Foods That Help Lose Weight

Magic diets don’t exist. But because some foods are rich in fiber, they take longer to eat, yet have fewer calories per gram. They also alter the intestinal hormone levels and lead to a feeling of ‘less hungry’.

That’s the idea behind the following foods which- because they’re also tasty- trick your body into feeling satisfied with far less fat and fewer calories. Check them out;

• Salads:
Raw vegetables are the ideal choice. Make salads with tomato, carrot, beetroot, cabbage, capsicum, lettuce, or cucumber – all low in calories.

• Grapes:
Instead of munching on a packet of biscuits, try grapes instead. They’re high in sugar but carry almost no fat.

• Oranges:
The more slowly you eat, the easier it is to recognize the body’s satiety signals. And what snack takes longer than peeling and sectioning an orange? Oranges have only 48 calories.

• Potatoes:
Surprised? The problem is not the potatoes, but the way they are cooked. Finger chips or other forms of fried potatoes are high in fat. But if baked or boiled and eaten without fatty accompaniments, potatoes are great for a diet.

• High fiber cereals:
By providing bulk, some cereal-based foods, too, fill you up on relatively few calories. They include chapattis, roasted corn, dhokla, idlis and white rice uppma.

• Sprouted pulses:
When pulses are sprouted, they gain vitamins and fiber. Eaten raw, they’re good for slimming.

• Curds:
If made from skimmed cow’s milk, curds contain only 56 calories per 100 grams intake and are a good source of protein, calcium and vitamins.

• Water:
Research shows that snacking in particular is often the result of mistaking thirst for hunger. Water has no calories, so it’s great for filling up. One can also quaff low calorie drinks that contain mostly water such as buttermilk, coconut water, and watermelon juice.