If you love baked goods, especially cake, today we look at how to eat cake without harming your health. With these tips you can enjoy it easily, and without gaining weight too!
Weight control rarely works well for people who love sweets, especially cakes and baked goods that look so tempting your mouth waters just seeing them. These are hardly foods for people trying to lose weight. But don't despair: today we have tips for enjoying cake while still keeping your weight under control, so you can go back to happily enjoying your favourite cake. Let's take a look.
1. Eat Cake Only in the Morning
Have cake only in the morning, followed by a substantial lunch and a light snack in the evening. The key reason is that sugar becomes energy for the body to move and burn calories during the day, so you don't need to feel guilty about eating cake. Avoid big meals in the evening, unless you do some light exercise such as yoga before bed, which helps your body move well, relax and sleep soundly.
2. Eat Plenty of Fruit and Fresh Vegetables
They are low in calories, very nutritious and help with weight loss, compensating for a small slice of cake. Eat your cake while you still feel full from a meal.
3. Choose Quality over Quantity
Have a small, palm-sized slice of cake after a meal. Healthy cakes from many brands can be expensive, which is a good reason to enjoy a small slice that satisfies you, so you don't have to cut out cake and feel the sweetness missing from your life.
4. Choose Homemade Cake Recipes
Use low-fat ingredients such as corn oil, avoid high-fat butter and cream, and use a low-calorie sweetener instead of sugar, with fresh fruit juice mixed in. Not only will you avoid gaining weight, it is also very good for your health.
5. Cakes Topped with Fresh Fruit
Fresh fruits such as orange, apple, pineapple, mango and berries, or candied fruit, add sweetness so the cake needs less sugar but still tastes sweet and delicious. Banana cake and carrot cake are recommended as lower-calorie choices for people watching their weight.
6. Flourless Chocolate Cake
This light, soft cake made with eggs, coconut oil, cocoa powder and honey has a rich chocolate flavour. It is a must-try for anyone worried about weight gain or trying to slim down.
7. Have Cake with Tea, Without Milk or Sugar
This helps cut calories. You can add a flavour you like, such as vanilla, to make the tea more fragrant and enjoyable.
8. Don't Skip Meals to Make Room for Cake
Instead, turn your favourite vegetables and fruit into clean meals, without being stuck with salad alone. Just add more fresh vegetables and fruit, for example nam phrik (Thai chilli dip) with fresh vegetables, vegetable soup, tuna larb (spicy minced salad) or steamed fish with vegetables.
9. Count Calories and Keep a Daily Food Diary
This helps you balance your weight against the types of food you eat each day, so you can enjoy cake within a suitable calorie allowance with more peace of mind.
