While trying to lose extra weight and have a confident and fit body, you may have to start eating controlled meal portions. Commonly known as dieting, consuming a limited amount of food would ensure that no extra calories are being added up to your body. We tend to eat heavier food in the daytime and to balance it out, it is essential that you have something light yet nutritious at night. As our body functions more effectively during this time and burns more fat, it becomes vital for us to keep our metabolism strong.
There is a perfect quote that defines how our meals should be eaten. It says, “You need to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper”. Hence, after a long tiring day of office and workout, we get back to our homes and eat something that fulfils our diet. It may sound fun to eat diet food for a few days but once the regularity begins, you may start disliking it.
Are you bored of eating those diet foods that don’t feel appealing too and may taste bland?
Don’t worry! We are going to provide you with some filling and light recipes that you can prepare at dinner and they can be yum as well!!! Eating them will also aid your weight management procedure. So, let us begin:
1. Oatmeal
You may already know about the benefits that oats provide when losing weight. For those who aren’t aware…come on…have a look. Oatmeals are not only rich in fibre but also have a very low-calorie count. Consuming just a single bowl of oatmeal during your dinner time supplies only 166 calories that are absolutely nothing when compared to other grains. In addition to this, the fibre content available would make your stomach full and stop you from binge eating.
Want to cook tasty oatmeal that also provides you with nutrition?? Then begin reading the recipe outlined below:
- In a pan, put some oil.
- Then saute half a teaspoon of cumin seeds (jeera) along with one-fourth teaspoon of hing.
- Next, you need to add 10-12 curry leaves, one or two green chilies, one medium-sized onion, and half a teaspoon of finely chopped ginger. Saute these ingredients for almost 10 seconds.
- Add 1.5 cups of chopped veggies such as beans, bell peppers, carrots, peas, cabbage, etc. You need to cook these vegetables for a minute.
- Then you will have to add ½ cup of tomatoes that have been chopped.
- Further, put 1 tsp of dhania or coriander powder, ½ tsp of haldi powder, and some salt as per your taste.
- Now, add 2 ½ cups of water and give everything a boil.
- A cup of oats has to be added then. Cook it for around four to five minutes.
- Then put some roasted and crushed peanuts and let it cook for another minute.
- Garnish your meal with some finely chopped coriander leaves.
2. Soup
Soup can be prepared with multiple ingredients depending upon your choice. From tomato soup to mushrooms to lentils, there are a number of soups available in the world. Consuming soups makes your tummy feel full for a longer time. This helps you to cut down the added calories that you might consume during the night.
The tasty and healthy vegetable soup recipe that has been mentioned below has its own advantages. Apart from being low in calories, the numerous veggies that will be put into the soup will supply your body with their own nutritional benefits. Isn’t that great?… Hence, you need to follow the recipe then…
- Put a pan on the stove and add around 750 ml of water.
- Chop one potato and add to water.
- Then put a lid over your pan and give it a boil for some time until the potatoes are half cooked.
- Once done, put ¼ cup of peas along with a cup of chopped carrots.
- Let this mixture boil for at least 3-4 minutes.
- Next, you can add ¼ cup of sweet corn kernels, half a cup of chopped cauliflowers, around 4 chopped french beans, and a ½ piece of chopped capsicum.
- Add some pinch of salt as per your requirement, ½ tsp of oregano, and ¼ tsp of black pepper powder.
- Now, all the ingredients put in the pan have to be mashed with the help of a blender.
- Also, put one tsp of extra virgin olive oil.
- Lastly, let them boil for three to four minutes.
And you are ready with your tasty and fulfilling vegetable soup!!! Serve it hot to get the most flavours and nutrition out of it.
3. Namkeen Daliya
When it comes to eating fibrous food for losing weight, daliya has been noted as the first choice. Daliya contains almost 18 grams of fibre!!! Eating food rich in fibre content reduces your appetite and doesn’t make you crave more food. This in turn aids your weight management process. Having a low glycemic index, consuming daliya lowers your blood sugar level. Not many people may like daliya but preparing it with the recipe we have given can make it tasty yet nutritious.
- Add 1 tbsp of ghee to a pan.
- Then put one cup of daliya into it.
- Roast them for a few minutes.
- Next, add 1-1 cup of chopped carrot and french beans and ½ cup of green peas.
- Put some salt as needed.
- Now, add 2.5 cups of water.
- Cook the added ingredients for a few minutes until the water starts boiling and the daliya is thickened.
- Eat the daliya by the time it is hot.
Conclusion
You need to surely give a try on the dinner recipes that have been provided in the post. Eating them will not only boost your metabolism but also be helpful in receiving the nutrients required during the weight management procedure. Those tasty and multiple veggies added to the recipes would not only be beneficial but also make the dish flavourful. As a result, your body will be able to function more efficiently and burn all the excess calories at night.
Along with cooking these yummy recipes, you can begin chewing some weight loss gummies that work in enhancing your metabolism and biosynthesis of collagen. “The Beach Body Gummies” which are orange flavoured and have nutritious ingredients such as Garcinia Cambogia extract, L-Carnitine, Vitamin C, and Green Coffee can be tried.