Pick plants to lose weight

Starving yourself isn't the key to losing weight, but adding plants to your meals is a sure-fire way to cut out unnecessary calories.

Plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains are a fantastic way to lower your calorie intake.

Take advantage of summer and include fruits like strawberries, plums, peaches, mangoes or pineapple into your salads.

Other ways to include more plant-based foods into your meals...

• When making or ordering pizza, skip the meat and pile on the veggies.

• Load up on leafy and green veggies like spinach, broccoli and kale.

• Serve stuffed bell peppers, egg plants or butternut for supper.

• Experiment with fruits when cooking. Spicy pineapple for example, makes a delicious side to a main meal of chicken.

• For an extra flavour boost, add veggies like beetroot or spinach to your fruit smoothies.

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