Enjoy a Sweeter Deal

“If you love macadamia nuts, by all means eat them. But don’t force yourself to because you feel you should,” says nutrition consultant Graeme Tomlinson (@thefitnesschef_). Gramme for gramme, nuts and chocolate have a fairly equal calorie count. Just because a food is healthy, it doesn’t always mean it’s conducive to fat loss, and vice versa. Your body doesn’t really differentiate between the calories in “good” fats and those in so-called “bad” fats. “Yes, nuts and crisps contain more micronutrients, but falling short on vitamins and minerals is only a problem if you do so regularly. If you just eat them once in a while, low-nutrient foods can sit comfortably within your eating plan. And a little flexibility is what makes a plan sustainable.”