How much water is in the foods you consume?

Here’s an interesting new idea for those trying to cut calories:

Dishes with a high water content, including pasta and rice – which absorb liquid – as well as soups and stews, appear to keep you feeling full for longer.

At the same time padding meals with vegetables – which are high in both water and fiber – means you can eat more while in fact consuming the same amount of calories.

Go see the BBC article about this!

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