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1500 calories diets

BY Alberta McKain


1500 calories diets are better than 1000 calories diets because it is not drastically calories loss,and it's better if you want to achieve a longer term healthier weight loss.It is recommended that 50%25 of your calories come from carbohydrates, about 30%25 from good fats (unsaturated and vegetal ones), and approximately 20%25 from good protein sources (lean meet,fish,chicken). 1 gram of protein has about 4 calories, 1 gram of fat has about 9 calories, and 1 gram of carbohydrate has about 4 calories,so you must count them well when doing 1500 calories diets.
When following 1500 calories diets you would need approximately 190 grams of carbohydrates, 50 grams of fat, and 75 grams of protein per day for a 1500 calories diet per day.
Tips when doing 1500 calories diets:
Avoid Saturated Fats. Replace with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats.

Saturated Fats - meats, poultry, whole milk dairy products, coconut oil, palm oil and cocoa butter.
Polyunsaturated Fats - sunflower oil, safflower oil, corn oil, vegetable oil and soybean oil.
Monounsaturated Fats - olive oil, canola (rapeseed) oil.
1500 calories diets - count your fats very strictly because 1 gram of fat has 9 calories
Avoid Hydrogenated Oils - more solid and saturated than regular vegetable oils.
Limit egg yolks to 2-3 per week. Two egg whites can be used in baking.
Choose as many meats from the Lean Meat column as possible. Remove skin and trim visible fat off meat. Bake, broil, roast, or grill instead of frying and set meats on a rack when cooking to allow fat to drip off meat.
Limit liver to one 3 oz. serving per month as it is high in cholesterol but a good source of iron.
Choose skim milk and nonfat dairy products.
Total milligrams of cholesterol in sample meal plan is 185 mg and 30%25 of calories are from fat.
1500 calories diets - it is also recommended to do some exercises when doindg 1500 calories diets to speed up your metabolism and lose weight faster.


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