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The Online Slimming Club web site has been developed to offer everything that a
local slimming club can provide and much more, but without the time, expense, the
travel and the embarrassing public weigh in.
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Free Diet Newsletter : February 2003
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As mentioned last month, The Online Slimming Club is currently undergoing a radical change. Our new system will enable our members to change any meal on any day of their diet, you will also be able to choose a plan that includes convenience foods from the supermarket of your choice, a recipe based plan or a combination of both. We really hope that you will like the new look OSC and we look forward to your comments. We are currently testing the new system and hope that it will go live within the next two weeks.
Regards
Ronny
Sweet time On average we eat 35 teaspoons of sugar per day, that adds up to a whopping 350 calories. It is easy to think that if you do not take sugar in your tea or coffee than you are not taking in that much, but of course there are many hidden sugars in processed foods. Sugar has no nutritional value and is a major factor in tooth decay. It reacts with bacteria on the teeth to form an acid which then erodes enamel and causes cavities. Brown sugar is no better for you than it’s white counterpart. It does contain traces of minerals, but has the same calorie content as white sugar. Sugar is pure energy and will give you an instant boost. However, this boost will be very short lived and it is likely that you will feel even lower afterwards. It is better to find energy from bread or pasta. Hidden sugars are found in many processed foods. A can of cola as the equivalent of seven spoonfuls of sugar! Examples of other foods with a high sugar content are tinned spaghetti, savoury biscuits, canned sweetcorn, baked beans, tomato ketchup, smoked ham and even canned fruit salad. Remember to look at the label on processed foods. The higher up the list of ingredients sugar comes, the higher percentage there is of it in the item. Manufacturers are clever and try to confuse us by calling sugar different names such as dextrose, fructose, lactose, glucose or invert sugar. HEALTHY RANGES All the major supermarkets now do a healthy eating range of foods which promise to be either low in calories or, more usually, low in fat. Find below a selection of the new range of foods on offer. Sainsbury ‘Be Good to Yourself’ Easy Steam Chicken Korma and Rice – Marinated chicken breast with vegetables, pilau rice and a mild coconut sauce. 447 calories and 5.2g of fat per portion. Sweet and Sour Chicken with Noodles – Chicken pieces in a sweet and sour sauce with noodles. 354 calories and 2.4g of fat per serving. Asparagus and Ricotta Stuffed Chicken with Herb Rice – Whole breast of chicken stuffed with asparagus and ricotta in a tomato sauce served with rice. 450 calories per serving. Pork in Mustard Sauce with Colcannon Mash – Diced port with mushrooms in a mustard sauce with potato, cabbage and spring onion mash. 395 calories and 11.3g of fat.
Salmon Pepperonata – Salmon fillet in a red pepper and wine sauce served with baby new potatoes. 300 calories and 8.7g of fat.
Tesco ‘Healthy Eating’
Braised Steak & Mash - Slices of beef in a rich gravy with baby carrots, served with a mustard flavoured mash. Less than 3% fat, 392 calories per serving.
Scallops with Ginger and Lemongrass dressing, less than 1% fat and cooks in under 3 minutes
Vegetable Chilli and Rice - Cannelini beans, flagolet and red kidney beans with red and green peppers in a medium hot chilli sauce. 391 Calories.
Asda ‘Good for you’
Chicken with lentils in red wine - less than 3% fat and 503 calories per portion.
Sweet Chilli Prawn Noodles – Prawns in a spicy sweet sauce with noodles and red peppers. 427 calories, 7g of fat per portion.
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