FIT 1 BLOG

Did you know that consuming enough calcium in your diet will actually stifle the desire to eat more?

It’s  true!! When your calcium intake is too low your brain tries to rectify this and turns on the hunger switch! So keep the switch off and add a little more calcium to your nutrition.

Dairy is the easiest way to do this.However, if dairy doesn’t work for you ,there are some very good calcium supplements on the market. You can find calcium supplements at almost any pharmacy,but I would suggest taking a look at the supplement section in your local health food store.

Since CALCIUM is the buzz word,I would like to show you a really easy way to get more of this essential nutrient. Rich in  calcium and protein, cottage cheese is a really great  healthy snack option. Choose the lower fat versions to keep your waistline in check. Sometimes fat free foods can really lack flavour so to keep it tasty mix no fat cottage with 2% cottage cheese.

Cottage Cheese Snack Salad

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1/2 ripe tomato

diced cucumber

diced carrot

black pepper to taste

chop and mix….doesn’t get much easier than that!