Tasty Foods that Speed up your Metabolism

Diet experts advise eating these foods for maximum weight loss

If you’re trying to lose weight (and who isn’t?), then you don’t want to waste time eating foods that slow you down.  Including the the right foods in your eating plan is your recipe for ultimate weight loss.  Choose healthy foods that contain dietary fiber, antioxidants, and natural spices, such as cinnamon and chili peppers.

Here are 6 super snack foods that will help you stay on the diet wagon:

• Fiery bean tostada with salsa: Eating a spicy meal with hot chili peppers just gives you a warm feeling inside.  According to researchers, capsaicin, the ingredient that puts the pep into the pepper, actually helps you burn up to 100 calories per day.  Pair that with beans, which contain a natural appetite suppressant, cholecystokinin, and dig in.  Word to the wise- corn tortillas have more dietary fiber and less refined ingredients than flour tortillas, so load up a corn tortilla with all the fixins.
• Almond trail mix: Eat twelve almonds per day, and you’ll have an easier time sticking to your diet.  That’s because raw almonds have alpha-linolenic acid, a healthy ingredient that helps you burn fat.  Almonds also contain plenty of tummy-filling dietary fiber, so you won’t go hungry.  If you’re diabetic, then you’ll appreciate the insulin-controlling benefits of foods like almond butter.
• Egg omelet: It’s a proven fact that eggs satisfy you- protein gives you a feeling of fullness that keeps you from binging later in the day.  Women who eat two eggs with whole-grain toast each day lose weight quicker than those who eat just one bagel with cream cheese for breakfast.
• Cinnamon toast: The USDA did some research that concluded that cinnamon reduces the risk of post-meal insulin spikes- great news for diabetics.  Sprinkle some sweet and spicy cinnamon on whole-grain buttered toast for a gratifying and healthy snack guaranteed to help you lose weight.
• Apples and cheese: An apple a day keeps the doctor- and obesity- away.  Apples are loaded with natural sweetness, high fiber, and antioxidants, making them one of the best diet foods around.  According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, full-fat cheese promotes weight loss more efficiently than its lower fat and nonfat alternatives.  Try this- a dollop of full-fat ricotta cheese with baked apple.  Don’t forget the cinnamon!
• Green tea smoothie: Green tea contains antioxidants called catechins that speed up your metabolism and help you drop pounds more efficiently.  Researchers from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville found that dieters who consumed yogurt lost 61% more fat than dieters who didn’t.  Make a healthy, low-cal metabolism-boosting smoothie with frozen yogurt, powdered matcha green tea, and frozen green grapes.  Yum!

Also read:

7 Days of Refreshing, High Energy Smoothies without Caffeine

10 Most Tempting Vegan Ice Cream Recipes

Crack the Iceberg Habit: 10 Green Leafy Veggies you’ll Love

Sources:

15 Foods To Help You Lose

7 Foods that Speed Weight Loss

20 best foods for weight loss: Food & Diet: Self.com

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