Lighten Up: Tips for eating well without having to diet

We learnt to choose food that was good for us and not food that would supposedly help us loss weight.

• Eat for pleasure and good health, not for weight loss.
  
• Start the day with oats and you won’t be hungry for hours.


• Eat more fish, chicken, vegetables and salads, and less red meat, pork , pasta, pastry and potatoes.
  
• Use a plastic squeezy bottle for olive oil and sauces – it helps you use less.
  
• Use yoghurt instead of cream.
  
• Snack on fruit and nuts instead of chocolate and crisps.
  
• Steam instead of grill, grill instead of roast, roast instead of fry, shallow-fry instead of deep-fry.
  
• Eat crabs like pasta and potatoes for lunch instead of in the evening.
  
• Drink better, drink less, and drink only with the evening meal.
  
• If you really want something, enjoy it without guilt, then lighten up the next day.