As far as my celebrity trivia knowledge goes, Angelina Jolie and Claire Danes are neither friends nor close acquaintances. Yet, they both do share an admiration for the Volumetrics Eating Plan.
Devised by Barbara Rolls, a professor of nutritional science, the Volumetrics Diet is an eating plan hinged upon the common sense idea of stacking up on low-calorie food choices that manage to leave you full. As a result, you satiate your hunger without consuming high amounts of calories.
Dieters performing the Volumetrics eating system base their choices on an Energy Density (ED) Index created by Barbara herself. Food that fall on the low scale of the index should facilitate fullness while packing on limited calories. Items that are high in water content make up the bulk of the prescribed food choices that include soups, fruits and vegetables.
Unlike many diets, it doesn’t eschew important nutritional components such as carbohydrates nor does it encourage deprivation. Dieters under the program, in fact, typically eat more food than portion-controlled dieters yet, according to one year-long research, lost significantly more weight in the process.
You can learn more about the diet via Barbara Rolls’ Volumetrics book, where she lists 125 delicious recipes for low-ED food choices that should help trim you into shape. She also picks out normal food most people are likely eating and shows how to replace them with low-calorie alternatives without giving up their sumptuous taste.
