Sunday, August 07, 2011

A diet? Counting calories? Tofu can help

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If you count the calories in these days and the need to pull a few inches around the waist, you might want to look at soy.



A typical 8-ounces of tofu contains only 147 calories. That is three times less than an equal weight of eggs and about five times less than an equal weight of beef. Tofu is also low in saturated fat and completely cholesterol-free.



Protein-calorie



One of the most important factors that we must lookFood choices for a healthy diet is the ratio of calories to protein. With the exception of bean sprouts, tofu has the lowest rate of all other known plant foods. There are only 12 calories per gram of protein used in tofu.



If you want to eat meat are foods of animal origin only with a low content of some fish and seafood.



Counting carbohydrates



Are you counting carbs? Tofu is also great for starch diet. The 8-ounce contains only5 grams of carbohydrates. That is less than 7.5% of the daily dose recommended for adults. At the same time serving will provide 27% of the daily protein requirement.



After comparing the numbers, you can begin only a few simple recipes for soy.



Here is a simple way, some beef is in turn a boring diet dressing and salad lunch in a little 'wider.



Tofu Salad with dressing recipe



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