Ten recipes you didn’t think you could include in your weight loss diet

Giving up on favorite recipes is the wrong way to plan a diet low calorie, which often results in suffering impossible to manage and therefore doomed to failure. The goal, on the other hand, is not “to skip meals dreaming of a plate of spaghetti, as many do”, but “to devote oneself to the recipes that give greater satisfaction, inserting them in a balanced way in the daily calorie count”. This has been the nutritionist’s battle for years Nicola Sorrentino (author of the new Lose weight in a few days, lose weight quickly and feel goodSalani, 18 euros), who in his career has also thoroughly studied the most appetizing recipes to circumvent their hidden pitfalls. “There pasta with turnip greens, for example: usually vegetables are sautéed in a sea of ​​oil, together with garlic and anchovies, taking away from them many nutritional properties and incredibly increasing the caloric intake. Passing them instead in a pan with a little white wine, an anchovy and possibly a little anchovy sauce, you get an excellent, healthy and absolutely dietetic dish ». Why theolive oil, «Which is very healthy, it is also notoriously rich in calories: the classic raw“ round ”provides about 270-300. Practically as much as 80 grams of pasta », continues Nicola Sorrentino.

Other healthy foods to use in moderation are i legumes: a portion of chickpea hummus, to say, of pasta dishes it is worth three. And even the salads, for years undisputed queens of the lunch break, are anything but friends of the diet: “Enriched with tuna and anchovies in oil, corn, mozzarella, hard-boiled eggs and so on – plus the famous oil round above – they even provide 800 calories. In short, two pasta dishes ». Alternative? «Mixed vegetables – such as carrots, fennel, radishes – plus a single type of protein, from smoked salmon to chicken and shrimp. And, as a topping, one Vinaigrette based on a little balsamic vinegar, orange or lemon juice, a teaspoon of grain mustard ». And again: «Two glasses of wine are worth as much as two pasta dishes, while the beer it contains half the calories ». As for the Pizza: «It can fit very well. Obviously not the Quattro Stagioni or the Margherita with double buffalo mozzarella, but the Marinara yes. Also to order delivery, asking for it without oil, to which eventually add escarole passed in a pan with a little anchovy sauce ». A delight.
Playing cunning also means dribbling them pangs of hunger, preceding meals “with two glasses of cold sparkling water, which activate thermogenesis, and then a plate of vegetables”. In this way, the stimulus of hunger subsides, and it is possible to enjoy your favorite recipes to the fullest. Like the following, duly lightened, signed Nicola Sorrentino.

Vitello tonnato

Ingredients for 4 people: 600 g of beef round, 1 carrot, 2 bay leaves, 1 clove of garlic, onion, 2 cloves, rosemary, 1 glass of dry white wine, coarse salt. for the sauce: 2 jars of low-fat yogurt, 100 g of tuna in water, 1 tablespoon of capers, 2 anchovy fillets, 4 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil, white pepper. Calories: 300.

Method: Tie the meat with the kitchen string, place it in a high and narrow pan, cover it completely with water and cook.
Add the rosemary, carrot, garlic, bay leaf, onion with two cloves, coarse salt and white wine.
Cook over low heat and with the lid on for about an hour and a half / two hours. When cooked, let the meat cool in its cooking broth.
Drain the meat, remove the kitchen string and wrap it in aluminum foil, leaving it to rest in the fridge for a few hours.
In a large bowl, combine the yogurt, tuna, capers, anchovies, oil and pepper. Blend everything until you get a thick and tasty cream.
Cut the meat into very thin slices, using, if possible, a slicer or a very sharp knife.
Season each slice with a spoonful of tuna sauce.

Yellow risotto

Ingredients for 4 people: 280 g of Carnaroli rice, ½ onion, cube broth, 1 sachet of saffron, 4 teaspoons of white wine, 4 spoons of Parmesan, salt, white pepper. Calories: 310.