Losing weight is not a big mystery. Although many people struggle a lot to lose some weight, the best way to do it is by taking fewer calories than the ones your body burns, consistently and for a long period of time. To achieve it fast, the ideal is to choose nutritious and low-calorie types of food while balancing it with regular exercise.
Including tilapia in your diet will make your journey easier.
Tilapia is known for its richness in nutrients and low fat. One fillet of 113 grams (4 ounces) brings 21 grams (0.74 ounces) of protein and only 90 calories. When compared with the same portion in the Atlantic salmon (207 calories), chicken breasts (184 calories) or ground beef (153 calories), tilapia is the smartest choice when losing weight is the goal. Substituting higher-calorie types of food by this lean white fish will maintain your protein needs and reduce the extra fat. Tilapia is also an excellent source of niacin, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B-12 and it offers you a third of your daily vitamin D recommended intake. No carbohydrates are included.
Particularly, if your goal is to decrease body fat and increase muscle, tilapia works effectively due to its lean meat. The intake of proteins is crucially necessary to build muscle, however many foods that are rich in protein are also rich in fat. In the case of tilapia, it gives you the amount of protein you need for your body without saturating it with fat. To increase your muscle gains, it is recommended to have two servings of tilapia about one hour after your physical activity.
The best part about including tilapia in your mission to lose weight and stay in shape is that it makes you feel satisfied for longer, which means there’s a low probability that you will crave snacks and binge eating.
To make tilapia part of your regular basis diet, without getting bored of it, you have several recipes where you can combine tilapia with diverse herbs and spices. Naturally, if you cook tilapia with cream sauce or cheese, you will have a meal high in calories, which will make it harder to lose weight. Since that’s not what you want, it’s recommended to consume tilapia plain or baked with some delicious herbs and garlic. You can also serve it with some steamed fresh vegetables, brown rice or parsley and lemon. Or even bake tilapia in pieces and include it in a vegetable soup. To obtain maximum results, the best and healthiest way to prepare tilapia with the lowest calories possible is by broiling or baking it without adding any other type of fat.
You can be creative since tilapia is an easy dish to prepare, and this way your diet plan won’t take the risk to reach boredom – as boredom is what leads people to give up on their diets.
By adding tilapia in your diet menu, you will be able to reach your goal smoothly and obtain the results you want. Be creative and have fun with the process.
Good luck!
