5 Foods That Help You Lose Weight!

I love this article. Rather than telling you what not to eat, it tells you what to eat to help you lose weight: oats (I add these to my smoothie every am), apples (easy - love them!), eggs (cool), cinnamon (in the smoothie too!), and almonds and almond butter (I make my own granola and add these). I don't need to lose weight but I want to eat healthy!

5 Foods That Help You Lose Weight(Page 6) | Care2 Healthy & Green Living

Don’t get sucked into the idea that food is your enemy when you’re trying to lose weight. In fact, it’s just the opposite: Befriend the right foods, and the pounds are much more likely to peel off than if you just try to cut calories across the board. Here, seven foods known by nutritionists to boost your body’s fat-burning potential

1. Oats
Wait a minute; aren’t oats a carb? Yes and no. Oats are a whole grain, and they’re high on what nutritionists call the “satiety index,” meaning oats have tremendous power to make you feel full. Not only that, they’re also high in soluble fiber, so they cut cholesterol and blood fat. Oats digest slowly, so they don’t raise your blood sugar, and they keep you feeling filled up well into the late morning. Old-fashioned steel-cut and rolled oats, with up to 5 grams of fiber per serving, are best, but even instant oatmeal has 3 to 4 grams of fiber per serving.

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