A fitness guru has now shone a light on a game-changing five-step trick for creating low effort, low calorie recipes
Finding low-effort, low-calorie recipes may sometimes feel impossible. But one fat loss coach has now shone a light on a game-changing five-step trick to whipping up just that.
The fitness guru, known as ‘Julia T’, has claimed that each night her dinner typically holds just 300 calories and more than 20 grams of protein. While an average man needs 2,500 calories a day and a typical woman requires 2,500 calories, Julia’s healthy recipe may benefit anyone eager to lose weight.
Posting on TikTok (@jult_fit), she explained: “I make dinner every single night for around 300 calories and over 20 grams of protein and it keeps me full for the rest of the night, and I don’t feel like I have cravings anymore. So, here’s what I do.
“So first of all, I am a health and fitness coach, I’ve been tracking my macros for almost eight years. My husband to be is a registered dietician, so this is kind of our thing, right. This dinner, absolutely delicious, I am so excited to have it, but here’s how I make it.”
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Crucially, Julia claimed it’s important to decide on five things – a carb, a fat, a protein, some fibre and ‘some colour’ in every meal. The carbohydrate should be ‘complex’ in nature, which means they take longer to digest, providing a steady release of energy over a greater amount of time.
Whole grains, vegetables, quinoa and beans are examples of complex carbohydrates, due to the structure of their sugar molecules which are arranged in long chains. Meanwhile, Julia also urged people to opt for ‘healthier fats’, perhaps like monounsaturated fats.
Although this may seem complicated, it simply refers to an attribute of various health foods such as avocados, nuts and olive oil. Julia continued: “Tonight I had some fun with it. And then I choose a protein source, right, I typically add some fibre, some veggies, some seasoning, condiment sauce. You know, it’s never going to be boring.
“But my dinner tonight is my carbohydrate source is going to be butternut squash. I literally had a bag of frozen chopped butternut squash… that is my carbohydrate source. For my protein, I do have thinly sliced chicken breast, I also had that meal prepped, so it was just super quick, super easy.
“For my fat source, I do have a slice of mozzarella cheese – that is ok in moderation. Ok, saturated fat is ok in moderation. Then we have my veggies, my fibre, I have some green beans in there, I have some scallions in there. And then for my sauce, which [has] a little bit more micronutrients, is Rao’s tomato sauce made with extra virgin olive oil….And then I have some garlic powder and Italian seasoning.”
Overall, Julia asserted that her entire dish was just 320 calories while containing an impressive 25 grams of protein. To summarise, she said: “So, don’t make it overcomplicated – choose a carb, a fat, a protein, add some fibre, add some colour and you’re good to go.”
