As the temperature soars, so too does your desire to wear tanks and shorts rather than long sleeves and pants. But if the season's soirees have caught up with your waistline, try these hacks to continue enjoying the foods you crave – while delighting in the calories you save:
1. Strike a burger bargain.
Burgers are staples at summer picnics, grills and ball games. To make them more advantageous, begin with a littler patty – rather than a 6-or 8-ounce burger, have a go at making slider-sized assortments that are 3 or 4 ounces. You can likewise think about influencing a mix: To join 1 measure of simmered and finely hacked mushrooms with 1 pound of additional lean ground hamburger and hickory balsamic vinegar. You'll get four patties with 33% less fat, less calories and all the flavor. Hamburger not your thing? Attempt ground salmon, spinach and feta burgers, or patties produced using ground turkey bosom, finely ground carrots, onions and thyme.
2. Veg out.
If you find steamed vegetables tasteless and boring, head to your grill. You can buy read-to-grill veggie kebabs at a grocery store or put some foil on your grill and throw on peppers, tomatoes, squash, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower or beets. A little marinade helps the flavors pop. The calorie cost is minimal, while the eye appeal and fill factor are maximal.
3. Set a bowl goal.
Summer means salad – and not necessarily the leafy green type, but potato salad, coleslaw and macaroni or pasta salad with mayo- or oil-based dressings. Yes, they taste great, but they add a calorie wallop to the plate. If you don't crave lettuce salads, try making a bowl with "noodles" made from zucchinis, beets or thinly sliced carrots and red peppers with pesto. Or, toss black beans, corn and mini red peppers in a chipotle lime dressing. Another healthy summer staple? Sliced grape tomatoes, mozzarella "pearls," chopped parsley and basil in a balsamic vinegar and lemon olive oil dressing. The result is not overly cheese-laden or oily, but chock-full of flavor.
4. Lighten your libations.
It's always 5 o'clock somewhere. Even though alcoholic beverages don't fill you up, they can fill you out. The alcohol itself can be the least caloric component of mixed drinks; it's the mixers that can rack up calories. So, make a pina colada with coconut milk and pineapple juice instead of coconut cream, or mix the rum with a low-calorie pineapple or coconut beverage. A margarita can be made with a sparkling sugar-free lemon-lime beverage, fresh lime juice and tequila. If vodka is your drink of choice, a flavored vodka mixed with a sparkling water can be refreshing and lower in calories. And remember, keep the alcohol to one shot per drink and limit your servings to one drink a day for women and two a day for men.
5. Choose quality over quantity.
Frozen yogurt and summer go together like the sun and the ocean. What's more, let be honest: Low-fat, low-sugar frozen yogurt isn't in the same class as the genuine stuff. So what about eating a smaller than normal cone when the longing strikes? They are sold at markets and hold about a tablespoon of frozen yogurt. In this way, for those of you who can't choose, a treat "flight" of three scaled down cones is as yet less calories than a normal estimated cone – and you get the chance to attempt three distinct flavors! You can likewise barbecue watermelon and pineapple and include a shower of chocolate balsamic vinegar. It's flavorful as-is or finished with a little spoonful of dessert.
What's more, for the individuals who cherish solidify pops, you can make your own particular by mixing whatever organic products you have and emptying them into ice pop cooler packs. You can blend and match the natural product, since each sack just holds around 1 ounce of organic product. It's a fun and reviving approach to make the most of summer's deliver toward the finish of a supper.
Courtsey: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2017-07-10/5-healthy-hacks-for-your-favorite-summer-foods
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