Gelatin for Appetite Control: A Simple Weight Management Trick

Drinking liquid gelatin is a dieting trick to fight off hunger pangs without consuming a lot of calories. You can drink it before meals to fill you a little bit before eating, or have it as a snack. It's also a good way to consume more water, and the gelatin is said to help burn fat, according to the Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Using sugar-free gelatin with an artificial sweetener such as Splenda reduces the empty calories you would normally take in if you used white table sugar for flavoring.

Things You'll Need

• 1 package flavored gelatin
• 2 cups water
• Small pot
• Pitcher
• Wooden spoon
• 16 oz. plastic tumbler
• Artificial sweetener

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Instructions

• 1

  Pour the flavored gelatin into the pitcher.

• 2

  Boil 1 cup of water.

• 3

  Pour the boiling water into the pitcher.

• 4

  Stir the water and the gelatin with a wooden spoon for two minutes or until the gelatin is dissolved.

• 5

  Add 1 cup of cold water to the pitcher and stir for another minute.

• 6

  Pour the liquid gelatin mixture into the tumbler. Add artificial sweetener to taste.

• 7

  Drink the liquid as soon as possible because it will eventually start to gel.