded stomach can cause insomnia and even nightmares. Apart from the restless sleep, the lavish dinner also causes heaviness in the stomach.

It is good to learn not to eat after eight o’clock. According to the nutritionists, the digestive system is highly active in the early morning hours. With each passing hour this activity decreased as in the evening it is already minimal. According to nutritionists anyone who has light meal for dinner gradually loses weight. For less than a year you can lose between 5 and 10 kg if you just stop having dinner after eight. For most people this is very difficult and almost impossible task.

If you notice that you feel better if having dinner later, try to include lighter foods in the menu. Finish the dinner with a light dessert – yogurt or fruit. Before the dessert eat a piece of boiled meat, steamed fish or vegetables, scrambled eggs or drink a little milk. Before bedtime eat 20g yellow or blue cheese. It will help you fall asleep, especially if you have had lighter dinner than usual.

In order to avoid seduction by high calorie products before bedtime, do not buy them on the way back from work. Fill the fridge with plenty of fruits and vegetables.

Try to brush your teeth as early as possible. No matter how strange it may sound, many people refuse eating the desired meal before sunset just because they have already brushed their teeth.

Dinner should consist of products that are absorbed slowly. These are curd, different kinds of vegetables and fruits, fish and seafood.

One of the most important things for any delicious dish is the way it will be served at table. Each dish should satisfy all senses. If you just boil the millet and mix it with vegetables or tofu no one will want to try it. Therefore, we propose you a much more attractive way and we guarantee that these millet cupcakes will attract everyone.

The best thing about this recipe is that all products, except millet are raw. Do not forget that millet is one of the healthiest foods. It is easily digestible, gluten free and its consumption contributes to cleansing the body. That’s what makes it perfect for your diet and healthy cooking.

Ingredients:
• 200 g bio millet
• A pinch of salt
• 500 ml water (mineral or spring)
• 3 tablespoons of tofu
• ½ avocado
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil
• Fresh basil
• Several olives

The millet should boil in a ceramic pot with a pinch of salt in it. It must be well boiled in order to clot and the cupcakes to be well formed.

While the boiled millet cools, put all the ingredients needed for the filling in the blender and mix them. You should put plastic wrap on the bottom of the cupcake shapes. In this way you will be able to easily take them out. Use a spoon to put 2 balls of the boiled millet and press them with fingers in order to take on the form of a cupcake. Add a spoonful of the filling mixture.
Put the millet cupcakes for about an hour in the refrigerator. Decorate them with a variety of fresh vegetables, dried tomatoes, sprouts or whatever you like. Use your imagination!

Now everyone knows that the healthiest way to cook is by steaming. But most people do not know that this is also one of the easiest and convenient ways. Most promotional pictures of steaming utensils show appealing piece of salmon or chicken but there many more dishes we can cook this way. There are many ideas on how to prepare healthy food. Take a look at this one:

Ingredients:
• Several organic potatoes;
• 200g frozen organic carrots;
• 200g frozen organic corn;
• 50 grams organic hemp seed;
• Coconut oil;
• Soy sauce;
• Ground nutmeg (if you like it)

Wash well and cut the potatoes into slices (0.7 cm). Actually, you can cut them in any way, but if you want your dish to look beautiful, this is the best option.

If the potatoes you use are organic, do not peel them. The peelings are useful because they contain the most valuable ingredients of the potato.

Put nutmeg spice in the steaming utensil. Arrange the potato slices on the two levels below. Put corn and carrots on the top levels without mixing them in order to be able to arrange them well later when serving.
Turn the timer to 20 minutes and until you prepare your favorite salad, the dish will be ready.

Serve as you arrange the carrots and corn on the potato slices and sprinkle them with hemp seeds.

Pour soy sauce and melted coconut oil on them.

And remember that the most delicious spice to the dish is a pinch of love!

If you need an extra dose of crude plant protein, these gluten-free crispy crackers are the perfect solution. They are extremely healthy, delicious and rich in nutrients such as omega-3 fats, many minerals, vitamins and fiber. Moreover, they combine incredible Mediterranean flavors and 4 types of raw seeds.

Here is the recipe for 16 crackers:
1 cup ground flaxseed
½ cup hulled hemp seed;
½ cup soaked sunflower seeds;
½ cup soaked pumpkin seeds;
4 pieces of soaked dried tomatoes;
4-5 cherry tomatoes;
2 tablespoons olive oil;
½ red onion
2 cloves garlic;
basil and oregano

First of all, soak the ground linseed in a cup of water. Then strain the soaked dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and the other spices. After that, add the puree to linen mixture. Then add the other seeds – hemp, sunflower and pumpkin and mix them well. Finally spread the mixture on a baking sheet and form squares with a knife. The baking dish is placed in the oven at 60 degrees for 1 hour. Then the temperature should be decreased to 50 degrees. After 12 hours crackers should be turned carefully in order to dry on the other side. The whole drying process is about 20-24 hours until they are fully preapred and crispy.
Tip: I recommend them in combination with a rich green salad!

Most people who try diets believe that fat is the main enemy and should be totally removed from their daily menu. However, the entire removal of fat is not a good idea. Meanwhile, products labeled “light” are not always suitable for removal of excess weight.

Elimination of fat

Fat is essential for the processes of absorption of some vitamins like A, E, K. Without fat, the skin becomes dry and the hair looks exhausted. Moreover – fat is important for the nervous system, for production of many hormones and protection of body from hypothermia. If you make a diet of 2,000 calories per day your body needs 70g fat daily. 1/5 of this amount must come from saturated fats (like butter, pork, fatty meats) and the rest must be from unsaturated (vegetable oils and fish).

Can “Light” foods really help weight loss?

If you follow a healthy diet, excess weight and health problems do not apply to you. Yet, not anyone eats healthy that’s why they often eat the so-called “Light” products. Here, people fall into a trap. Calorie content of these foods is usually about 11% less than the others. However, fat makes us feel satiated faster; and as soon as we eat skim milk, we feel the need for more food.

Ultimately, it may occur that we consume more calories than if we eat normal milk. And let’s not forget that sometimes in an effort to reduce the fat content manufacturers enrich the “Light” versions of foods with non-dietary ingredients.

Dangerous Diets
Before you start eating diet foods read their calorie content and ingredients.

Skim milk

Manufacturers add starch to it to improve its taste qualities. And since in this case milk is richer in carbohydrates than normal milk, it appears that it is not particularly diet. That’s why you should read food labels, because 0% fat usually do not mean 0% calories.

“Fitness” cereals

Such cereals usually contain 350-400 calories per 100g. For comparison – two eggs are only 200 calories of your daily calorie intake. Therefore, these grains are unlikely to help you in the attempts to lose weight.
Dietetic bread

Unlike normal bread, this bread can hardly satiate you and every time you reach for it you prefer putting marmalade on it.

Diet drinks

They replace the ordinary drinks, but instead of sugar they contain artificial sweeteners. They are sweeter than sugar but contain no calories. It may seem cool at first glance. And yet sweet flavor increases the production of insulin. As a result, the body does not accepts calories which to start degrading but wants energy in double doses. Therefore you should not be wondering why you want to eat the refrigerator after a cup of diet Coke for example.