Potluck Dinners and Weight Loss

There is nothing like the variety of homemade specialty dishes that are available at a potluck dinner. There may be a bachelor or a single young woman who might not be good at cooking, but they often know where to get a delicious ready-made platter or dish. No matter what the combination of homemade and ready-made dishes, potlucks make it difficult to stick with a weight loss program and can interfere with reaching weight loss goals.

There is no reason to be a hermit and avoid social events that involve food when dieting. Social events that have a limited budget and a large number of people usually rely on a potluck to provide enough food for everyone without depleting the budget. Some gatherings that commonly have potlucks include the following:

聲 Church dinners
聲 Office parties
聲 Club meetings
聲 Housewarmings
聲 Award banquets

The best way to make sure there is a low calorie option is to bring a low calorie dish. Loaded salads are always a good low calorie option and are an appealing choice for even for those guests that are not watching their weight. Providing a basic salad with various toppings on the side will allow people to not only choose what they like on their salad, but also make low calorie choice.

Many potluck dinner options can be appealing by those who are and who are not watching their weight, counting calories, or are on a diet. One way is to be a have the dish be appealing to everyone is to provide a basic dish with both low calorie and full calorie ingredients to add to the basic dish. For example bringing all the ingredients for burritos will allow those who are dieting to choose low fat sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, and carrots. Those who are not watching their weight can add all the beans, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole that they want.

Even with low calorie options at a potluck dinner it is easy to overeat and consume more calories than planned. An extra walk or two will remedy that. Walking in a fitness shoe will make sure you burn the maximum amount of calories on a walk because fitness shoes like Stepgym shoes, stimulate the muscles to work harder. Learn more and order your toning shoes today at Stepgym.com.

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