SUPER FOODS

When your goal is to get lean, the following foods can help you get there faster.
Salmon
active ingredient: omega-3 fatty acids
These healthy fatty acids will help your body to burn fat. Those omega-3's are so powerful that they can turn on genes that increase fat-burning and turn off the genes that regulate fat storage, all while making sure your cardiovascular system stays healthy.
Try this: Make an SLT: 1 (5 oz) can boneless, skinless red salmon mashed with 1 Tbsp reduced-fat (2%) Greek yogurt and the juice of a half lemon, on toasted whole wheat bread with 2 slices of extra-lean turkey bacon, 1 romaine lettuce leaf and 2 tomato slices

Eggs
Active ingredients: protein, healthy fats
Eggs will help you feel fuller and for a longer time throughout the day and ate less at lunch with only 2 eggs (w/yolk). Eggs full of healthy fats and vitamins A, D, and E
Try this: Beat 2 eggs and add 1/4 cup low-fat shredded cheese and one sliced scallion before pouring into a skillet. Scramble egg mixture, then place it in the middle of a whole wheat tortilla Garnish with salsa and roll it up.

Spinach
Active ingredient: glutathione, alpha lipoic acid, fiber
A cup of cooked spinach contains a mere 41 calories and two power full detoxifying nutrients along with soluble fiber, which performs the job of fat-ridding by binding to bad cholesterol (LDL) in your digestive system and dragging it out or your body.
Try this: use pre-bagged spinach as the "lettuce" in your sandwiches and salads, heated in soups and wilted in pasta.

Dairy
Active ingredient: calcium, protein
Research has shown that dairy products help you lose weight. One review concluded that diets high in calcium slow fat storage and increase both thermogenesis (fat burning) and metabolism. Another study found that when people drank two glasses of skim milk with breakfast, they felt fuller and ate less at lunchtime than people who drank juice - thanks to milk's protein content.
Try this: Mix together 8 oz low-fat (1%) cottage cheese with 1/4 cup each diced carrot, tomato and cucumber and 2 Tbsp reduced fat (2%) Greek yogurt.


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