You can’t wish your way to a slimmer body, but you can choose nutritious foods that help you shed fat and feel terrific. A smart place to start is with superfoods. Now, let’s be honest. No food will magically melt away fat, no matter what marketers of miracle diets might claim. However, fat-burning superfoods work in a variety of ways to help you lose weight and keep it off. Some of these ingredients work by filling you with fiber, so that you feel satisfied longer and avoid unhealthy snack choices that load the body with salt or sugar. Other superfoods work by delivering the nutrients and the fuel that your body needs to burn fat and calories more efficiently.
Superfoods should be part of a lifestyle that includes both healthy eating and regular exercise. Making a commitment to work out ensures that you’re building muscle tissue, which burns more calories than fat tissue, and getting rid of excess calories. If you haven’t started a fitness routine yet, try Beginner’s Total Body Fat Blasting Routine or Beginner’s 4-Minute Fat Blaster Workout.
7 Fat-Burning Superfoods
1. Apples
This is a top slim-down superfood because it contains pectin, a substance that prevents cells from absorbing fat. Apples are also packed with fiber, which helps you feel full, so that you’re less likely to experience the salty or sweet snack cravings that will sabotage your plans to slink into your new skinny jeans. Enjoy a fresh apple at snack time or try this Skinny Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal.
2. Legumes
These weight loss foods are perfect for losing weight and keeping it off. Legumes are high in protein, which strengthens the muscles that boost metabolism, and fiber, which prevents blood sugar levels from spiking and crashing. Just one cup packs about half of the fiber you need each day. Check out this easy and healthy ingredient for weight loss in Skinny Slow Cooker Hearty Vegetable and Bean Soup.
3. Salmon
When you need a fat-burning meal, add salmon to the menu plan. It’s a source of lean protein, which provides fuel without unhealthy fats. Choose wild salmon, which is rich in the omega-3 fatty acids that produce leptin, the body’s natural appetite suppressant. Try it in this delish Blackened Sockeye Salmon.
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4. Eggs
Packed with protein, plus all nine essential amino acids, eggs are a smart food to incorporate into fat-burning meals. One study found that people who ate two eggs for breakfast each day had a lower BMI and greater weight loss after eight weeks than those who ate a bagel. Enjoy a hard-boiled egg with breakfast or treat yourself to Individual Egg & Spinach Bowls.
5. Greek Yogurt
With more protein power than typical yogurt, this variety fills the stomach and feeds calorie-burning muscles. It also has calcium, an important nutrient that keeps bones healthy enough for exercise. Check out 8 Interesting Ways to Use Greek Yogurt.
6. Edamame
These mild-tasting soybean pods will fill you and fuel you. Just a half cup of shelled edamame delivers nine grams of fiber and 11 grams of protein. Try these tasty tidbits as a snack, or sprinkle them onto a healthy salad.
7. Whole Grains
From oatmeal to quinoa to brown rice, the body burns twice as many calories when digesting whole grains as it does while digesting processed foods, like white breads and pastries. Start the day with Skinny Slow Cooker Pumpkin Custard Oatmeal.
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