1,700 to 1,800 Calorie per Day Diet Plan
Balanced diet is utmost important to lose weight safely. Calorie restriction (CR) refers to the process of limiting your caloric intake with an intention to slow down the aging process and lose weight.
Research has proved that caloric restriction increases your life span and helps you live healthy.
The idea is not to starve your self. You have to take a stipulated amount of calories in a day in a planned manner. When you eat and how much you eat makes your body weight. The experts say that in place of 2 major meals one should take 4 or 6 short meals in a day to lose weight safely.
Examples of some recipes that would help you plan your 1800 or 1700 calorie a day diet plan:
Breakfast for 1800 or 1700 calorie a day diet:
– Non fat cottage cheese: 1 cup ( or 5 oz. or 145 grams) – 120 calories
– Raw almonds: 23 nuts (or 1 oz. or 28 grams) – 160 calories
– Strawberries or acai berries: 1 cup (or 5 o.z or 150 grams) – 50 calories
– Nutrition Snack for instance 1 Balance bar – 200 calories
Lunch for 1800 or 1700 calorie a day diet:
– Skinless chicken breast (baked, boiled or roasted): 5 oz. or 140 grams – 230 calories
– Broccoli (boiled, steamed or raw): Half cup (or 80 grams) – 25 calories
– Cauliflower (raw, steamed or boiled): Half cup (or 60 grams) – 15 calories
– Extra virgin olive oil: 1 table spoon – 120 calories
– Herbs and Spices: half tea spoon – 5 calories
– Orange: 1 medium – 65 calories
How to prepare:
Cook the chicken or the other protein just as desired. You may also use a canned variety. Serve these with broccoli & cauliflower. Now add olive oil, herbs & spices. Have the orange as dessert.
Snack for 1800 or 1700 calorie per day diet:
- Non fat yogurt: 1 cup – 120 calories
- Macadamia nuts – 6 (or half oz. or 14 grams) – 100 calories
Dinner for 1800 or 1,700 Calorie a Day Diet:
– Green leafy salad (spinach, lettuce, cabbage, etc.): 2 cups – 20 calories
– Salmon canned low salt or may be fresh baked
