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Did you know if you consume 100 fewer calories per day you could lose 10 pounds in a year? If you burn another 100 calories every day through exercise, you could lose up to 20 pounds per year.
Megan Larson, RD, LDN, a clinical dietitian with ARAMARK Healthcare at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, offers these simple ideas for cutting 100 calories per day:
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100 measly calories
Did you know if you consume 100 fewer calories per day you could lose 10 pounds in a year? If you burn another 100 calories every day through exercise, you could lose up to 20 pounds per year.
Megan Larson, RD, LDN, a clinical dietitian with ARAMARK Healthcare at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, offers these simple ideas for cutting 100 calories per day:
- Put mustard instead of mayo on a sandwich.
- Try a light or fat-free salad dressing instead of regular.
- Substitute Canadian bacon for regular bacon.
- Eat fresh fruit instead of juice or dried fruit.
- Order thin crust pizza instead of pan pizza.
- Order your coffee skinny with skim milk instead of cream.
- Use a smaller bowl for your morning cereal.
- Drink club soda with lime instead of regular soda.
- Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier and go out for a morning walk.
- Stand up and walk around while on the phone at work.
- Take your kids out for a bike ride after dinner.
- Join a tennis league and play several times each week.
- Go for a 15-minute walk on your lunch break.
- Get off the subway or bus a stop earlier and walk the extra distance
- Study Finds That Signs That Connect Calories To Activity Are More Effective Than Nutrition Labels To Change Behavior
Most Americans don't adjust their bad eating habits after reading nutrition labels, but when they are provided information that is easy to understand, like connecting the amount of exercise needed to burn a certain number of calories, many do make...
- Today Is National Run At Work Day!
By Dr. Madelyn FernstromAre you one of those people who never can find the time to exercise? Are you so busy with your daily activities that a regular run or walk isn?t even on your radar? If so, the national campaign called Run At Work Day might interest...
- Eating At The Ballpark
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom A day at the ballpark puts a smile on the face of most everyone I know. As you make your way to your seat, you?ll see all kinds of tempting foods. And even if you keep walking straight to your seat, you?ll constantly be reminded...
- Staying Healthy In Winter Weather
by Emilie Hunt, RD, LDN, Clinical Dietitian Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Every time you listen to the radio, turn on the TV or surf the web, there seems to be another snowstorm brewing. Snow days give us an excuse to skip our workout and cozy up on the...
- Bike To Work Tomorrow
If you're like many of us, finding time to exercise can seem impossible. But one way to fit in exercise is to walk or bike to work. And what better day to try that than tomorrow, Baltimore's Bike-to-Work Day? Biking is a low-impact activity that's...