RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

Staying/becoming lean is all about burning more calories than you consume each day. Unnecessary extras like breads, cheese, dressings, oils, etc, can really add to the calorie intake of your meals. The body can only take in so many calories before it starts storing the extra as body fat.

For example, a typical restaurant "healthy" scrambler breakfast (whole eggs, cheese, veggies, english muffins, butter, hash browns) can be well over 600cal.By substituting out the cheese for more veggies, by substituting whole eggs for egg whites, and by substituting the muffin & hash browns for a fruit cup you can bring that meal to around 300cal.

Eating healthier is NOT about eating lettuce & drinking water, it's about making smarter choices!