Dieters Going Retro with Tricks from 60s, 70s

Old diet tricks from the 1960’s and 70’s are making a comeback. Trends such as the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, cottage cheese, and rice cakes are becoming popular once again. Retro foods, which are often minimally processed, easy to eat and extremely low in calories, have become appealing to dieters because they just might work. Low-fat cottage cheese, for example, is a great source of protein and calcium. Eating grapefruit can reduce insulin levels. And cabbage is known for its high antioxidant content in addition to being very low in calories. Snack foods such as air-popped popcorn and rice cakes offer a lot of fiber and volume to help keep you satisfied longer.