• 'Harvard Plate', the system to lose weight without dieting

"The key to a good diet is that it is healthy, varied, balanced and adapted," says coach

Gloria Morales

in her book 'Ballet Fit.

The method that will change your body. '

And in this last term also resides the key so that following a

diet

is much more affordable than expected.

How?

Changing the base of the forbidden dishes that we want to eat so much for other equally tasty alternatives that

hardly provide us with calories.

In this mission, one of our main allies is zucchini, a vegetable that is as healthy as it is light and that among its many benefits is that it is

hypocaloric

: 100 grams of

zucchini

barely contain 16 calories.

What it does contain, and a lot, are

vitamins

-especially

vitamins A, C and E-, minerals, antioxidants, fiber

and a lot of water.

That is, zucchini is perfect to

lose weight

and lose that couple of kilos that we have left before summer.

Because this vegetable not only does not add up;

It also remains, since it is able to

promote intestinal transit

and prevent fluid retention and constipation.

In addition, it is rich in

calcium, magnesium, potassium and iodine

, a mineral that activates the metabolism and makes

our muscles burn calories

for longer.

Zucchini, a diet vegetable

And to all these benefits we must add one more: it is versatile where they exist. So much so that due to its texture it is capable of becoming a

perfect alternative to pasta

and removing the spaghetti bug, a forbidden delicacy in any low-calorie diet if you are looking to

lose weight

quickly.

For all these reasons,

zucchini

is one of the staples in the shopping cart of the creator of the

Ballet fit

method

. In her book, which reveals the keys to this system that combines ballet and fitness, Gloria Morales includes a chapter with

light recipes

that shape a typical week-long menu with breakfasts, lunches, dinners and light mid-morning snacks and afternoon tea. These recipes are perfect to follow a

low calorie diet

without getting bored. And one of his favorites has

zucchini spaghetti

as a base, because they are the best way to pamper yourself and have 'pasta' without getting fat. This is his

recipe

, easy, light and delicious in equal parts.

Zucchini spaghetti with shrimp and almonds

"All you have to do is shape the

zucchini spaghetti

with the help of a vegetable sprinkler," explains

Gloria Morales

, although you can also buy them already cut, in convenient ready-to-eat bags.

"Sauté

back and forth

in the pan," Gloria continues, and "then prepare a rich

tomato sauce

. To do this, cook a

carrot

cut into slices and fry in a pan, with

extra virgin olive oil.

, a clove of garlic, half a sweet onion and a pear tomato cut into squares.

When both the carrot and the vegetables in the pan are soft, pass them through the blender, previously adding salt and pepper to taste.

Cook some peeled prawns and put them on your

zucchini spaghetti

.

Pour in the tomato, add sliced ​​raw or toasted almonds "... and treat yourself to a generous plate of 'pasta' without any regrets. Get to the table!

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